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The Inner Voice: Accept the Free Goodies or Not?

February 23, 2011 by Scott "Q" Marcus Leave a Comment

A fierce battle rages within me each time unexpected goodies are offered my way.

Let me set up a scenario. I stop by Jim’s office to pick up a flier. Cake, brownies, and pie are strewn about the table in the employee lounge. He says, “We had a party in Brenda’s honor today. Help yourself.”

We now join the internal conversation, already in progress…

Voice number one: “Wow! Look at all those goodies. Go for it!”

Voice number two (the skinny one): “It’s merely food Scott! It’s not like you’ve never had chocolate cake before. Get a grip!”

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Filed Under: Asking for help, Diet, humor, Newspaper Column, Self Talk, willpower Tagged With: brownies, business associates, calories, celebration, chocolate cake, diet, good friends, inner voices, internal dialog, unexpected goodies, willpower

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