In a bid to lose weight or get back into shape many people try to simply reduce their amount of food intake. Although this can be beneficial, especially if you are someone who is prone to eating a lot, there are other factors to take into account.

The reason why I entitled this post as ‘Jump start your metabolism‘ is because by getting your metabolism working at an optimum rate, it is much easier to lose weight and more importantly keep it off. Most diet plans show you how to lose weight but not how to keep it off.

By boosting your metabolism, you are burning up the calories in the most natural way. And by eating more natural and water content foods you will be providing your digestive system with more immediately digestible foods.

Exercise and food control need to go hand in hand, but it doesn’t mean that you need to embark on a rigorous routine by any means. What’s needed is a simple but regular routine so that your body is able to start toning and developing muscle. This is not becoming muscley; that’s totally different. What it means is that by exercising you are simply getting into shape and ’shape’ means correct muscle tone and volume.

Muscles burn more calories than any other cells in the body and so the more in shape you are, the more you are likely to stay that way.

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It is no small thing to eliminate the fears that drain your power. However, as there are people who have managed to rid themselves of these fears, it proves that it is indeed possible. Fear is such a disabling emotion. Fear stops you from doing all the good and great things that you are capable of.

Although there are several types of fear some of the principle ones are fear of success, fear of failure, fear of people, fear of change and then there are phobias of so many kinds. In fact the list is a as long as there are people in this world. In most cases fear is a vague ungrounded emotion that disables you without you specifically knowing why. This is why a process of understanding your self and the fears you are holding onto is a great starting place

As there are so many fears that any one person can have it is probably a lot easier to work with some simple but effective solutions to eliminate the fears that drain your power. It may take time to remove all your fears but fortunately a great deal of fear can be dissolved or let go of very quickly. Where to begin?

Feel the fear and do it anyway. There was a book written on this subject. Essentially if you go ahead with your thought or idea despite any fear you may be experiencing then just by the simple fact of taking action a great deal of the strength of fear will be reduced and you will probably discover that the fears were ungrounded. Taking action dislodges even deep rooted fears so that you can start to experience that life is possible without having fear. Taking action gets a momentum going within the self that can take you to a state of awareness that you may never have thought existed. It really is that powerful.

What do you think is the opposite of fear? Its love, isn’t it? So, another excellent way to eliminate fear is to give time to love the self. Love what you do and love who you are. Take time to have good and happy thoughts about your self and the work that you do. It’s a bit like self appreciation. By doing this you are bringing the focus of your value system home. This means that you are able to love being as you are and who you are so that the dependency on external results or others opinions have less and less effect on you.

As a lot of the fears that drain your power are keeping you company due to the fact that there is uncertainty. The unknown is a very good home to fear. By planning things out whether it is a life plan, a business plan, a project plan or any other plan, you are removing some of the element of uncertainty. You won’t remove all of it but enough to get started and displace the fears that may be stopping you.

By taking consistent action and appreciating yourself and the efforts that you are making to eliminate the fears that drain your power, you will start to discover what life is like with little or even no fear. You will feel much lighter and be a lot more productive and proactive.

To respect your decisions is a simple, powerful yet very under used quality of a person. It is a very rare person who fully respects all his or her decisions. In fact the majority of people make decisions ‘on the fly’ without really considering whether those decisions are really needed, whether they are correct or even if they are possible to accomplish. Imagine for a moment how you would feel and how you would live if you were able to respect your decisions. How focused would your mind be if you consciously weighed up the merits of something before making a decision? You would be determined, uncluttered in the mind, more creative, more satisfied, happier and so the list goes on. All this can be experienced simply by giving a few seconds or minutes to each decision.

Although a whole list of methods or techniques could be written about how to respect your decisions and carrying them out, the simplest way to start is by deciding to decide and deciding to respect the decisions made! Yes, it’s as simple as that. Everyday almost the entire population of the world make several decisions. Some are insignificant like what you’ll have for breafast and others are life changing like: shall I change career?; shall I get married? Once you have made your decision it is very empowering to go full ahead to conclude it unless of course there are some very valid reasons that subsequently come to your attention that mean a reconsideration is necessary.

Before making a decision it is a good idea to notice your inner feelings about what you are considering. Do you feel at ease about what you are thinking to do? Is it in line with your principles and values of life? If you decide to do something that is not in accordance with your inner state then you will almost certainly find that it is very diffiicult to complete the task that you’ve decided to do. In fact you may not even start it! This procrastination then breeds self resentment and a general state of inertia. You keep looking at what you have decided to do but the reality is that you don’t really want to do it! By making sure that the decision aligns with your values first then there should be nothing to hold you back.

Respecting your decisions is a question of self respect. If you rarely do what you say then neither will other people have trust in you nor will you trust yourself. You can get to a rather strange state where you are making decisions about your work or family, etc but even while making those decisions you know you are not going to do it. You could call these half hearted decisions. These very quickly drain you of energy and make you inefficient and even lazy. At this point nearly everything seems like hard work.

To respect your decisions is a great quality to have. By giving importance to your time and energy you will be able to make effective and more accurate decisions. You will be known as someone who does what they say they will do. You will be highly respected. You will have a powerful and clear mind. You’ll have one of the greatest attributes needed for success.

I am joining Dr Mani and others in a 4 hour blogathon in order to raise $50,000 for children with heart disorders. My part is to blog for four hours to help in its promotion.

