Napoleon Hill
Self-control has to be one of the most hated words in history.
Yes, I am exaggerating.
But folks become very angry with you when you ask them to exert a little self-control.
I have literally been cursed out.
Told that I have forgotten what it feels like to be overweight.
I've been told that I have no sympathy or compassion for people struggling with weight issues.
Both of those statements are untrue and were said out of frustration.
Why was this person angry with me(they weren't really angry with me)?
I told them that their excuses were invalid and they lacked self-control.
Ouch..But, it's my job, to be honest.
I can speak this way because I have been there.
The first rule of thumb is to never talk about what you don't know.
I know what it feels like to be overweight.
I also know what it takes to get rid of that weight...forever.
*Self-control.
A Personal Trainer, Diet, or pill, can't give you self-control.
This comes from within. With a will and need so great that nothing else matters.
You must ask yourself: What am I willing to do, within integrity, to get what I want?
"Will it be easy?
Nope.
Will it be worth it?
Absolutely."
No one can make you, me, or us, do anything.
There is freedom in that.
Self-control is a choice.
At some point, you must ask yourself what you really want.
I've never forgotten the sweat, tears, and work that it took to get what I said I wanted.
And it all required Self-Control.
So, what did I say to the client who cursed me out?
What I just said to you.
I never said it would be easy.
But, I also didn't say it has to be insurmountable.
Don't fight change.
It's so doable!
It's so worth it!
YOU are so worth it!
Wishing you love and peace, but mostly peace.
*Sometimes relying on our own understanding doesn't work.
When this happens, and you just can't get over the "rock"...Therapy is key.
