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Avoiding Negative Drivers

August 31, 2015 by Scott "Q" Marcus Leave a Comment

Just to clarify, by “negative drivers,” I don’t mean people with road rage or people who tailgate.

“Drivers” are best thought of as models for inner patterns that influence our thinking, feeling and therefore the behavior we will do. Since they begin when we’re small children, one can say they are the voices of external authorities such as our parents. When we’re very young, we need our parents to direct us. However, as we age, we must take a look at what “drives” our behaviors and decide whether they’re still helping us or harming us. (For a great overview of drivers, follow this link.)

The five main drivers are:

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Filed Under: Happiness, Motivational Monday, Overcoming Perfectionsim, Psychology, Success Tagged With: human psychology, inner dialog, inner dialogue, inner doubts, inner voices, parenting, psychological impact

What Comes First, Happiness or Success?

June 22, 2015 by Scott "Q" Marcus Leave a Comment

It’s kind of a chicken and the egg thing.


Of course, you’ll be happier when you succeed at your goal. That  is obvious. The sense of accomplishment, success, self-confidence, and happiness are the natural result of achieving a goal.

But when do they start?

For example too often, many people say, “When I lose those 30 pounds, I’ll be really happy.” That makes sense; after all, the sense of accomplishment, success, and achievement (let alone better health and more pride of appearance) will indeed generate a sense of happiness. But, does it happen the day you reach pound number 30? Maybe it’s at 20? How about 15? Dare I say it, is it one pound?

To be successful, it starts on day one.

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Filed Under: Change, Diet, Motivational Monday, Poll or Survey, Success Tagged With: change, changing habits, emotions, feelings, happiness, lifestyle change, success

Apparently, Losing Weight IS Rocket Science

May 27, 2015 by Scott "Q" Marcus Leave a Comment

For years, I’ve quipped, “Losing weight is not rocket science.

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Shut your mouth and move your feet and you’ll drop the weight.” (The difficulty is all the “mental noise” that gets in the way.) Anyway, I’ve been proven wrong, as it apparently IS rocket science.

Let me explain.

I coach folks all across this vast land that find me via the internet or through referral. Of course, if they don’t reside in the community I call home, our sessions are via phone. Consequently, it’s unlikely I’ve met them face-to-face, or even know what they look like. Most times, unless it comes up in conversation, I am unaware of their vocations, as my purpose is to help them guide them past the pitfalls of shedding weight or changing another habit they don’t like about themselves.

With that as backstory, after calling my client, he asked me to hold while he shut the door to avoid disturbing his co-workers. This prompted me to ask, “What do you do for a living?”

“I’m a rocket scientist,” he said, “I study [something I couldn’t even begin to understand about solar winds].”

After getting past my initial geek-fest about really working with someone who is doing what I would have loved to do (if I was willing to have been a better student in college of course), we got down to brass tacks about his progress; which had hit a rough patch. Most people who are losing weight — at a healthy and sustainable pace — drop maybe a pound a week as a long-term average. He had only shed about 16 ounces in three weeks, and was understandably disappointed.

However, what smacked me was how he handled this unhappy slow down.

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Filed Under: Change, Newspaper Column, Overcoming Obstacles, planning, Power of Attitude, Success Tagged With: diet plan, goal planner, overcoming obstacles, planning, simple plan

Monday Motivational Memo: Track it to Change it

March 30, 2015 by Scott "Q" Marcus Leave a Comment

That which is tracked grows (or shrinks).

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It’s proven time and time again. If you want to build something up, keep track of it.

  • If you want to make more money, track your finances.
  • If you want to improve your attitude, track how grateful you are.
  • If you want to be more fit, track how much exercise you do.

And of course, if you want to lose weight, track what you eat.

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Filed Under: Change, Diet, goals, Motivational Monday, planning, Productivity, Success, Weight Loss Tagged With: diary, financial goals, financial planning, food diary, how to improve your attitude, staying on track, track, tracking, weight tracker

What You Say To Yourself Affects What You Do To Yourself

March 9, 2015 by Scott "Q" Marcus Leave a Comment

Habits Happen bumpersticker

In reality, habits do not just “happen.”

They are the end result of a chain consisting of thoughts which lead to feelings which lead to actions. If you wish to change the actions long-term, you must change your internal dialog first. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Change, Diet, goals, mental health, Motivational Monday, Overcoming Obstacles, Self Talk, Success Tagged With: be kind to yourself, habit change, negative self talk, positive self image, self disgust, self esteem, self talk

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