August 17, 2021

If not now… when?

One day, I will eat that cookie!

You gaze at it, sitting on the counter in front of you. Chewy, moist, hot… full of chocolate chunks dripping sweetness… If only you could simply reach out your hand to take it…

But it’s only a dream…

You are not eating that cookie because you’ve shut yourself away from this dream. Decided it’s not for you. Locked your heart against your desires because practicality says it’s bad for you.

And yet, you still want it; and promise yourself that, some day, you’ll be able to eat it again.

I ask you, when will be the right day? When will you be thin enough, confident enough, assertive enough to say, “Yes. Today is the day! I will eat that cookie, feel good while doing it, and not gain weight!”

Do you have a plan to get to that day? A plan to lose weight, reduce sugar cravings, and rewire your mindset?

Ok, do you know we’re not talking about a cookie?

I had you going there though, didn’t I?

I’m going to let you in: that cookie represents your creative desires. Uh huh. You’ve told yourself for years that someday you will start your creative career.

‘Someday’ never comes. It’s like ‘somebody.’ My dad’s catch phrase to us kids whenever we asked, “Can somebody help me with this?” was always, “‘Somebody’ isn’t here.”

His point was: “You’re never going to get the help you need unless you address someone specific.”

So I’m going to tell you now: ‘Someday’ is never coming. You need a specific plan if you want to live the life you crave.

Do you have that plan? Do you have that resolution? Do you know how to lose the ‘weight’ that is keeping you from living your dream life? If other people can do it, so can you. You just need to start taking the first steps.