As William James, an American philosopher and psychologist in the late 1800’s stated, “As you think, so shall you be.” What does that mean? It means your reality, your being, who you are, how much you weigh, is shaped by your thoughts. Good thoughts or bad thoughts, positive or negative, they will shape your reality. The world is going to return to you exactly what you ask for. In other words, what you focus on is what you’re going to get
Some times you just never know how the decisions you make will impact your future and the future of others. If I hadn’t decided to call my boss that day in December 2001 and tell her that I wanted to take the early buyout the company was offering (though not offering to me since, as the senior guy in the office, I was supposed to be the last one standing to turn out the lights), and then further decide that I was never going to work for anyone again, I might not be writing this blog today. Watch this video…
You can do it. John Belushi, Mel Gibson, Clint Eastwood, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Connery, Tim Allen, Jean-Luc Picard, Jean Claude Van Damme, some Muppets, Will Ferrel, Al Pacino, Morgan Freeman, and some other folks all believe in you. Watch this and start to believe in yourself.
If you’re looking to lose weight, what do you hope will be different once you do? What do you expect will happen? Will you be happier? Have more confidence? Feel more comfortable? Why wait until you lose weight?
So, the holidays are over and January is here. What are you going to do differently this week, month, year that will make you better than you were yesterday? I’m not talking about a resolution. You know what I think about New Year’s resolutions. I’m talking about striving to be better, trying something new, challenging…
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