No Shortcuts

jongolson (74) in lifestyle • 5 years ago (edited)

So you wanna make some big life changes? Are you sure?

What I'm about to dive into isn't just limited to entrepreneurs! And it's a bit on the 'personal side'...

You see, we live in the age of 'instant results'.

We don't wanna sit in a kitchen and cook dinner for an hour...We want 30 minute delivery!

Of course, we want the sexy Instagram body...But never want to actually put in the work at the gym!

And alas...We want the 6 figure internet business...Yet still haven't mastered to make 10 bucks online!

Microwave society....

We want it now! And we want it fast!

I've struggled with this in many areas of my life...As you can tell, I'm always making excuses on @thejonolsonproject if you follow me there...

"I can't get back into running and walking..."

"Urgh, I just can't seem to break out of this rut..."

"I feel so down that I didn't hit 5000 steps with @Actifit..."

All the excuses in the world...Instead of getting my rear end up and actually putting in the work.

Or how about something as simple as...Cooking a meal for my family!

Urgh the thought of being in a hot kitchen and making something my kids might never eat...Forget that! It's McDonalds or Pizza tonight!

Do you see what both of these habits have done....

Obviously, I'm not the picture of health and these decisions I make daily...Are killing me from the inside.

I look at this massive mountain of weight I need to lose, and habits I need to change and....I make excuses!

Here's the hard truth...No one is coming to save you and do the work for you!

Same thing goes for some many people in business too...

Oh they see the flashy social media pictures of a 20-something internet marketing guru...Sailing around the world. Living a care free life...And you say to yourself...

"Why can't I do that?"

So you jump into the most exciting opportunity you can find online, spend a small fortune with the hopes of striking it rich in 30 days or less.

Guess what happens?

You guessed it...Excuses, giving up and feeling like a failure.

No matter what area of our lives we seem to WANT something, we start coming up with excuses and never having the patience to see things through...

Please note, this is therapy for me as I write, because I'm pointing the finger directly at myself...And while I don't 'give up' when it comes to business...I tend to make a TON of excuses in other areas of my life.

Lose weight Jon!!!

Nope, I want that extra serving of Mac N' Cheese!

Here's it is folks....

There are ZERO shortcuts in anything worth having in life!

None!

Absolutely no shortcuts at all....And sadly, a lot of businesses prey on people who want the easy button! They want to quick fix and keep telling themselves...This time it'll be different.

Like I said, this is therapy for me because I need to make some changes...Maybe we all do....?

For me, I have to put my health as a priority and keep telling myself...There are no shortcuts. Period.

Do I have a solution to make 'this time' different?

I believe it's your reason why....You need to remember why you are on this planet and who you matter to.

For me...It's my kids. My wife. Because they are worth it!

Time to put up and shut up!

Big changes are ahead.....!

The Union Is Here!

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bradleyarrow (61) · 5 years ago

We forget this from time to time, in my little rant on my blog post this morning, I think I played into the "wanting things now". Sometimes I want things NOW. I wish I had read your post before I wrote mine. lol But then again maybe it is good sometimes to get things off my chest.

Have a great day all.

Bradley

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jongolson (74) · 5 years ago

I think we all fall victim to it, I know I do...Thus the post lol But yeah, we need to stay the course and good things will happen.

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thisisawesome (60) · 5 years ago

You are right @jongolson, there is no shortcuts, just hard work and dedication, so nice to see that you take health seriously by using @actifit, so here is some motivation for you, the unofficial minimum repuirements to get an awesome Actifit report from me is 10k+ steps and at least one nice photo of something interesting along the walk.

So are you up for the challenge?

I just followed the @jonolsonproject account, but just to be sure include my handle in the post if you make it.

Keep up your great work and stay awesome.

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jongolson (74) · 5 years ago

Thanks man, appreciate the follow!

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thisisawesome (60) · 5 years ago

Thanks @jongolson, and thank you for all your awesome work.

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palnetvoter (57) · 5 years ago

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jongolson (74) · 5 years ago

Thank you very much :)

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ph1102 (68) · 5 years ago

I blame Photoshop for all these instant things... :) When it came everyone is pretty, slim, perfect... :)

We are creating fake reality...

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jongolson (74) · 5 years ago

ya man. we are. it’s all fabricated and a lot of it is fake. thank goodness for the blockchain lol

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mamasez (50) · 5 years ago

Some days it is REALLY hard to motivate one's self... and then you look around and see what others are doing to motivate themselves... suddenly it's not so hard... you just HAVE TO DO IT!!

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jongolson (74) · 5 years ago

yup. no excuse. no reasons why we can’t.

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madushanka (74) · 5 years ago

Yeah... There are shortcuts for improve our whole life included mentally or physically. Current society find excuses always without finding best ways for develop their personal or professional life. We've more ways improvement. But must control time with hard working. Time only limited and can't go backward and take time again.

No one is coming to save you and do the work for you!

Of course...We was born alone and we'll go to the death alone. Similarly everything must need to do from our hand. I appreciate your thinking and Thanks for your valuable thoughts. Have a great day.

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jongolson (74) · 5 years ago

Thank you very much for the insight and thoughtful comments. Appreciate that!

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iamraincrystal (68) · 5 years ago

No shortcuts indeed! Changes for the better take time and commitment. I struggle with this too on a daily basis. I just keep reminding myself the reason why I started in the first place. ^^ Keep on being awesome, Jon! ^^

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jongolson (74) · 5 years ago

Thanks :) Yeah it's so important...The more you tell yourself why you are trying to build something or make a a change, the easier it will be and the more it will motivate you!

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