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Short Term Pain, Long Term Gain

I know, I haven’t posted in a while. There’s a reason: I’ve been dealing with some serious health issues. As a result I’ve had to make drastic changes in my diet, cutting out a lot of foods that I love (stuff that was making me sick).

I’m now on a VERY strict diet, and I gotta tell you the first 4-6 weeks were PAINFUL. I had seriously withdrawal symptoms.

I’ve finally broken past that point and now I feel GREAT. My health has improved dramatically.

What does this have to do with business?

Listen up…

If you want to be successful in business (or most things in life) you gotta be willing to do the things that are uncomfortable, even PAINFUL, in the short term, in order to get results that will make you feel really GOOD in the LONG TERM.

When you get that, and stop thinking it terms of easy money and short cuts, you can start building your foundation for REAL long term SUCCESS.

You can make quick money, and you’ll feel good in the short term, but you’ll be in SERIOUS trouble in the long term.

Just like eating junk.

Are you feeding your business a junk food diet?

Danny Barrera says:

December 28, 2010 at 3:46 pm

Well said!

Thanks for the inspiration Amit!

gary martins says:

December 28, 2010 at 8:12 pm

gluten allergy?

Amit says:

January 3, 2011 at 1:53 pm

YES!

- gary martins says:
  
  January 5, 2011 at 7:46 am
  
  Check out the paleo diet, recommends for optimal health no grains, dairy, or legumes, a bit unorthodox for a typical American diet, but I do it and I’ve never felt better…it’s hard to do at first, but worth it http://www.amazon.com/Paleo-Solution-Original-Human-Diet/dp/0982565844/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1294231399&sr=8-1
  
  The author also has an awesome free weekly podcast where he fields the questions people ask regarding health, nutrition, training etc
  http://robbwolf.com/category/podcasts/
  
  - Amit says:
    
    January 7, 2011 at 5:31 pm
    
    Hey Gary
    
    I’m already on Paleo, loving it!
    
    Strict paleo actually, it’s make a BIG difference.
    
    - gary martins says:
      
      January 8, 2011 at 1:42 pm
      
      sweet! glad its working out for you

Amanda says:

December 28, 2010 at 11:57 pm

Great points. Change can definitely be painful, but necessary and totally worth it. Its tough to make yourself work all the time while your building your business. Super tough…

Glad to hear you are taking better care of yourself. I stopped eating all junk back a couple years ago and lost a ton of weight and feel so much better.