Myself and My Husband -
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My two favorite concepts/words are ACCOUNTABILITY and TRUTH. I truly believe that is where all of your personal power is housed. Today I welcome my husband David with his first guest blog discussing his experience with these very issues, taking accountability and responsibility for your life in the general sense. Specifically he wants to introduce you to his friend pain and truth as they pertain to life changes. We have just started a new year and I would wager that the majority of the goals/resolutions have to do with fitness and weight loss so this post will be a great motivator.
Come on let’s face it if you’re fat it’s your fault. Ouch that hurts! Hey, that’s not politically correct. How dare I say such a thing? Please give me something I can digest, you say. Like how about a magical fat loss pill? Oh yeah that didn’t work and made me ill. Wait a second what about that new juice cleanse diet that so and so just lost all that weight using? That’s right it all came back and with a vengeance not to mention too much planning, too much preparation, the mess and regardless what they said I was hungry most of the time when they promised I wouldn’t be. Oh I know! What about that packaged diet plan where I buy all their food? That’s right I just couldn’t justify the cost or really afford it as it was another temporary fix with yet another big letdown. Hold on; hold a minute while you munch on that tasty comfort food snack that says I will deal with this tomorrow. Well honey let me remind you today is the tomorrow of yesterday and that ditch isn’t going to dig itself.
As I faced challenges in other areas in my life I knew I had the secret sauce and lost the fear I once carried with change. As an example I had the confidence to leave a twenty year career that paid good and had me in what is referred to as the “Golden Handcuffs”. I left that job as it was not fulfilling nor matched my core values and started my own company. I used the same practice with fear as I did with pain and embraced the change in my career. My goal was never money but to create an environment that aligned with my core values. The result of this approach is that I now enjoy working for myself in a successful and fast growing company. The money was never my goal as the weight loss was never my goal however it became the byproduct.
Again, my intention in writing this piece is to share my experience in hopes that it helps anyone struggling with pain of weight loss or any change.
David Hergenroeder
Thanks David for that digital kick in the ass. Truly your current relationship with gravity, fitness level or any other circumstance IS within YOUR control and power. Even if there is something out of your control in life you can control your response, thus it is all up to YOU. So, wow - I am fat and it's my fault? What a powerful and motivating concept! Cheers to accountability and embracing the uncomfortable to achieve the desirable.