The Real Meaning Behind Massive Action
September 12, 2009 by fladlien
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A week ago I did a webinar with hundreds of people on it. I was sick as a dog.
Literally, it was all I could do to get out of bed to do the webinar. I gave it
my best shot and somehow pulled it off.
The next day I went to the doctor. While I was there I told her I was also having heart pains, so she ordered a cholesterol test. I got the results back Tuesday, and it was 256. And I’m a freaking 26 year old vegetarian!
Coincidentally, three days prior I was reading an ad by one of the greatest copywriters of all time, Gary Bencivenga. In it he talked about how a landmark study showed that if you had cholesterol levels below 150, you were virtually heart-attack proof.
So that’s my goal – by the next checkup (2 months from now) I WILL have my cholesterol down to that level.
Now here’s what’s instructive: when I want something, I do EVERYTHING in my willpower to achieve it. That’s the real secret behind my success.
I’m a living, breathing example of massive action. So here’s what I did in this case to achieve my goal.
First, I went back to my vegan diet, meaning I cut ALL animal products out of my diet, not just meat.
Second, I researched and found the foods that were considered the best for lowering cholesterol. A lot of sites said that oat bran, almonds, walnuts, blueberries, blackberries and flaxseed are all excellent.
So now for breakfast, here’s what I eat: organic oat bran cereal with ground flaxseed, mixed with almond slices, crushed walnuts, blueberries and blackberries in vanilla soy milk.
And for dinner I eat the other major cholesterol reducers such as legumes, garlic, foods fortified with omega 3’s and plant sterols/stanols, and black soybeans, etc.
In addition, I make sure to get 5 servings of fruits and vegetables a day.
We’re just starting… For a while my exercise routine fell to the wayside as I found myself working day and night. Not anymore. The first thing I do in the morning when I wake up is exercise for 30 minutes.
And finally, I do a heavy dosage of NLP and hypnosis on myself as well, because the mental mind controls the physical body tons more than most people realize – so I literally visualize my arteries in peak condition and my vital organs working perfectly and so forth.
When I want something, damn it, I don’t do one or two things to try to get it. I do everything in my willpower TO get it.
When I talk to most of my coaching clients, they will want something specific in their business. Like traffic, for example. I ask them what they are currently doing to generate traffic. They usually list one or two things. And on expectation, those things are executed very poorly.
If I wanted traffic, I’d create a “traffic schedule”, where first thing in the morning that is what I’d go through. The traffic schedule would take roughly 3-4 hours to execute and would be 3-4 different traffic strategies that I would use and I would max out every different way to use them. That way, even if 90% of them didn’t work, then I wouldn’t care, because the other 10% would be good enough to start with.
ANY improvement is better than no improvement.
When I wanted to write articles consistently in 7 minutes, I approached it with the same tenacity. Ads in 3 hours? Same tenacity. Products in 48 hours or less? Same tenacity.
You need to condition yourself to approach whatever you want in Internet Marketing with the same tenacity.
You know why most people don’t succeed? It’s not because of lack of information. It’s not lack of opportunity. It’s not lack of skill. It’s not lack of time.
They just don’t want it bad enough. How bad do you want it?
I remember when I first got bit by the Internet Marketing bug. I was painting houses for $12 an hour and living with my dad in a tiny apartment.
When I got exposed to Internet Marketing, here’s what I did. I’d wake up
two hours before work to devote time just to Internet Marketing. Then after painting houses all day, I’d come home and work until bedtime.
Repeat the process…
That was less than 21 months ago! And now look where I’m at. And I know
you can do the same, if you want it bad enough.
So today is the day where you sit down and write down what you want
more badly than anything and when you will get it. Then don’t just do
one, two, three or four things to “try” to get it, but do everything
in your willpower TO get it.
Then after you get it, send me a thank you card in the mail for being
the person who kicked you in the butt to get you started down the right
path.
Thoughts?
As a little more than 300 days have passed since your original post, would you mind telling us how the cholesterol issue has been resolved? did you reach your goal of 150?
Great post, Jason. I like your energy and the site. So, did you end up getting your cholesterol down to where you want it? If you want some un-asked for advice, get off the soy milk
It’s bad news. No particular effect on cholesterol one way or the other though that I know of. Be well! -Tracy
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Jason,
I went through the same issue in 2002 when I was living in USA.
My count dropped from 205 to 155 in 2 months.
I invested enormous time and effort to get to the bottom of this issue and detailed results from my research are here (free, nothing to buy and no affiliate links, just good free report):
http://www.mindpowerindia.com/health-heart/health-heart1.htm
My best for your journey,
Raj
Hey Jason,
I think it’s human nature to “slack off” it’s hard for people to give 100% effort, but you’re a perfect example of where 100% effort will get you.
I’m taking your advice and going for it!
Also since you’ve helped me out so much in my business, I thought I’d tell you 2 more ways that I know of to increase your HDL cholesterol eat dark chocolate and drink red wine
Hope this helps – best of luck lowering your cholesterol
Jeff Bode
Hi Jason,
My best advice is everything in moderation.
Another important addition is a family with children. My family has always kept me healthy, wealthy, young and alive.
Life is great. I wouldn’t have missed it for anything. Enjoy.
Best Regards,
Jim
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKs0oEIVOck
Hey Jason,
Your messages are always inspiring. We all know you’ll get your cholesterol down fast because you always do what you say you’re going to do!
Not too long ago I remember when you would have to ask and sometimes “beg” for your subsribers to post at least 10 comments on your blog.
Now look at it! Well over 50 without even trying. Great stuff! You are the model of massive action.
Rock on!
Drew
I get your point Logan and you are right on but from a marketers view there is definitely a lot of interest and confusion on the topic of health.
The thing is we are all different. We all have different needs based on the foods we have been subjecting ourselves to and the lifestyles that we lead, and wish to lead.
I listen and read about nutrition all the time and meat works for some and does not for others. I spoke to a doctor the other day and she said her sickest patients are the vegetarians. Apparently a good book to read is called ‘The Vegetarian Myth’ – not sure if it is released yet.
If you want some great information from all sides check out http://www.oneradionetwork.com (I am not assoc with this site but I always listen in). It is free and has loads of great interviews to download.
This is why life is so exciting – we all have to take our own journey and feel our way through (unfortunately a lot of people are loses their senses these days so would not know if something was good for them if it was right in front of them).
Good luck and thanks for the great insights Jason.
Thanks for the comment Logan. The message I got from Jason was also “how to take massive action in any situation.” And it’s a powerful one. I had the good fortune to meet Jason at a seminar in Austin recently and sit by him for a couple of days. He was one of the presenters and his message was timely and very well presented. What I enjoyed the most, however was the time we had to just visit and chat while sitting at a seminar. I didn’t know who he was at the time, so I enjoyed making a new friend. Later I discovered what he has been able to do in a short period of time so he became a “role model” to this retiree! I continue to look to him for suggestions and ideas that are timely and effective.
It it just me or wasn’t the point of Jason’s post to explain how to take massive action in any situation. I think he was just using his own cholesterol level as an example. Everyone’s medical advice, while well-intentioned, misses Jason’s point completely. IMHO.
-Logan