I read an interesting newsletter article the other day. The subject was about losing fat. Not the most glamorous of topics, I’ll give you that much, but the premise behind the whole article was well worth noting.
The author begins his article this way:
“You want the secret to fat loss? Okay, but you’re not going to like it.”
Fair enough, we’re prepared for the worst–so just what is the secret to fat loss?
He tells us, “When you accept how HARD it is to lose fat, it becomes easy.”
At first sight, that line runs the risk of looking silly or overly simple. But I thought about that for a minute and realized how much wisdom was packed around those 13 words.
When we’re trying to achieve something or change something or make some kind of transformation, most of the time it’s not going to be easy. Correction. It’s going to be HARD. Not hard as in a long shot or insurmountable or unbearable. Just hard as in requiring diligent practice, foregoing the easy way out and the path of least resistance. Hard as in giving up something we have to get something of greater value.
The author’s point is that if we will face that fact squarely and head-on from the beginning, it suddenly becomes easy because we have a clear grasp on the situation. Once we know it’s hard we are then in a position to consciously decide if we choose to go for it.
If not, fair enough. We can stop there. But if we decide that we want what’s on the other side of ‘hard’ and are willing to pay that price, the whole process becomes simplified and streamlined. No mind games about how “I’ll do it tomorrow” or “This is no fun” or “I’m too tired.” No deflating willpower as we cry “I never expected this!”
Instead, knowing and accepting from the get-go that it’s going to be hard, you can move on from there immediately and start concentrating on what needs to be done to get you what you want. Without any ‘états d’âme’, (a fancy way to say ‘whining’.)
The author is talking about losing fat. But he wraps up his article with this line:
‘You can apply this to any aspect of your life and you’ll experience success beyond your wildest dreams.’
Now, that’s worth thinking about…
You can see the full article here:
http://www.earlytorise.com/2009/01/15/the-secret-to-fat-loss.html
Be well!
Kim
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