Jason Leister: Instant Weight Loss for Business Builders (Part II)

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Last week I introduced you to how you gain weight trying to meet other’s desires instead of your own.

Saying “Yes,” When I Wanted to Say “No”

We’ve all had times in our life when we’ve done something like this. A person asks us to do something and we agree to it when we really don’t want to.

Nobody wants to be a jerk, after all. But last time I checked, being a jerk is a pretty subjective situation.

The fact of the matter is I didn’t have the guts at the time to answer questions like this honestly. Instead, I was scared to death of the consequences of “rejecting” someone by asserting my will and saying, “No.”

And so I said “Yes” when I should have said “No.” And I did it over and over and over again.

And the weight piled on because of it.

Living like this blurs your focus of what you should be doing with your life and it fills your days with stuff you shouldn’t be doing.

As Your Life Develops, Available Opportunity Shrinks

Success minded individuals often say things like, “Opportunity is everywhere.” I made the mistake of believing that once, but these days I know better.

There might be limitless opportunities for someone to pursue, but there aren’t limitless opportunities that are right for me to pursue.

There might be thousands of goals that are worthy of achievement for someone on this planet, but there aren’t many that are worth investing a portion of my own short life to achieve.

As I grow and gain experience and wisdom, I realize that the list of opportunities deserving of my time is actually shrinking.

And that realization, quite frankly, is liberating. Because it replaces a feeling of overwhelm with a feeling of peace and calm.

It gives me the power to exercise discernment and control over the direction of my life. And to be extremely selective about how I invest each moment I’m alive.

Today Is the Day to Drop the Pounds

If you’re carrying around extra weight like I’ve described, today is the day to drop it. ALL OF IT. It requires only a decision to be your real self and the courage to stand in that authenticity.

We are here for a reason and it’s high time that we all start living that out.

Your choices require no one’s approval and there’s no need to provide an explanation. There is only a requirement to act.

My hunch is that there are things you are holding onto in your life and business that simply are no longer worthy of your time. Maybe they never even were.

It’s just not a good use of your life to hang on. Think big, act big. Release what is not yours to carry. Don’t be afraid to move on.

Give yourself permission to do this. Give yourself permission to “lighten up.”

Because it is only when you lighten up that you will fly.