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The Underlying Problem

2/17/2014

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The most often excuse I hear about why someone can't achieve a goal is "I don't have time."

Is this the real problem or is there something deeper? Often, we don't have time because we're wasting time or our priorities are out alignment.

If I could offer you one of two choices, which would you choose?

1) Work 60 hours per week or more so you can afford to live in an expensive house you rarely use, a really expensive car, the best name brand clothes BUT ......have very little time to exercise, plan, prepare, and enjoy meals, enjoy a hobby, volunteer, or spend quality time with family and friends, or....

2) Work 40 hours per week or less at a place close to home, live in a simple smaller house, drive a used but comfortable car, and wear tailored but inexpensive classic clothes AND......have plenty of time to exercise, plan, prepare, and enjoy meals, volunteer, pick up a hobby, and spend quality time with family and friends.


The problem is not that we don't have time.  It's that we're playing the wrong game, one we didn't sign up for, and one we usually aren't even aware we're playing.

We all have the same amount of time. The question is what are you going to do with it?

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Avoidance

2/10/2014

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Avoidance behavior, a form of neurotic thinking,  is damaging in the long run. For example, in the world of fitness many people are self-conscious when it comes to their weight or body shape or size, or fitness level, so they avoid situations where they might be judged or they might receive feedback they don't want to hear.

Examples could include someone wanting to go to the gym, to go out to socialize, or to go to the pool or beach, but avoiding these situations which cause them anxiety.  Avoiding going to the doctor when you know something's wrong is another classic example of avoidance behavior.

If you want to achieve a goal, avoidance behavior has to be recognized and overcome.   In reality, avoidance behavior is the manifestation of a large and fragile ego.  By avoiding, we create an unreal world with no feedback about how things really are.

Instead of avoiding feedback, you should actively seek it out.  Instead of avoiding the truth, you should look for it, even if it's hard to swallow.  

Unfortunately, modernity has created a "safe" world where it's easy to avoid, rationalize, hide, and procrastinate.  To achieve any goal, have the courage to stop hiding and stop avoiding the truth. Seek out feedback and then make the changes you need to make.

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New Aches & Pains

2/4/2014

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I recently started taking Judo classes.  I'd dabbled in wrestling, Aikido, Jujitsu, Kav McGraw, and Karate, but had never tried Judo.


I woke up Sunday after my 3rd class this week on Saturday, and was so sore I could hardly move.  


New challenges bring new aches and pains- mental and physical, but over time you will grow stronger and adapt.  The human mind and body are capable of much more than we think they are.   New aches and pains are your body and mind's way of telling you that you are adapting.


Don't give up.  As the ancient proverb says, "this too shall pass" and when it does you won't be the same.  You'll be stronger.

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