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I took some time the other night to relax with my wife Angie and watch the movie "Pursuit Of Happyness" starring Will Smith.
I've heard a lot of comments about the movie and most of them went something like this, "Wasn't it sad what he had to go through...It was pretty depressing wasn't it?...I couldn't imagine having to go through all of that..."
I had many thoughts going through my head while watching the movie and not one of those entered my mind.
The thoughts that entered my head were, "Look at this guys persistence...Wow is he ever passionate...He's got a very strong driving force...Keep going buddy, your almost there...You're going way beyond the point where most people would give up..."
It's funny how I watch almost any movie and can somehow relate it to fat loss. This is certainly one of those movies.
How many obstacles have you been faced with during your journey to fat loss and fitness success?
Do you constantly keep that vision and feeling of success during those times? Or do you let it get to you and give up because that's what you've done all along.
How persistent are you? How far are you willing to go to achieve your dream body? How Much does it mean to you to achieve that goal?
More importantly...
...Is your dream body really your goal?
Is it much deeper than that? Is it happiness, freedom, confidence, and empowerment?
And even more important...
Does the journey really end when you get there?
I can guarantee at least 97% of the people out there would have given up long before they reached the point of landing a job that they wanted so bad. What drove him to push through.
99.9% of the movie was the struggle that he went through. Man did I ever want him to get that job. But it wasn't really the job that was his goal.
That one minute at the end of the movie, watching him pump his fists with tears of joy running down his face...Those feelings and emotions were what he was after.
Just think of everything he could possibly be feeling in that moment. Picture yourself experiencing those same feelings when you achieve your dream body.
But it doesn't end when you reach that goal. You must strive to constantly improve. If all you are living for is that one moment of happiness reaching your fat loss goal, what are you going to do with the rest of your life.
Don't you want to keep experiencing those feelings?
You can!
That's the cool thing about our bodies. We can constantly improve, and you owe it to yourself to do that. This is what you deserve. Constant improvement.
Be better today than you were yesterday.
Enjoy each and every step of the way. The successes and the obstacles. The obstacles are what's going to make your successes more gratifying.
Look for the things in your life that you can be happy about in this moment and go for more of it!
Don't focus on just one fat loss goal and think that it's the end of your journey. Do it for life!
Remember, it's not that number on the scale that you are truly going for. It's those moments where you can pump your fists in the air and say, "YES! I am capable of excellence!"
Realize that you can say that to yourself every single day.
Don't give up where 97% of the population does.
Be persistent. The way that you be persistent is by realizing that this one day where you may have sabotaged yourself, is just one day in your lifetime, and that you are going to have other days just like it. And that's OK!
You have way more days where you can be great and show off what you are capable of. This one day of slacking off does not mean you are a slacker. It means you are human and you needed a day to kick up your feet and say, "To hell with eating healthy. I'm on a lifelong journey of health and I'm aloud to have a day like this because I am pretty damn excellent the majority of the time."
Appreciate the bumps in the road and always focus on what you truly want. Never, ever, give up! Constantly improve. Be happy, and have fun!
Happiness is not a moment, it's a journey. Enjoy the journey.
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Do You Trust Mass Media?
My wife Angie and I decided to put together a comical video with our kids Shayne and Noelle to get an important point across about mass media misleading the public with their headlines and articles.
I've got to tell ya, every time I read a report or study in the newspapers or magazines, I'm extremely skeptical. I'm especially skeptical when I see a bold headline that plays with our emotions and makes outrageous claims.
Recently my wife and I read an article in a magazine with a headline that read something along the line of "Chocolate... The Super Food That's Great For Your Health"
You may have read that dark chocolate is a good source of flavinoids which is good for your health. But what these articles fail to mention that it is dark chocolate and that you only need a very small amount of it to get the benefits.
What the media is doing is placing a bold headline to capture your attention and get you to buy their newspaper or magazine. They know how much you love chocolate and if you read that headline you will want to read the article so you can justify eating the stuff.
What I see every time after an article like this is printed is people consuming large amounts of milk chocolate. Milk chocolate...the stuff that actually tastes good, does not have any health benefit to you at all.
