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10/9/08 If you have been watching the tv, listening to the radio, reading a magazine/newspaper or getting online in the last 2+months, you know that the stock market has really been taking a pounding. All of the doom and gloomers on the news are talking about the recession, about the soon to be depression, about the horrible way America has been run in regards to finances. Personally, I don't prescribe to that way of thinking. It drives me crazy. People are always complaining about the government, how they don't do things right, how the "man" is holding them down. I believe in personal responsibility though. I think people need to stand up for themselves and take care of their life, not wait for someone else to come help them. In America people can be anything they want to be as long as they are willing to work for it. If people are poor right now, they can go work and improve their situation in life. No, they may not have all the advantages that someone else has, but they can still make their life better and better until one day they are on top! One of the neat things about owning and running a personal training studio is that I get to see the variety of personalities that make up America. Getting in shape is much the same as succeeding in America. Some people have better genetics than others. Some people are naturally skinny, while others are naturally muscular. Still others have grown up eating a diet full of cheese while others have grown up learning to love vegetables. Owning MPT has given me the opportunity to see how different personalities respond to different situations. Some people decide that they are going to get in shape, so they come and try a boot camp or try a personal training session, but decide that it is too hard and that they just can't work that hard to make their life better. Other people come in however and while they know it will be hard, they know it will be time consuming and they know that it will be frustrating at times, they push through and overcome. These are the kind of people that I like! These people put 110% in to helping themselves. They change their life for the better. They eat right, they workout regularly, they push themselves beyond what they thought was possible and they become better and healthier because of those changes. You have the decision today to determine which type of person you want to be. Are you going to be the person who complains about the bad things that happen to them and how they can't change the cards that are delt or are you going to be the person who determines that no matter where the bottom is, this is where you are getting off and starting a better path for yourself? I truely believe that everyone of us can be the person who overachieves and does something great. I believe that everyone of you that steps into this studio are on your way to becoming that person and that it is my job to show you the right direction. Make it a great day san Antonio! Nicholas Wood This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it (210)415-5934 |