13-Mar-2006
=== Power Programming Bi-Weekly Newsletter ===
In this issue:
1. ) Success Stories from the counselor’s office
2. ) Book News
3. ) Feature article: HARD WORK PAYS OFF
4. ) Ask the expert
5. ) Free offer
6. ) Quote of the Week
1. SUCCESS STORIES FROM THE COUNSELOR’S OFFICE
(To protect confidentiality, the name used in the following example is not real)
Well, the power programming techniques I use with my clients are continuing to pay off. Every week I am seeming people make huge changes in their eating and exercise habits simply because they have learned to use their subconscious minds. Let me tell you about Jennifer. Jennifer is in her mid-40’s, has tacked on 50 pounds and has tried every diet under the sun. Still, no success. Here were her biggest issues: She snacks every night of the week and never exercises. Jennifer explained to me that no matter how hard she tries, she just can’t get herself to lay-off the snacks and can’t motivate herself to exercise.
We’ve done one session of power programming so far and she can’t believe the changes she’s made already. She hasn’t snacked once and has exercised on her elliptical machine 5 out of 7 days. And she isn’t forcing herself to do this. It just happens, and it seems quite easy. We got to her subconscious alright and I am certain that her new behaviors are here to stay. Why? Because her mind is no longer programmed to believe that she “has to snack,” or that she “doesn’t have any motivation.” Instead, it is programmed to pay attention to hunger, that not snacking is a piece of cake, and that exercising isn’t all that bad.
2. BOOK NEWS
My publisher is in the beginning stages of putting together the marketing plan for the book. Let’s hope everything goes smoothly and it translates to lots of book sales. Target release date for FAT PROOF: January 2007.
3. FEATURE ARTICLE
POWER HEALTH NEWSLETTER
Hard Work Pays Off
I’ve always been a fan of hard work. Hard work has helped me achieve many things in my life, and there is no greater satisfaction than achieving a goal that was challenging. A feeling that cutting-corners can never bring.
We are bombarded with quick-fix messages from the media nowadays. Messages and scams that claim to bring financial wealth, make us social butterflies, and help us lose weight and achieve our dreams. Go out and buy the latest “ab machine” and before long you’ll have abs like Jessica Simpson. Try the “Money Making Secret,” and in no time you’ll be cruising the Caribbean on your private yacht, sipping martinis. There’s even some new pill out there that claims to turn you into “the life of the party” if you’re a bit shy. What a crock!
People are willing to try anything to get results except for the one thing that always works— good old-fashioned hard work. But it makes sense that we shy away from this because we can’t seem to escape all of the tempting “miracle solutions.” And they are so very convincing. You can’t turn on the television these days without seeing a commercial for some pill that claims to relieve stress, cure depression, help you with women’s issues and especially—help you to lose weight. And these commercials are so generalized that they apply to all of us and they have us wondering hmmm, maybe I am sad; maybe I am having trouble sleeping; maybe I could be a little more outgoing. Maybe this. Maybe that. But the ones that get me the most are those outrageous claims to weight-loss.
I’ve come across countless people who pop diet pills like candy because they’ve “tried everything” and still can’t lose weight. When I ask them if they tried exercising most will say, “exercise? Are you kidding? I hate exercising.” And the truth always comes out with those who claim that they do exercise: it just isn’t consistent. Putting on the running sneakers once a month is not exactly the definition of “an exerciser.”
Let’s be honest for a moment here. Is society really becoming that naïve that we believe some “super pill” is going to make us thin? Or are we just getting plain lazy? If we’re not willing to “work” for something than it means we really don’t want it bad enough. It’s as simple as that. You’re not going to lose the 30 pounds or get rock-hard abs if you don’t get on a treadmill or do sit-ups. That’s the reality. And I can assure you; pills aren’t going bring you to the end of the rainbow.
This quick-fix world of ours is making our heads spin. We need to return to reality folks. We need to analyze what is really important to us and then work towards achieving it. It’s as simple as that.
4. ASK THE EXPERT
Log on to my discussion board at http://www.fatproof.net/disc.htm. You can post any comments or suggestions you like. I’ll post these discussions in the newsletter.
5. FREE OFFER
Don’t forget to get your free weight-loss power programming CD. Log on to http://www.fatproofstore.com/freeoffer.html. Don’t forget to mention this FREE OFFER to a friend.
6. Quote of the week: “Success comes before work only in the dictionary.” Anonymous