What usually happens when people read something that is good for them, they over indulge in it. Small amounts of dark chocolate may be ok for you, but eating large amounts of it will only pack on unwanted fat.
What I want you to do, is notice the headlines that are in those magazines making outrageous claims. Notice, they play on the foods and drinks that you love. How many times have you read studies on caffene, chocolate, and other foods that people are addicted to, and the article is trying to justify the benefits of it.
Be very cautious. What the articles often don't tell you is that the study was most likely funded by a chocolate producing company where the scientists were told to come up with a result that proves how great chocolate is.
Don't take what is mentioned in newspapers and magazines as "Truth". Do some research of your own. Listen to successful people who have your best interest at heart.
Honestly, you know better right?
You've heard the phrase, "Everything in moderation"
Some peoples version of moderation is a bit larger than my definition.
But the main thing is, instead of trying to justify eating junk food in moderation, justify the benefits of eating great healthy foods that will provide you with vibrant energy, joy, confidence, and freedom.
When you think of your dream body what's the first thing that comes to your mind?
Do you get excited? Do you feel happy? Do you see how great your life is now that you have reached your goal? Do you think of how great it feels to fuel your body with healthy foods that it now desires? Do you anticipate each workout with great enthusiasm because you know it will take you one step closer to your goal? Are you walking tall and proud? Did you get a new promotion or land a great job because of your new appearance and confidence? Do you see how proud your friends and family are of you? Have you attracted a new mate? Are people complimenting you on your efforts and how absolutely fantastic you look? After all you look totally stunning!
Are you absolutely certain that you will achieve this goal at any cost because you know how absolutely amazing your life will be once you totally embrace this healthy active lifestyle?
Were these the thoughts that first popped in your head? Or did you think something totally different?
Perhaps you thought, "Ya it sure would be great to achieve my dream body, but just don't think that it's possible." Did you instantly think of how hard it would be and all the work that it will take to get there? Did you think of all the sacrifices you will have to make and all the junk foods that you will have to avoid? Did you think of how painful it would be to eat all natural healthy foods that you consider bland and boring? Did you think of all the previous times that you attempted to get there and didn't quite make it? Did you think, "Oh no, here Scott goes again. Now he's going to make me write out my goals daily and read them several times a day. I don't have time for that."
Which of the above scenarios did you go through?
Maybe you started with happy thoughts, but quickly switched to the painful ones.
Unfortunately too many people associate getting in great shape with sacrifice and pain. Pain of the hard work and pain if they fail to reach their goal.
Is this you?
If it is, then today you've got to commit to change.
Tony Robbins, who I admire in so many ways, often mentions that in everything we do we are either doing to gain pleasure or avoid pain.
My fitness mentor and role model Tom Venuto, in his mp3 audio program 'Body Of Your Dreams', puts his own twist on this principle and calls it "Rewards and Consequences".
What I see way too many times when people talk about junk food or alcohol is that they associate great pleasure with it. Half the time they're drooling at the mouth just talking about it.
Is this you? Have you gone through this?
The instant you stop eating the junk or drinking the alcohol, after the temporary satisfaction has worn off, do you begin to feel guilt? Do you beat yourself up and begin to think about how fat you are and what you are doing to your health? Do you vow to never do it again?
But the problem is, you still associate pleasure with that junk food.
If you would just think of all these terrible things about what the junk is doing to your body before you put it in your mouth, it would be much more difficult to eat it.
But you can't just stop there.
You've got to start thinking of the healthy all natural foods as something pleasurable. Think of all the good things that it is doing for your body. How much your energy levels will increase. How much your body fat % will drop. How great you will look as you continue to follow this one day at a time.
I once thought oatmeal, sweet potatoes, and vegetables were bland, boring foods that I couldn't imagine eating. I remember those first few times that I ate them. I didn't enjoy it at all. But then I began to think of why I was eating them. What the outcome was going to be.
After the first day I immediately noticed how great I felt. I didn't enjoy the foods too much, but I was certainly enjoying the increased energy and I knew these foods had a purpose. They were stepping stones to my dream body.
