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You’re Only One Step From Getting Back on Track

April 20, 2015 by Scott "Q" Marcus Leave a Comment

You’re always only one step from getting back on track.

As the expression goes, “The road to Hell is paved with good intentions.”

So, when we slip up, we – with great intention – say, “I can start again tomorrow.” Yet, how often does that pattern repeat, leaving us over and over and over again, “starting tomorrow.”

That’s why it’s important to remember that you’re always only one step away from getting back on track.

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Filed Under: Diet, Excuses, goals, Happiness, Inspiration, Motivation, Motivational Monday, Overcoming Obstacles, Overcoming Perfectionsim, Think 1st Tagged With: getting more done, slip ups, staying on track, tracking

Start Small and Go Big

November 17, 2014 by Scott "Q" Marcus Leave a Comment

Start small. Do more or add more if you want to.

man-looking-at-small-portionIt’s always easier to add more and it’s much more empowering than it is to feel bad about taking on too much.

This applies on many levels.

For example, if you’re trying to lose weight, take less than you want. (You can always go back from more but can’t give back what you eat.)

If you’re starting an exercise program, commit to a smaller realistic amount rather than an unwieldy longer time. (You can always add more.)

If you’re cleaning your house, promise yourself you’ll do one room really well instead of the whole house and get overwhelmed. (You can always do more if you want.)

 

Filed Under: Change, Diet, Excuses, Failure, Motivational Monday, Overcoming Perfectionsim, Success, Think 1st Tagged With: handling change, making change, realistic goals, small steps, Think 1st

Success is in the Present; Failure is in the Future

September 22, 2014 by Scott "Q" Marcus Leave a Comment

When you don’t think you can accomplish your goal, it’s because you’re looking too far down the road.

© jonrawlinson.comYou’re thinking of all the things that could go wrong and of all the obstacles you must overcome, none of which exist if you can focus on the immediate.

When you’re overwhelmed and you’re afraid you won’t be able to achieve your goal, focus on what you can do right this minute.

Make it small enough that you’ll actually do it. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Change, Habits, mental health, Motivational Monday, Overcoming Obstacles, Power of Attitude, Success, Think 1st Tagged With: failure, fear of failure, focus on success, frustration, lifestyle change, road to success, sadness, success, weight loss, weight loss success

Think Smaller for Better Results

April 7, 2014 by Scott "Q" Marcus Leave a Comment

Note: We recently launched of a seminar series, “Five Things You Must Know To Make Your Life Better.”  As part of that series, one of the things we went over were the “10 Commandments of Changing Habits.” This is one of those “commandments.”

Thou shalt think smaller

Make it Small and Do it NOWYou have made the process of changing too big and too complicated. You created your life in small, almost invisible steps. That is the way you will change it.

It sucks, but it’s true.

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Filed Under: Change, goals, Habits, Motivational Monday, planning, Relationships, Success, Think 1st Tagged With: 10 commandments of habit change, change, changing habits, goals, habit, habit change, small steps, success, Think 1st, weight loss

Someday, somewhere, somehow…

January 29, 2014 by Scott "Q" Marcus Leave a Comment

At this very moment, a frustrated, frightened middle-aged woman is standing on a scale in a state of disbelief.

Depressed Overweight Woman

She hadn’t dare climb upon it for years, afraid of the number she’d see — and terrified of what it would mean. Today however, after finding nothing in the closet that fits, the anxiety of not knowing overrode the faux safety of denial.

Her fears were realized.

As she continues to stare at the number between her toes, confidence is dwindling. Lost, she understands she needs to do something. She’s also not sure she can.

Today, a foreman will unexpectedly be put face-to-face with the unpleasant reality that he isn’t as young as he used to be.

Long ago, feeling uncomfortable in ever-tightening pants, he shifted from a belt to suspenders. After all, he didn’t need to buy larger trousers; this was a temporary situation. As a million times before, he’d drop those “few pounds” as soon as things “settled down.”

Funny thing, that; they didn’t, and his belly now is profound. Having not been witness to his toes in a blue moon, moving has become laborious, bending a chore, and breathing — well, it’s just not as easy as it used to be.

Before today’s calendar changes pages, in the midst of a frustrating conversation with a client, his shortness of breath will ramp up severely; he’ll begin sweating profusely, feel light-headed, and become unmistakably aware of an overwhelming pain in his arms and back.

The day will end not at all the way he planned. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Baby Boomers, Change, Group Support, Inspiration, Motivation, Newspaper Column, Think 1st, Weight Loss Tagged With: bad habits, change, diet, fear, heart healthy, Hope, lifestyle change, weight

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