Fat People Allow Failures of The Past To Hold Them Back!

Believe that it is very possible to use past failures to succeed in the future! Is this something you believe?

You see most fat people allow past failures to hold them back from future endeavors, whereas fit people use their past failures to push forward to a better life.

You cannot and should not assume that that the future will be the same as what happened in the past. The future has not happened yet! You control and make a decision towards everything that happens next. Nothing that has happened yesterday should happen again. Instead, use what happened yesterday to springboard you to a different and better future.

Everyone fails sometime or another.

In fact the most very successful people have failed more often than those not so successful. The only difference is the very successful people learned from their failures and changed to improve on them.

Most people see failure as proof that they are not good enough, educated enough, even smart enough to achieve greatness. Only a few "world-class thinkers" use past failures as learning experiences to start over at a higher level. Nothing is different with the failures. A failure is a failure! The difference is in the thinking after the failure.

This is what we call "Mental Toughness"!

So decide right now to let go of all your fear of failing, whatever it may be and carry on or move forward thinking like a champion.

It is completely up to you.

To experience what world class thinking is all about just for one day, act like it is impossible to fail all day long.

You just might like the way it feels and continue on with that everyday.

Chad Cannon is a speaker, author, fat loss expert, and owner of Shaping Concepts Fitness Studios of Bluffton/Hilton Head, SC.

Fat People Hang Out With Other Fat People. Fit People Hang Out With Other Fit People. MAKE SENSE?

In your "inner circle" of friends, how many of them are fat and how many are fit?

I've always been taught to hang out with people that I want to be like. Rich people hang out with other rich people. Great business owners hang out with other great business owners, great athletes hang out with other great athletes, happy people hang out with other happy people. And guess what? Fat people usually have fat friends that are just as unhappy as they are.

Try to build good relationships with fit people who will have a positive impact on your life, your thinking, everything you do. Don't cut out the others, but start spending less time with them and much more time with fit people.

Who's in your inner circle?

Chad Cannon is a speaker, author, fat loss expert, and owner of Shaping Concepts Fitness Studios of Bluffton/Hilton Head, SC.

A Possibility Starts Here

Below I have made a story through 6 different videos starting with "For all of us, a dream can come true". I put together this story because there are so many people out there, possibly you, that want to lose weight, but just don't have the motivation to do it, or depression has kicked in so much that it's just hard to even get started. It all comes down to having a dream and making a simple decision to either go for it, or not. It's easy for me to put into words I know, but not easy to do. But it is easy to make that decision. And that is everything that you will ever need!

Watch the six videos below in order from "For all of us, a dream can come true" up.

Maybe, just maybe it might start a fire under you enough for you to make that decision.

The Power Of The Dream

600 children saw the power of the dream in these few minutes. Just look in their eyes and you'll see it too. It all started with a dream!

Reach As Far As You Can!

Put it all on the line. Reach higher, reach stronger! The more you believe, the more the dream will be yours!

Your Time Is Now

This IS your time! There is no better time than now! So go get it! No one can stop you!

It's Okay To Be Scared

Watch the eyes of the girls during the first 30 seconds. You think they aren't scared? You bet they are! But they each have a dream, they each chose to make a change, and now have the chance to acheive that dream. Of course they are scared, JUST LIKE YOU ARE, scared to fail in that dream. These girls made a simple decision to take that risk. Better to try and fail then to not try at all!

A Dream is Followed by Change

After a dream, we then choose to change!

For all of us, a dream CAN come true!

It all starts with a dream!

Empowering Inspiring video message

If You Never Failed... You've Never Lived

I Lost My Best Friend

It was a very sad day. I lost a great friend recently. I have known him for many, many years and we have become very close.

He always seemed to drag along with me and my family wherever we went...out to dinner, movies, cookouts, sporting events, even vacations. He was like family to me. Someone that I always confided in. I shared my wonderful stories with him, and drownded him with my sorrows. I have lost my best friend.

It was one of the saddest days of my life.

Now what? What am I going to do without him dragging along everywhere?

Who will I put all my stress on when I need it?

How will I cope without having him around?

It's tough, but I know I can do it! I WILL surge forward with my life and try to make it the best possible life I can without him being around ever again.

Oh, I forgot to tell you who my friend was...

Sorry, I didn't mean to leave that part out.

Who was my best friend in the whole world?

It was...

MY NICELY ROUNDED BELLY! USUALLY FILLED WITH JELLY!

That's correct, I've lost my nicely rounded belly.

I remember the days when we used to sit for hours, watching football and drinking beer, eating fried chicken, and large pizza's. Man oh man, those were the days. How I miss him so!

Well, actually it's kinda nice not feeling like crap anymore. And I never have to stop and rest to wait for him to catch up when we are out and about. Life actually seems a lot easier now without him. I hate to say that about my best friend, but it's true.

I never have to meet him at the doctors office anymore...he used to go with me for support. And I can now do a lot more things with my kids that I never could before, when he always jumped on my back!

I guess things are much better now. Athough I wish he were still around so I could introduce him to my six new friends...I call them "The Six Pack"!

I will miss him very much and remember him always, but love my new friends and hope to meet more soon!