Then a funny thing happened. I couldn't go a day without eating this stuff. Not only was my body craving it for what it was doing for me, but my mind was too. I was now associating pleasure with healthy all natural foods.
I still enjoy chocolate. But I'm not a slave to it. I enjoy the temporary satisfaction, but it's not the same as it once was. My body kind of rejects it, much like it would reject fast food if I had to consume it.
Today, I eat healthy foods and exercise frequently because I enjoy it. I know it's a lot of work, and I know that I'm going to push my body hard and feel some pain (not injury pain, but hard working burning pain).
I anticipate this. Some days it's more difficult than others, but I remind myself of why I am doing it. It has a purpose. It is part of my journey and I take it all in. The good and the bad.
You are not eating healthy foods and working out just because you want to look good. That's just part of the experience. The benefits and pleasures are far greater than that, and maybe even greater than you are capable of imagining right now.
The consequences of continuing to live an unhealthy lifestyle where you are a slave to unhealthy foods and you skip the gym to watch your favorite television program are way too great for you not to make a change at this very moment.
I mean that, and I mean it from the bottom of my heart. I want to see you live a long quality life, full of energy, confidence, and excitement.
I think you deserve that, don't you?
You have the power within you.
You can take your life and transform it into what you desire.
You just have to want it bad enough!
Do you?
Is today YOUR day?
Are you one step closer to your dream body today than you were yesterday?
I believe you are.
I believe your dream body is right there in front of you just waiting for you to reach out for it and embrace it.
Don't you just LOVE yourself?
I love you and I want the best for you.
Make yourself proud. Show me what you are capable of. It's much more than you have previously thought. But now you know that you are unstoppable and are destined for greatness.
There sure has been a whole lot of buzz lately about the movie "The Secret" and rightfully so. The movie truly is incredible.
I've been doing a lot of thinking lately about all this 'buzz' with the hit movie. You see I first watched 'The Secret' in April 2006. It was brought to my attention from a business colleague whom it greatly impacted. This is how word got around about the movie for nearly a year. It was just word of mouth and you passed on the website to friends and family that you knew would appreciate it.
I watched it in total awe!
I actually paid to watch it online twice while I waited for the dvd to get shipped to me. It instantly impacted my life in so many different ways. I had heard of much of what was mentioned throughout the movie before, but seeing it, listening to it, and feeling it just became so overwhelmingly powerful.
From that moment on my life had literally changed. I can't possibly begin to tell you the amazing opportunities that have come my way, the incredible people that I have met, and the wonderful things that have happened over the past year.
It's hard to believe that it's been almost a year since it all started for me.
So now that 'The Secret' has been introduced to 100's of millions of people through mainstream media, I can't go a day without hearing someone tell me that 'The Secret' has changed their life. For many, this is a very true statement. 'The Secret' really is changing lives on a daily basis, and on a significant level. It's truly a beautiful thing.
The thing that I struggled with for a day or two was hearing people say that the movie had changed their life already, yet I was listening to the way they spoke, how they acted, and I could immediately tell they were the same old negative person.
It was getting to the point were 'The Secret' was just a buzz word and if you want to fit in you better say that you watched the movie and that it changed your life.
I was sad at first because I know how many lives have really changed and this was almost making a mockery of them. I have watched 'The Secret' well over 100 times in the past year. For the first few months I would watch 30 minutes of it daily while riding my stationary bike. The information was embedded in me and just hearing the background beats and sounds sent chills down my spine and I knew my dreams were becoming reality.
I couldn't help but think, "How can someone who can't even repeat one line from the movie or tell me their favorite part actually say that it changed their life?"
But I quickly knew that I had to let this go. I understand how powerful the Law Of Attraction is when it's put into action. It works for me, and the people I surround myself with have been greatly impacted as well.
My concern that Oprah and Larry King, in their efforts to make this great movie known to the masses, would turn it into a fad and make it lose its effectiveness, had to be put to rest. After all. As long as only a handful of people got this message and the movie truly impacted their lives, it would all be worth it.
