| The only way you will follow through on
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| | made, all the pressure is off. My
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| an exercise program is to be sold out.
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| | philosophy is: "GOALS CHANGE, DECISIONS
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| The military calls them "lifers."
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| | DON'T"
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| It's not about the NUMBERS!
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| | Being sold out is an attitude of the
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| The health clubs are always racking their
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| | heart!
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| brains trying to figure out why they have
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| | It's not about YOU!
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| such a hard time keeping members coming
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| | Twenty-two years ago, I attended college.
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| back. Most owners would argue that cash
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| | Instead of studying, I wandered into a
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| flow and profit margins are the most
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| | gym in the basement of the men's
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| important reason to retain membership.
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| | dormitory. I didn't have a bit of
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| Yes, but what drives customers to these
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| | knowledge of how to begin an exercise
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| health clubs? These owners have lost
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| | program, where to go to start, or who to
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| touch with what matters most, the
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| | turn to for help. After about a month of
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| customer! Give the customer more than
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| | blindly making my way through the steel
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| they expect and they will continue to do
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| | machines, buffed bodies, and stinky
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| business with you. Selling a product or
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| | locker rooms, something dawned on me. And
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| service is about people more so than
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| | to this day has kept me exercising all
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| numbers on a spreadsheet.
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| | these years. I started to realize that
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| Sink holes vs. potholes
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| | whatever I was doing, it was going to
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| I want you to think of this principle in
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| | impact my life more than I could imagine.
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| your workout. You know it is very easy to
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| | Exercise and eating properly were not
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| get burdened down with all the details of
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| | only going to change my life, but it was
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| an exercise and diet program. While
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| | also going to propel me into making an
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| guidelines are necessary, at times
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| | impact on others. You can be motivated,
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| focusing too much on the numbers can and
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| | but not disciplined. However, you cannot
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| will set you up for failure. You may
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| | be disciplined without being motivated.
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| start to think all this counting
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| | Rewards bigger than life
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| calories, reps, and keeping track of
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| | I understood there would be some good
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| heart rates are too much to accomplish.
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| | attitude days and some very bad ones. I
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| Unexpectedly, you start to lose sight of
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| | knew some workouts would make me feel
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| your goals and it becomes more of a job
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| | good and others where I never wanted to
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| than a hobby or stress release. You may
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| | see a treadmill again. But, deep inside,
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| even quit exercising. This can be an
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| | I realized that just one more day could
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| immediate sinkhole for you.
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| | make a difference. For just one more day,
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| It's being sold out!
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| | I could force myself to eat good food.
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| The only way you will follow through on
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| | For just one more day, I realized this
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| an exercise program is to be sold out.
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| | was not about my selfish attitude and me.
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| The military calls them "lifers." These
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| | It's the Big Picture
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| are people who are committed to something
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| | Each of you is different. You will put
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| for the long haul. Are you a lifer? Could
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| | into exercise a certain amount of effort
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| you be a lifer? A lifer has a sold out
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| | and everyone will get something different
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| mindset. He or she realizes that there
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| | from it. You cannot just package good
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| will be potholes to go through; there may
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| | intentions and say, "If you do this or if
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| even be a sinkhole up ahead, but they get
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| | you buy that, you will receive this in
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| through it or they go around the
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| | return." It just doesn't work that way.
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| situation. It may take support from
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| | But, I will guarantee you this:
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| others, but it gets done. You may not be
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| | committing to exercise and eating right
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| a lifer today, but you could be if you
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| | will bring you nothing but positive and
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| don't make changes now!
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| | fulfilling rewards, both physically and
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| Decision making
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| | emotionally. It could very well save your
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| I was named Mr. Michigan in the statewide
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| | life some day. It saved mine!
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| bodybuilding contest in 1988. When I
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| | A promise that can not BE BROKEN.
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| competed in bodybuilding contests, it
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| | I have bad days. I have good days. I have
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| took me a good month to decide if I
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| | days I had wish I had never started
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| really wanted to go for that particular
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| | exercising. I want fried foods some days.
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| goal. The decision process was well
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| | I eat fried foods sometimes. I want to
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| thought out. I realized the days ahead
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| | take a vacation from it all. I take a
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| would bring doubt, frustration, pain, and
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| | vacation from it all. Yet, at the end of
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| at times, humility.
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| | the day, some small voice inside reminds
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| I also realized it could bring many
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| | me of that decision I made many years
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| emotional setbacks. Was I willing to pay
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| | ago. I can't turn back even when I want
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| the price? Was I willing to change my
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| | to. I made a commitment to myself years
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| behavior and lifestyle for the hope of a
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| | ago: Never be afraid to ask for help and
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| future benefit? All those thoughts had to
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| | realize every day to focus on the big
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| be debated before the decision to move
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| | picture.
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| forward was made. However, when I made
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| | What about you? Are you going to sell out
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| the decision to go forward, a switch was
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| | to being miserable, achy, low energy, and
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| turned on that could not be turned off. I
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| | suffer from low self-esteem? Or are you
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| could not turn back. There is a sense of
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| | going to make a meaningful decision to
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| relief that comes with making a decision.
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| | get in better health? Let's do it
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| Perhaps because once that decision is
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| | together.
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