The Journey-No Short Cuts!

I'm often asked by clients to create a "miracle" for them.  They want the magic potion or some crazy extreme diet that will allow them to drop 10 lbs. in one week for some special event.  It's not going to happen! There are NO quick fixes!  You know why the quick fix doesn't work or last, because it's all about the journey.  When you take the short cut, it ends up being the longest route. In the journey, you learn how your body works and you learn RESPECT for yourself and understand just how hard it is everyday to stay on track.  You fight hard everyday, just to eat right and get a work out in and do whatever else you have to do in that day.  These ups and downs are what make you. They teach you to push yourself just a " little more".  And each day you get closer to your goal.  The EXPERIENCE is what is key.  When you take the short cut, you miss out on the experience and the feeling of emotions it gives you, this is what drives you.  Without having experienced this part of the journey, you reach the goal but it's an empty feeling, there's nothing to look back on, no emotion or feeling attached.  The end result is not such a big deal now because you didn't earn it.  When you struggle everyday and reach your goal, at the end you can appreciate how hard you had to work for it.  It's here in this moment that you realize it was all about the journey and not the goal. It's the challenge during this experience which drives us, NOT the end result.