My topic is one close to my heart and that is Positive Thinking. I understand that Dr Mani is doing hid theme on Happiness, so we are on the same mind set.

I’m set to start at 2.00am UK time. I live in the UK and that is the only time I will get to fullfill my 4 hours. Yes, I will need positive thinking to get up at 2.00am as it is now nearly 11.00pm.

OK I’m off to sleep and will start at 2.00

Later

mark

How you can stay motivated to achieve anything is one of the prime secrets of success. If you are able remain motivated in whatever tasks or projects that you undertake then success will become your shadow…it will follow closely behind whatever you do. If you observe the characteristics of virtually all successful people then you will notice that they have this one thing in common: they are able to remain motivated despite serious set backs and difficulties.

In order to stay motivated to achieve anything you want there are two main aspects that need your attention. One is to keep in mind what motivates you and the other is to protect your self from the things that de-motivate you. As the story goes, there is little point in rowing a boat like mad if you have not removed the rope anchoring that boat to the shore. You’re simply not going to get anywhere!

The chief causes for lack of motivation are: impotent goals (you don’t fully believe in the value of what you are doing), too many projects going on at the same time so that you feel overwhelmed by them all and lack of a disciplined approach. This is by no means the full list but these are very powerful causes for keeping you stuck, so it is essential to deal with these.

To stay motivated to achieve anything you need to keep the purpose which motivated you in the first place uppermost in your mind. Whatever you’re aiming to achieve, by keeping that in your vision it will continually be inspiring you to keep going. If it does not then double check your reasons for starting the project in the first place!

Create a strategy based on your purpose so that you have a whole ‘game plan’ set out. This provides clarity and thus eliminates vagueness which is an enemy of motivation. The next special ingredient is an action plan that will need to be broken down into manageable chunks. In a practical sense this means to have a yearly plan, monthly plan ,weekly plan and finally a daily plan which is usually referred to as a ’to do list’. By creating a plan of action you will immediately know what you have to do and by when. This will save you a huge amount of time. Wasting time is a powerful de-motivator but effective use of time keeps you energized and therefore you can stay motivated to achieve anything.

Just thought you may like this video I found. In fact its been really popular so you may have seen it already. Stll once more won’t hurt. Back soon.

In order to gain success in 30 Days you will find that the
seven points listed here will keep you focused and on target
so whatever you want to achieve you can do it.

1. Decide what you want
Before you can get anywhere you have to know at least two
things. They are where are you right now and where do you
want to go? This is true if you’re travelling by car or bus
somewhere and it is also true if you want to make an inner
journey to success.
2. How badly do you want it?
Once you’ve decided where you want to get to, you really
need to know in your self, how much, how deeply, how
passionately do you want that? Life without passion and
purpose will be forever mediocre so be sure your goal is one
that you have passion for; one you really want and need to
acheive.
3. The right method
We’re starting to get some where. But You need the correct
method to get there. As with most things there’s the wrong
way to do it and there’s the right way to do it. Also there
is usually the slow way and the fast way. What we want is
the right way and the fast way.
4. Rest and check
As with a journey rest breaks are scheduled in. In the same
way when you want to initiate personal change you need to
rest from time to time and also check to make sure that
you’re still on track. It’s very easy to get distracted,
especially if you are doing something new.
5. Determination
Few people, unless very lucky, have attained anything
without having determination. Determination is the
ingredient that provides the fuel to keep change happening;
it keeps you going even though you may feel like stopping.
6. Trust the outcome
Sometimes doubt in the self can come, especially when you
are starting something you have never attempted before. That
is why it’s a great quality to trust that you will succeed.
Don’t allow doubt to settle in your mind as when it does it
will poison all your great intentions. Think: ‘I will
succeed’, ‘Iwill succeed’.
7. A reasonable plan
Planning makes life incredibly free and liberating. The
reason is simply because when you have a plan of action you
don’t need to think about what yopu are supposed to do and
when. You know exactly what you’re to do. This saves
enormous amounts of time and useless thinking.
Although the tips shared here are actually very simple; you
probably already know them. However, they are the tried and
tested tips for bringing about change. In the immortal words
of the Jedi Knight from Star Wars: ‘Do or do not, never try’
I am known as MarkF and have studied and applied techniques
for success and achievement for over 15 years. A highly
popular and effective product for fast tracking anyone to
success is affirmation ware. It simply sits on your pc
desktop and provides subliminal affirmations of your
choosing to enable you to get what you want: affirmware

For as long as there’s been recorded history human kind have been on a quest for self improvement. Whether the improvement sought is mental, physical, financial, and spiritual or otherwise, improvement we have sought. In order to get what we want and to get it in the shortest time frame possible we have looked for or developed methods, techniques or new understanding to facilitate that.

With this in mind I have started this blog to detail my own journey and also to offer suggestions and ideas that you my readers may find useful. These will be particularly the things that I have discovered to be effective at getting fast results and that too with the simplest and quickest learning curves.

As the name suggests http://www.improvefast.net is dedicated to providing insights, techniques and ideas to enable fast improvement. Although particularly dedicated to self improvement, that is mind power, positive thinking and other similar areas I might venture into other associated areas of self improvement if the need arises.

One of the biggest obstacles that most people suffer from is just getting started on the road to self improvement. But once you start and get a momentum going it gets easier and easier. In that line of thought I took action and got this blog up and running.

Peace

Mark