Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Are You Ready? Opportunity Awaits. Lose Weight Now!

By Henry John

This a time of great opportunity! Read the newspapers, look at the television news and it's hard to believe. This a time when most people are thinking of survival, not opportunity! Opportunity is the last thing on their minds - but it should be.

What we need to realize is that what is happening across the world doesn't happen very often, maybe once in a lifetime - which is just as well! But what we are seeing is a debunking of the 'old order', a clearing out of bad practices: a shaming of the greedy, and a powerful spotlight being focused on selfish self-interest.

We can complain all we like about the reasons for our predicament, but it won't get us very far. We know where the blame lies, but chasing them down is a waste of energy. What we all have to do is to pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off and get on with creating a new moral order and a better and more just future for our families - and to make sure that we have safeguards in place to see this doesn't happen again.

The readjustment that is now taking place will be the beginning of a new world order with more transparency and hopefully a better understanding of mutual self-interest.

This all sounds good, but what has it to do with opportunity? What has it got to do with losing weight? It has implications for both and it's all to do with change. The world is changing and we must change with it. With change comes opportunity.

One of the manifestations of our unhappiness with the world and with ourselves is the obesity epidemic. It has many different causes, but it serves as an example as to how little attention we have paid to the important things in life. We have become lazy in the way we think and in the way we look after ourselves.

If we are to be able to take advantage of future opportunities, we have to make changes in our lives. We have to become leaner and fitter. If we do we will be able to benefit from opportunities when they occur. We will be more able to create them for ourselves., But we have to start to make change - now!

To some the thought of making change is daunting. It's not really. All it means is that you have to identify your bad habits and learn new ones, slim habits. If you do, the weight you will lose will be permanent. Permanent weight loss comes from changing your behavior. It's long-lasting and will enable you to be fit and able to create a bright and successful future.

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