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		<title>Are You Giving Your Very Best Effort?</title>
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By Scott Tousignant, BHK, CFC
Creator of &#8220;Unstoppable Fat Loss&#8221;
Author of &#8220;The Fit Chic&#8221; &#038; &#8220;The Fit Bastard&#8221;
Co-Author of &#8220;101 Great Ways To Improve Your Health&#8221;
When it comes to your health or weight loss goals what kind of effort would it take for you to give your absolute very best?  You&#8217;ve heard me mention many [...]]]></description>
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<strong>By Scott Tousignant, BHK, CFC<br />
Creator of &#8220;Unstoppable Fat Loss&#8221;<br />
Author of &#8220;The Fit Chic&#8221; &#038; &#8220;The Fit Bastard&#8221;<br />
Co-Author of &#8220;101 Great Ways To Improve Your Health&#8221;</strong></p>
<p>When it comes to your health or <strong>weight loss goals</strong> what kind of effort would it take for you to give your absolute very best?  You&#8217;ve heard me mention many times that I feel most people don&#8217;t demand enough of themselves.  Often times it&#8217;s because the standards that we set for ourselves are the same low standards that everyone else sets.  Why can&#8217;t you be different?  Why shouldn&#8217;t you become the very best that you can be?  Sometimes the best approach is just to put up the blinders and drive forward.  Here&#8217;s an amazing video clip that drives this point home clearly.  Prepare to be inspired&#8230;<br />
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<h3>From The Movie &#8220;Facing The Giants&#8221;&#8230; Give Your Very Best!</h3>
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<p>Most people are walking around <strong>limiting their own potential</strong>.  Worse yet, we allow others to limit what we are truly capable of.</p>
<p><strong>We judge our potential by those around us</strong>. We see that 20 pounds overweight is the norm and we accept that as ok for ourselves.</p>
<p>Yet if we walked around wearing blindfolds we would push ourselves to be the very best that we can be.  There would be no comparison.  The only judge would be found within our own hearts.</p>
<p><strong>Define success for yourself</strong>&#8230; not what other people define it as.</p>
<p>How many times have you felt that burn in your arms or your thighs while working out and you quit at that point?  How many people don&#8217;t even allow themselves to get to that burning point?</p>
<p>I push myself hard during my workouts, but after learning from some very inspiring people that I interviewed for my <strong><a href="http://www.unstoppablefatloss.com">Unstoppable Fat Loss</a></strong> audio series like Nino Savona and John Riccio, I realized that there was room to push more.</p>
<p>For me, someone who was already pushing way beyond the point where most people give up, I thought maybe, just maybe I could squeeze out 1 more rep.  Boy was I wrong.</p>
<p>When I set my mind to it and with the motivation of these amazing people who have accomplished incredible feats despite their limitations, along with some high energy music and intense focus, there were times when I could squeeze out 8 more reps.  Now that&#8217;s ridiculous especially when the exercise is a squat and your legs are already on fire.  Ridiculous, but possible.</p>
<p>Yes I collapsed at the end of my workout, but <strong>I actually found out what my very best was and had a new standard to live up to</strong>.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve watched the movie &#8220;Pumping Iron&#8221; with Arnold Schwarzenegger many times and there&#8217;s a point where he pushes his fellow bodybuilder to do more squats when it was obvious that he was already fried.  He squeezed out 3 more reps with an incredible amount of weight and then fell to the floor.</p>
<p>If you dig deep, you&#8217;ll find that you are capable of much more than what you&#8217;ve been settling for.  It&#8217;s time to stop settling for average and mediocre.  Demand more from yourself.  Live up to your potential.  <strong>GIVE YOUR VERY BEST!</strong></p>
<p>It&#8217;s time to raise your bar!</p>
<p>Have an absolutely amazing day.</p>
<p>Scott Tousignant</p>
<p><strong>Scott Tousignant, BHK, CFC is the creator of <a href="http://goose123.21ufl.hop.clickbank.net">Unstoppable Fat Loss</a>, &#8220;What separates the fat loss success stories from the people who continue to struggle to achieve their dream body&#8221;</p>
<p>Scott has also authored 2 books that are transforming the bodies of people around the world.  &#8220;The Fit Chic&#8221; and &#8220;The Fit Bastard&#8221; not only contain a FULL YEAR of workouts, they provide intense motivation to drive you to fat loss success.</p>
<p>You can grab a free month of workouts at the following sites:</p>
<p><a href="http://21ufl.goose123.hop.clickbank.net">The Fit Chic</a></p>
<p><a href="http://goose123.tfb2217.hop.clickbank.net">The Fit Bastard</a></p>