My next concern came when there were people bashing the movie saying that there was no truth to it and that the Law Of Attraction doesn't really work. Now this upset me because I'm living proof everyday that it works. But again, I just had to brush it off and think to myself that they simply weren't ready for this kind of information.
After my short time of concern and wondering if Oprah, Larry King, Ellen, and the Today Show all did the right thing by sharing 'The Secret' with the mass media, I quickly realized that the emotions and feelings that I was getting was that I truly, from the bottom of my heart, want to see everyones life change for the better as a result of the powerful movie 'The Secret'.
My emotions were getting stirred up because I wanted to shout out, "Watch the movie again, and again, and again....and TAKE ACTION and apply what they teach every single day....Feel Good, and believe in yourself...You really can have whatever you desire."
The one key thing that I have learned over the years of educating myself is that you need to review the material over and over again and you must take immediate action applying what you learned, and you can accelerate your results by teaching others.
Watch 'The Secret' and don't stop watching it. The Law Of Attraction is powerful. And there is so much more.
Tomorrow I will share with you how you can watch the entire movie 'The Secret' for free. This is all legal as well.
I've been following Tom Venuto's work for 4 years now. I read and listen to every word he says with my fullest attention.
The thing that I admire about him the most is his complete, and total honesty. He tells it like it is.
There's no B.S, no gimmick, quick fix, or even twist on an existing diet system.
Tom Venuto sticks to the fundamentals and teaches what actually works.
Most important is the fact that he honesty cares about you with every ounce of his being. That's the TRUTH!
If you take your health seriously and are committed to achieving your dream body, I'm sure that you took immediate action and read Tom's report, "THE FIFTH ELEMENT"
If you are like me you probably read through it and thought to yourself, "holy cow, I know this stuff, how come I haven't been taking full advantage of it?"
In fact this is just one of the many emails that I received after sending out my recent email, "Missing Piece To The Fat Loss Puzzle," which introduced you to Tom's report...
"Thanks, this makes total sense. I feel I already know a lot, but sometimes you need to hear it from others....or put a different way....appreciate it."
--Steve, from New Jersey
This is the case in so many instances. We read information that we think we already know, and for some people they do know it and are actually applying it.
But for most, they have simply read it, but not even given it a chance or applied it in their life.
I for one, read this report and took immediate action. I looked at my life and thought of all the people that have helped me achieve the level of success that I've reached in fitness, as well as the people that have been holding me down and affecting me on a negative level.
To my surprise, one of the people that was holding me back, and unknowingly I may add, was my wife Angie. Even worse, I realized that I was holding her back.
Needless to say, we nipped this problem in the bud.
In fact I wrote a very lengthy article covering the topic of spousal support and fat loss, which is featured in Tom Venuto'sBurn The Fat Inner Circle.
Oh ya...
That reminds me...
If you read the report you should have noticed a link where you could take a tour of the Burn the Fat Inner Circle.
I continue to be impressed with this incredible membership site on a daily basis. Actually I find myself shaking my head and thinking, "Why didn't something like this come out years ago?"
Believe me! There is absolutely nothing like this out there.
Period!
Now you may be wondering what the cost is going to be considering you are receiving top notch, up to date, and life changing information.
After all, if you want the best information available you're not expecting it to be free.
First of all, if you are relying on free fat loss information to get you to your dream body, you may as well get comfortable in the one that you are currently living in.
Let me ask you a question. If you were looking to invest your hard earned money in the stock market, would you search through the adds and look for all the ones that provide free information? Or would you pay the money to get expert advice?
If your child fell ill and you were looking for advice on the best possible procedure which would restore their health back to the way it was, would you look for the doctors giving free advice, or would you pay to see an expert?
So why wouldn't you treat your own health and body with the same respect?
I know you respect yourself and your body. You are one of the 5% that actually takes action and applies what they've learned from their mentors and coaches.
You know what it takes to succeed and you've got it in you.
You see...there is not an ounce of negative energy within this incredible community.
I don't even like to refer to it as a community, it's more like a family.
