What I learned From A Fat Loser...

Warriors, I hope you like my story.

I honestly don't spend a ton of time watching television, but there are a few shows that I really hate to miss and sadly enough record them onto the DVR to watch when I have down time. (I try not to have any at all)

One show that I continued to watch every single week is "The Biggest Loser". The biggest loser is not just "one of those reality shows." In my opinion it redefines what reality really is. Full of raw emotions, struggles, desires and dreams that can only be accomplished by one thing. Taking Action.

The show is about breakthroughs and letting go all of the baggage that hold people back from being who they really want to be in life. The show is about fighting through the sweat and tears of the past and letting go of all the excuses that are stopping you or holding you back from accomplishing your goals. In reality, the show is life or death for some people.

I was having a conversation with my girlfriend the other night as we were watching the show and she made a comment that hit me like a brick wall. It was such an simple comment with a HUGE impact on the rest of my week, this simple comment really was just a comment in her eyes, but it really helped ENGRAIN a growing problem with this industry in my mind.
She said, "The reason most of those people regain all the weight back is because when they leave the show, they have to go back to their jobs and their kids. They don't have all the food prepared for them everyday and it takes too much time to find the right food and exercise for most people. "

Now here I was, about 3 feet away from her on the other sofa, and my jaw was laying on the floor in utter shock about what had just come out of her mouth.

Let me just say that my girlfriend is very educated with two bachelors in the medical field, over 6 years of literally killing herself in college to make big things happen for herself. A real action taker that for some reason just doesn't see the vision.

As I sat there thinking about what she had just said, I grabbed the remote and paused the DVR. (we had to have a quick debate over this)
As I looked over at her, I simple stated that her comment was just an excuse.

It was 100% an excuse for the people who could not take it upon themselves and continue down the program that was keeping them healthy. It was just an excuse to restart their relationship with their bad habits. It was just an excuse for their own weaknesses and dependencies on others for the success in their lives.

The "Biggest Loser" is simply a training ground for the rest of their lives, it is a starter guide for knowledge and action steps, it is a blueprint for success.

I see this everyday in this industry, every single day, day in and day out you hear of someone complaining that such and such training program did not create success for them.

All of these things are EXACTLY like the "Biggest Loser Ranch". Too many people blame their company, their sponsor, their up line, their system, their training, their dog, their cat and their mailman for what is not happening in their business.

No one is going to take you by the hand for the rest of your life and baby sit you in your business. Your success is completely dependant on you, your failures are completely what you have made them. Success is just a consistent action on activities that produce results. Failures are training grounds for what to NOT do in the future.

I am sure that if you are failing in your business that this post really hits home with you. I hope that you understand the incredible message that is wrapped in this story about me watching t.v.
　
　
　

Jeff Mitchell