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The past does not dictate the future, plain and simple.

I shared these words with my friend just the other day.  He
insists on blaming his current situation on his past. It is
true that he didn't grow up in the best family environment.  He
just won’t let go of the past and continues to use it as the
excuse for the present state of his life.

I’m not sure when it happened.  Could it be?  Is it possible
that maybe, just maybe, somewhere along the course of my life, I
have become a positive person?

I don’t really see myself as a positive person— at least not as
a mountaintop-visualization type of person who is manifesting
abundance and unlocking the keys of the universe. I see myself
as a realist.

I was in ninth grade when I read my first motivational book. It was Wayne Dyer’s Your Erroneous Zones. This book, as well as his other books which I subsequently read, taught me many wonderful and useful lessons.

Many of my patients and clients have been complaining about
weight gain over the holiday season. The complaint is simple,
“I have gained at least 5-8 pounds and I am struggling to lose
the weight.  I am exercising but the scale is not moving.”

I know many of my patients and clients were managing their
nutrition intake up until the Thanksgiving holiday.  Many of the
holiday foods consist of sugar, salt and fat. This lovely
combination of ingredients is the key contributors to weight
gain.

I believe there is a direct correlation between health and
wealth.

If you are wealthy, you can afford to purchase excellent health
insurance, pay for procedures which are not covered by
insurance, buy high-quality food, and take the time to exercise
and de-stress.

What decreases the value of your wealth?

The answer is sickness and/or pain. Even wealthy folks can
experience pain and sickness.

Have you ever received the e-mail joke, “If you think your job or your life is bad, just imagine if this were you…”?  Then there is a picture of a guy cleaning a high-rise on a very windy day, standing on a small scaffold.

We have heard and read time and again about the importance of
creating goals, living an abundant life, living our passion,
following our dreams, and so on.

I have dedicated numerous broadcasts to these themes.
 
Yet many don’t listen, for whatever reason.

Alexander Graham Bell said, “All glory comes from daring to
begin.”

This statement rings true (no pun intended) for many of my
patients and coaching clients.

It’s that first step – the act of beginning – that can be
the problem.

There are many excuses and rationalizations for failing to
begin work on a project, a goal, an idea, or even the
improvement of one’s health.

Do you ever feel like you have a "Please Kick Me" sign on your
back?

I remember my first experience with this sign. I was in
junior high (not a good time for me, or for many, physically)
and it was a tough school--riots, lousy lunches, and no toilet
paper.

Do you ever feel time is just ticking away?  At the end of the
day do you find yourself wishing you had just a few more hours
so you could do the things you want to do?

Some of my clients become frustrated because they feel that
time is slipping away from them. They go to work, return home,
clean house, make dinner, and get ready for the next day.
After all the necessary things are done, there is very little
time left and they feel exhausted.