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		<title>The Power Of Vision Goals</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:39:28 +0000</pubDate>
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By Scott Tousignant, BHK, CFC
Creator of &#8220;Unstoppable Fat Loss&#8221;
Author of &#8220;The Fit Chic&#8221; &#038; &#8220;The Fit Bastard&#8221;
Co-Author of &#8220;101 Great Ways To Improve Your Health&#8221;

Long before the hit movie &#8220;The Secret&#8221; came out I was a big fan of John Assaraf&#8217;s work, and I read Dr. Joe Vitale&#8217;s Book &#8220;The Attractor Factor&#8220;. As I followed [...]]]></description>
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<strong>By Scott Tousignant, BHK, CFC<br />
Creator of &#8220;Unstoppable Fat Loss&#8221;<br />
Author of &#8220;The Fit Chic&#8221; &#038; &#8220;The Fit Bastard&#8221;<br />
Co-Author of &#8220;101 Great Ways To Improve Your Health&#8221;<br />
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<p>Long before the hit movie &#8220;The Secret&#8221; came out I was a big fan of John Assaraf&#8217;s work, and I read Dr. Joe Vitale&#8217;s Book &#8220;<strong>The Attractor Factor</strong>&#8220;. As I followed John&#8217;s work throughout the years the one thing that resonated with me the most was his <strong>use of vision boards</strong>.  I immediate realized how powerful this simple tool could be in my drive toward not only my fitness goals, but all goals in my life.</p>
<p>Throughout my University education in the field of Kinesiology, the subjects that fascinated me the most were Sport Psychology and Sport Philosophy.  In these courses we learned a lot about the <strong>power of visualization</strong> and the same studies that are talked about in the movie &#8220;The Secret&#8221;.  Believe me, there are countless studies out there on the power of visualization!</p>
<p>Visualizing my goals and experiencing the feelings and emotions of already achieving them has always come naturally to me within my sports background.  But I knew that I had to give this vision board thing a try.  </p>
<p>But&#8230;<br />
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Being the over-achiever that I am, I knew that I had to take it to a whole new level.  A board was just not enough for me, especially in the world we live in where people are always trying to discourage us from achieving our goals by knocking them down.</p>
<p>Basically, I&#8217;ve bombarded my mind and my life with my goals.  I&#8217;ve got pictures of my fitness goal body on my desk, on my computer, on my alarm clock, on my bedroom wall, on my bathroom mirrors, on my fridge, in my car.</p>
<p>Plus I have my goals written out next to them with all the feelings and emotions of already achieving them, and I&#8217;ve got inspirational quotes next to them too.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s a video clip of my house to give you an idea of what I&#8217;m talking about:</p>
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<p>Notice the screen saver on my computer at the beginning of the video clip.  It&#8217;s the wax seal from the movie &#8220;The Secret&#8221;.  Take a look at the quotes and the fake 1 million dollar bill.</p>
<p>This is a lot of fun for me and yes people do look at me a little funny at times, but now they&#8217;re all used to it and have started doing it themselves.  For the people that knock it&#8230; So be it.  This works for me and I&#8217;m not going to let anyone else&#8217;s comments or opinions get in the way of me and my goals.</p>
<p>I encourage you to bombard your mind with the images, thoughts, and feelings of the goals that you expect to accomplish.  Since practicing this incredible Law Of Attraction, I find myself in almost disbelief at the incredible miracles that have happened in my life.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m telling you man, miracles are happening daily.  I&#8217;m not sure exactly what it is, but I does seem as if I am much more in tune and aware of the many amazing opportunities that are being presented on a daily basis.</p>
<p>The key factor is being open and willing to RECEIVE these incredible miracles into your life.  Why?  Because YOU deserve it!  With a capital &#8216;D&#8217;</p>
<p><strong>Scott Tousignant, BHK, CFC is the creator of <a href="http://goose123.21ufl.hop.clickbank.net">Unstoppable Fat Loss</a>, &#8220;What separates the fat loss success stories from the people who continue to struggle to achieve their dream body&#8221;</p>
<p>Scott has also authored 2 books that are transforming the bodies of people around the world.  &#8220;The Fit Chic&#8221; and &#8220;The Fit Bastard&#8221; not only contain a FULL YEAR of workouts, they provide intense motivation to drive you to fat loss success.</p>
<p>You can grab a free month of workouts at the following sites:</p>
<p><a href="http://21ufl.goose123.hop.clickbank.net">The Fit Chic</a></p>
<p><a href="http://goose123.tfb2217.hop.clickbank.net">The Fit Bastard</a></p>
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