The reason it’s so hard to get, and stay, in great shape is because we are all just so incredibly busy. We’ve got work, friends, family, etc., etc. Every single day there is so much to do — so much going on! Obviously, those who are successful at transforming their health and maintaining good physical fitness have a lot less going on in their lives than we do, right?
Well, as much as we might like to believe a lack of time is what’s preventing us from building a lean, strong, healthy, body, the truth is, that isn’t the case. Believe it or not, people who are successful (and I mean remarkably successful in this endeavor) have exactly 24 hours in every day, just like you and I do.
Yes…I know…sometimes it’s hard to believe, but it’s a fact — there’s not a single person on the planet who has figured out how to make a day longer than 1,440 minutes. And, in reality, folks who experience extraordinary success in the area of health and fitness are usually just as busy as we are — their lives are hectic; they have careers, families, friends, and obligations; and unexpected obstacles and problems pop up in their lives as well.
So why does it so often feel like we don’t have time to eat right and exercise? I’ve been forced to ponder that query often because it is by far and away the most popular excuse given for why so many people "can’t" make a commitment to building a better body.
So what’s the answer? Well, some say "not having enough time to exercise" is simply a cop out for people who are lazy and don’t really want to look or feel better. But, after having the opportunity to work with thousands of people over the years who really want to get in great shape and are some of the hardest working people I’ve ever met; I don’t think "laziness" is the primary culprit here. I’ve discovered most people simply don’t understand how to "create time," and, therefore, they’ve bought into the "perception" that they are too busy. (Remember, perception can become reality) Most people just don’t understand how possible it is to find the time to invest in building a healthy, energized body.

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Yesterday I extolled the virtues of the highly ineffective employee. Today, let’s talk about what it takes to succeed — and not just get by — in the workplace.
Flexibility: Do you know an employee who, every time he is told about a new goal or task, wastes a good hour grumbling about how it won’t work? Can you imagine how frustrating that is for a manager who is trying to guide strategy for his department or company?
One lesson I’ve learned having worked for a couple of successful start-ups in my lifetime is that you have to take chances to grow; this requires you to put aside any trivial misgivings you may have and just try to make things happen. If that new initiative does fail, you want to be known as the employee who tried to make things work. There’s no glory in being known as the employee who knew it wouldn’t work from the beginning.
Self-motivation: Many employees measure their success in a company by the ratings or words in their yearly review. If their review indicates they need to take on more projects or increase their workload, self-motivated employees don’t need to be told — they just do it because some internal gauge tells them to step in when something needs to be done. You’ll seldom hear a self-motivated employee say, “That’s not part of my job description.”
Initiative: I admit that it’s difficult to exercise initiative in some environments. There are bosses who want to control every aspect of work. This creates a workforce that is so scared of repercussions that employees learn to be comfortable “in the box.” But those employees will never be rewarded for doing just what they’re told.
One of the greatest compliments I ever received was from a manager of a different group in my company for whom I’d volunteered to do a project. He gave me the basic instructions and told me his vision of the end product. When I produced the product without having to hound him at every interval for answers to problems I figured out on my own, he said I was a “closer,” meaning that I was the type of person who could see a project through to its end.

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