We are constantly on the lookout for ways to help and support each other, encourage each other, and congratulate each other on even the smallest of accomplishments.
The forums section of the Inner Circle are awesome!
The unique and exclusive articles are totally intriguing!
The Burn The Fat Show is a gold mine of the most recent and up to date information that gets my blood pumping and sparks that attitude of taking action and driving towards my goals full force.
The success stories have been beyond motivational and inspiring.
And there is so much more...
I don't mean to make this sound like a bunch of hype. I just get so darn excited every time I talk about it.
In my heart of hearts, I know how much the Burn The Fat Inner Circle can help you. I see it changing lives every day.
Heck...It has even changed my life.
The most important lesson that I have learned in life, is that if you want something bad enough, you need to surround yourself with as many like minded people as you can, whom are all driving toward similar respectable goals as you.
This has worked for me in all areas of life like you wouldn't believe.
If you are serious about your health and achieving the body of your dreams, you owe it to yourself to at the very least, read Tom Venuto's report, "THE FIFTH ELEMENT" and take a tour of the BURN THE FAT INNER CIRCLE.
One of the common complaints that I hear when it comes to eating healthy is that it takes too long to prepare each meal. That couldn't be further from the truth. The majority of the meals that I eat take less than 10 minutes to prepare and I cook enough to last through several meals.
Don't let lack of time to prepare a healthy meal be one of your excuses. There is no reason why you should not be living in your dream body at this very moment. You do deserve it after all RIGHT!
Here is one of my favorite meals. It's kind of a scrambled egg white and veggie concoction.
Check it out:
(NOTE: If the video freezes or stops, simply press play then hit the pause button and let it stay paused for about a minute before playing the video)
Serving Size: approximately 3 late day meals
Ingredients:
16 egg whites 1 very large red pepper 300 grams frozen spinach 3 mushrooms 1 cup cheddar cheese 2 tblsp extra virgin olive oil
prep time: 2 minutes cooking time: less than 10 minutes
I have a very important question to ask you if I may?
But first I want you to think of a puzzle. Not just any ordinary puzzle. This puzzle is a beautiful work of art which consists of thousands of tiny pieces.
Bare with me for a moment. This will have a tremendous impact on how you view the entire fat loss process.
Now I would like you to think of the process of putting that puzzle together. The concept is really very simple. You have been handed all pieces that you need to create this amazing work of art. They are all laying right there in front of you.
All YOU have to do is put these tiny pieces together. Simple isn't it? But just because it's simple doesn't mean that it's easy.
You've got to look for the colors and images that belong to certain areas of the puzzle, then you have to find the ones that actually fit together.
It could take several hours... even days, trying to match the tiny pieces, fitting them together, and building your masterpiece.
Now imagine if you put in all this time and effort only to realize that there is one piece missing?
Even worse, it's the most important piece of the puzzle. Without it, all you see is an incomplete grouping of images.
Frustrating isn't it?
Does this remind you of your journey towards your dream body?
Think about it. You've been handed all the pieces you need to put together the work of art which is the incredible image of the tight, lean, and sexy body that you deserve to have.
You have read and studied many books on nutrition weight training and cardio programs. You know what healthy foods you should eat and you understand the workouts that have the greatest impact on burning fat off your body.
You have even studied and applied some incredible motivating and powerful mindset techniques.
Yet you still are not seeing the results that you so desperately desire.
You frantically search for answers as to why you have not achieved your fat loss goals. Something has got to be missing...
Just one more piece of the puzzle, which once in place will transform this incomplete image into the incredible work of art that it is meant to be.
What if I told you I found your missing piece?
What if everything that you have been doing up to this point has been correct and all you have to do is put this last remaining piece in place in order to make your dream body become reality?
Would you take this last remaining piece, which fits perfectly into place to complete the image?
Or...
Would you grab an identical puzzle and start stacking duplicate pieces on top of the ones that are already there?
You see, this is what the majority of fat loss seeking individuals are doing. They are continually looking for more workouts, different diets, more cardio dvd's and more mindset techniques.
