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Hard Work Pays Off
Thomas J. Kersting, LPC, Ph.D
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.
Thomas J. Kersting, LPC, Ph.D is the author of FAT PROOF: Power Programming Your Bodies Weight-Loss Computer (Harbor Press, coming in Winter 2006). Dr. Tom has helped countless people to lose weight with his methods. Please visit his website to receive a free copy of his Power Programming Weight-Loss CD. http://www.fatproof.net/
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