You CAN think yourself thin


real [FIT] life’r Suzanne, practicing and working hard



Okay, now that I have your attention, I DO want to rephrase that title.

If you read my stuff a lot, you know I don’t like to focus on a person’s size. But the word thin fit the heading and I knew it would get your attention. Replace “thin” with whatever word you prefer. Lean. Slender. Healthy. Fit. Strong. You pick one.

My point still remains the same however.

We often hear people say “I changed my mind”. Well, we can look at the constant changing of ones’ mind as fickle or we can use the ability to change our minds as a tool for growth, as a calculated way to get to where we want to go.

I am currently reading a book called the E-Myth Revisited, by Michael C. Gerber. Gerber is known as a small business revolutionary. He is an expert on teaching small business owners how to effectively run their own business rather than let their business run them and eventually run everything into the ground in the process.

real [FIT] life'r, Alex, practicing her squats

real [FIT] life’r, Alex, practicing her squats

(Stay with me, this IS going somewhere)

Gerber talks about the importance for business owners to be the Entrepreneur, and not fall into the trap of just running the day to day tasks, with no bigger future vision. Without the vision, there will never be growth, and without growth, you don’t really have a business, you just have a job. Which isn’t really what people want when they go into business for themselves.

Well…it got me to thinking about all of my clients and this constant struggle we all go through in trying to make positive changes. Some people just cannot implement or stick with an exercise program. Some people struggle with food whether it’s eating healthy, controlling portion sizes, or sometimes eating at all. Some people struggle with getting enough sleep or drinking too much alcohol or smoking. You get the idea.

What if you approached your life as an entrepreneur? What if you literally sat down and made a business plan for your life? What is your long term vision? Where do you plan to be in one year? Two years? Ten years?

What changes do you need to implement to get to that goal?

real [FIT] life'r, Matt, practicing Bulgarian split suqats

real [FIT] life’r, Matt, practicing Bulgarian split squats

Seriously. Say your goal is to be happier. Well, that is a pretty vague goal. Write it down. Dissect it. Be specific. What are the things you need to work on to be happier? Lose weight? Decrease your debt? Build a backbone? Find a more supportive social circle? There are no wrong answers here. It could be anything.


The same goes for any other patterns or habits we have created in our lives.

We all read about successful icons. People who had a vision that failed time and again, yet their vision was so clear, so precisely defined in their mind, that despite all those failures, they continued to make calculated attempts at reaching their vision and they never gave up. They may have had to adjust their roadmap or slightly alter their timeline, but they never wavered from that final vision.


Just like a business doing it’s research, finding out what does the customer want, whats the best price point

real [FIT] life'r Patty, finishing off her workout with lots of elevated push ups

real [FIT] life’r Patty, finishing off her workout with lots of elevated push ups

what’s the feeling we want to convey, how do we want to package it? You also need to do your research. Why do I respond this way? How can I be better prepared for certain situations? What can I do differently next time to help me get closer to my personal vision?

Failures are inevitable. Accept it. But that does not mean your goal is not achievable. There will be many slips and falls and roadblocks along the way as you find your way and create your way to your new self.

It’s how you handle those temporary setbacks that will matter most. Do your research. Explore every facet of yourself, your behaviors, and know that even just thinking about change gets you one step closer to making it a reality.

Make your life vision your business. See it, feel it, taste it.

Now you just need to make it happen.


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