Don't get me wrong. That's all great. I strongly encourage continued education in all these areas. I certainly continue to read books and listen to audios on all of those topics all the time.
But even with all that info there will still be something missing.
What's missing you ask?
It's the missing element to fat loss and a lifetime of health and fitness success.
Well I can't go into too much detail in this email. But I can lay down the yellow brick road for you to follow to this information.
This yellow brick road is not available to just anyone out there...YET!
Consider yourself among the 'CHOSEN FEW'.
You've been granted the opportunity to be one of the very FIRST to step foot on this golden yellow brick road.
Let me explain...
Fitness guru, best selling author and my mentor and role model Tom Venuto, through decades of research and experience has discovered this missing piece of the fat loss puzzle...
and he has put together a special report which goes into great detail about THE FIFTH ELEMENT.
...and he's allowing me to share it with you, my valuedFit Chic and Fit Bastard members.
You now have private access to the download area of Tom Venuto's special report The Fifth Element.
To accept this incredible opportunity, simply click on the link below and you will be taken to the PRIVATE MEMBERS AREA where you can download the report.
I am about to enter my first fat burning stage of my fat burning phase. In 12 weeks I do 3 different workout routines lasting 4 weeks each.
My first stage is the 8 Sets of 8 workout program. It's an incredible program that is extremely effective for both MEN and WOMEN.
I find this is one of the programs that is effective at burning fat and building some muscle .
Watch the video to see how to do 8 sets of 8 properly and how to design an effective 8 sets of 8 program.
Feel Free to click the share button and let your friends and family know about this incredible workout.
I highly recommend that you give this program a shot and watch your body transform before your eyes.
8 sets of 8 workouts are included in the year of workouts for the Fit Chic and Fit Bastard platinum members along with 11 different workout programs. I have received tremendous feedback from the members that have followed the 8 sets of 8 routine and I know you will get incredible results as well.
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Thank you very much to all of you that participated in this contest.
It is amazing what the simple act of gratitude can do to your life. When things appear grim or you are having a bad day, if you take one moment and think of anything that you are grateful for, your mood will instantly change to a more positive outlook.
I had you write out how grateful you are for having already achieved your dream body (even though you may not have already), because I want you to experience all the wonderful feelings that are going to come with the accomplishment of developing the dream body that you DESERVE.
I would love for you to practice this on a daily basis and watch the magic that happens in your life.
NOW FOR THE WINNERS!
Every one of you that posted a comment is a winner. I mean that in every aspect. You have just taken a tremendous step closer to achieving fitness success by practicing the act of gratitude.
The other aspect is that I have upgraded each of you that have posted your comments.
Mr. "Hurricane" Tania Kris Pastance Mike Lynn Tam Brandon Abi Bill Gail Mario
...You are all winners!
Some of you didn't leave me your email address so make sure I get it and I will upgrade your Fit Chic or Fit Bastard membership.
Thank you for interacting within this community. Sharing your thoughts truly means a lot to me and it certainly will help others when they read your inspiring comments.
I am very grateful for each and every Fit Chic and Fit Bastard member. You all mean a lot to me, and I hope you realize by now that I honestly care about you.
I want to see you succeed more than anything. I want to deliver information that will help you achieve your goals. I don't have all the answers, but I certainly know the people that do and that's why I recommend other people and their products to you...
Because I know they will honestly help you reach your goals because I use them myself and see them work for so many of my customers, clients, and friends.
Your best interests are in my heart.
Thank you so much for allowing me into your life to help you during your journey to fitness success...
It means so much to me.
Have an incredible day. Appreciate everything around you. Realize that you can have, do, and be anything you want...
Scott Tousignant, BHK, CFC is the creator of Unstoppable Fat Loss... Empower Your Mind... And Your Body Will Follow!
Scott has also authored 2 books that are transforming the bodies of people around the world. The Fit Chic and The Fit Bastard not only contain a FULL YEAR of workouts, they provide intense motivation to drive you to fat loss success.
Married to my beautiful wife Angie since Oct '99
We've since had 2 incredible children, Shayne and Noelle.
