So, here’s my custom program for you! See what you think.
First, take out a butcher knife, and lop off your right leg. 20 pounds gone INSTANTLY.
Next .. find a local bank, pull some pantyhose over your face, and ask them quietly for all the cash in the safe.
Done!
You’re skinny and rich in a day or less!
Question is — are you willing to pay the price to do this? Are you willing to lose a leg, or go to jail?
Notwithstanding what you might hear on infomercials and all the sales pitches for health products and get-rich-quick programs, this is about the only way you achieve either goal in such a short time.
Why is that billions of dollars are spent on products that we logically KNOW cannot work?
Does anyone really believe that you can burn fat off your stomach with “spot exercises?”
The problem here is one of the fundamental reasons that personal debt is at record levels, and there is a massive obesity problem in the Western world.
People don’t buy what they need .. they buy what they want.
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Take this poster that I saw at the mall recently. It’s an ad for some kind of health product, displayed outside of a health food store.
I actually think this is pretty genius marketing, because on the surface, it’s promising what I think, deep down, most people want ..
They want the results, but they don’t want to do the work to get there.
Everyone wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die.
Everyone wants to be rich, but few are willing to pay the price.
Doesn’t it sound great?
“Hey, don’t worry if you’ve failed on every diet and program you’ve ever tried. That’s okay, because with this magic pill, you don’t need to do the work. We know you’re unreliable and lazy, and just want the results without the effort. Don’t trust yourself to get the results, trust this pill!”The sad part is, this is the false promise that most people fall for, and it explains why most people never become financially free (or get into great shape, for that matter). One of the critical distinctions between the wealthy and everyone else is that people who create and hold wealth are willing to do whatever it takes to achieve the results .. everyone else just wants to do the bare minimum, and hope for the best. They don’t hope and pray that the results will come from a magic pill. They don’t invest blindly in anything without understanding them and doing their research. This poster epitomizes what I believe keeps so many people broke, unhappy and out of shape — they’re looking for solutions outside of themselves instead of recognizing that it is 100% up to THEM to create results. They believe an ad like this, buying the product and eventually realizing that it doesn’t work. Then, they have something to blame (the pill) and then can feel bad about being “victimized”. When I had breakfast with Dr. Stephen Covey, I asked him what’s the single biggest thing that holds people back – without having to think about it, he answered ‘victimization’. Place yourself in a position where your success relies on a magic pill, or anything outside of you, and you’re just hoping and praying. If you want to CHANGE your life literally OVERNIGHT, all you have to do is ONE THING: Become fully, 100% accountable for everything that is happening to you in your life, good and bad. The moment you do, you can no longer think of yourself as a victim .. and then you’re in place where you can change your circumstances. As long as you play the victim role, your life will be dictated by the choices being made FOR you, rather than the choices you make for YOURSELF. I don’t recommend robbing a bank or cutting your leg off to get results — simply become accountable, and watch your life change in front of your eyes!]]>
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Thank you very much for these helpful words. Tell me, are things like hurricanes and stock market crashes within my scope of accountability? Am I being a victim?
Of course, I wouldn’t have been affected if I hadn’t bought proprty or stocks, but I need to know if I am still accountable for these things.
Thank you,
Ann Shonstrom
No, but the issue is making sure you protect yourself against unforeseen circumstances the best you can. That means not having all of your money in one investment or type of investment, and getting appropriate insurance when you can.
Hi Ann:
No, you’re not responsible for hurricanes or stock market crashes. What you ARE responsible for is how you respond to them.
Look at what’s happening these days with most investors. Their decisions are being driven entirely by emotions, and a lot of bad decisions are being made.
Right now, a lot of people have held firm with their stocks and now that we’re likely close to the bottom, they’re selling, because they’re AFRAID that things could get even worse.
So, no, you can’t control major events like the weather or stock market crashes, but you CAN control yourself and how you react. You can also get educated and learn how to PROFIT from these kinds of things, as opposed to being fearful of them, as most people are.
If you sit back and tell yourself there’s nothing you can do about the stock market right now and therefore you’re in it like everyone else, then YES .. you are being a victim.
However, you can choose to be like some of my friends that are in the stock market, doing things like shorting stocks and doing their research on futures. I’ve got friends making a TON of money in the stock market right now.
I’m not personally heavy in the stock market because that’s not my core competency. I’ve worked at choosing well-selected real estate in well-selected markets, and we’re not going to feel the extent of the pain that most people are, simply because we used information and knowledge to make decisions, not emotions.