Okay, so this happened to me about 15 years ago, but I thought it was a good story to share with you. It is a true story by the way.

Chad Cannon is a certified personal trainer, fat loss expert, speaker, author, and owner of Shaping Concepts Fitness Training Studio in Bluffton, SC. Learn more about how you can receive a FREE no obligations trial of his Shaping Concepts of Bluffton Fitness Programs and Boot Camps.

Quote It!

Some inspirational quotes I've picked up over the years...

A day without laughter is a day wasted.

If you think someone could use a friend, be one.

Be yourself. An original is laways worth more than a copy.

Just because something is difficult doesn't mean you shouldn't try. It means you should just try harder.

If you tell the truth you don't have to remember what you said.

Save the drama for the llama.

Common snese. Don't leave home without it.

The optimist sees the oppotunity in every difficulty.

Respect is not a gift. You have to earn it.

Today is a great day to learn something new.

Only positive attitudes beyond this point.

Life is all about making mistakes and learning from them.

Listen and silent are spelled with the same letters.

If you don't have time to do it right, you must have time to do it over.

No slackng any time.

Excuse limit: 0

Pass with hard work.

Give someone a hand and you both climb higher.

Excuses stop here.

The future is in our hands.

One thing you can't recycle is wasted time.

Chad Cannon is a certified personal trainer, fat loss expert, speaker, author, and owner of Shaping Concepts Fitness Training Studio in Bluffton, SC. Learn more about how you can receive a FREE no obligations trial of his Shaping Concepts of Bluffton Fitness Programs and Boot Camps.

The Climb

Something happened when I got home Friday night that just put me over the top, emotionally. My daughter had asked me to be a chaperone for a school field trip to the beach the first week in May. It was on a Tuesday (my day to work on business and not train anyone) so I had told her a week or so ago that I would do it. Well Friday when I got home she asked me again, because it was time for me to commit. Some circumstances have changed at work which means I might have to be there to train that day, so I told Madeline, my daughter, that I couldn’t go on her field trip now. That was a huge mistake! She started balling! Tears everywhere. After 20 minutes I felt so bad that my business was running me instead of me running my business, that I also started to cry. I had to turn down my own daughter to make sure I was able to train people.

I asked myself “why?”. Didn’t I choose to own a business so I could spend more time with my family? YES! Well guess what I’ve decided? I’m going on that field trip! Because my daughter wants me there and I want to be there with her. I'll find a way to make it happen or even close down for a few hours if I have to. And that’s that!

I was alone this weekend as my wife went to her mothers with the kids for last minute dress fittings for my sister-in-laws wedding (which I will also miss work for because I want to be there). Being alone was so hard. I had to really think about what I am doing with my life, my business, and what my goals and dreams are. Am I doing what I want to be doing? Am I doing what will take me to what I eventually want to be doing? I even asked myself if I was truly helping people. Part of me felt the answer was no.

Then I basically slapped myself and realized that of course I was helping people. I have been transforming the lives of others for almost 20 years now as a trainer. I have saved the lives of many people. I have helped people get out of pain. I have helped people beat Multiple Sclerosis. I have helped handicapped people move again. I have helped people fight cancer. I have helped people rehabilitate from surgeries. I have helped people recover from open heart surgery. I have helped people fight against heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, fibromyalgia and many more. I have helped athletes become champions. I have helped people lose hundreds of pounds. Am I an idiot to even question myself? Of course I have helped people!

I may not know exactly where this owning a business thing is going to take me, but I do know that the climb getting there has been an absolute blessing. I have learned so many things from so many people, and plan on learning so much more.

From this day forward I will not put my family second to my business, as I have in the past. I will choose to live life on my terms, not anyone else’s, and I will enjoy the climb to my goals and dreams, not thinking about what it will be like when I get there, but enjoying the climb itself.

As a tribute to my daughter, who loves Miley Cyrus/Hannah Montana, I have put a video below of her new song "The Climb" with her very meaningful words on it. The words in the song literally spoke to me this past weekend and helped me get through a tough, tough couple of days alone. Maybe these words can speak to you in whatever stresses you are dealing with at this point in your life.

Watch the video below and really listen to the words that are given to you and you might understand what I mean.

Drawing Motivation from Sorrow

You see last week, Thursday the 19th was the 2 year anniversary of my father’s death. It was a very hard time, a hard day to get through for many of my family members. Although it was a hard day, I got a lot of things accomplished, and I even made a short video for you to show you how I draw a positive in my entire life, from my every movement to training others all stemming from my fathers passing. Watch the video below.

Don't Watch This Inspirational Video If You Don't Want To Cry!

WAIT! I have to set it up for you. If you don’t feel like crying, don’t watch this! I’m serious. This video is so emotional in a happy way. This is a video that completely describes the way everyone should reach forward towards their goals, their dreams, and how you should just CARRY ON with your dreams (LOOK FOR THOSE WORDS IN THE VIDEO-CARRY ON). After watching this video you will feel inspired to go out and carry on in achieving your own dreams. PLEASE, post your comments on this blog and tell me what you thought. Seriously, don’t be one of those people that does not post comments. That just shows me that you are not serious about your own goals. Tell me what you think!