Have you ever had a personal trainer or a nutritionist ask you this question?
"What are your goals?"
If so, what was your response?
Let me share a story...
When I was diagnosed, the FIRST time, with cancer at the young age of 29, my goal was...
"Beat my cancer!"
Good news was...I reached my goal.
And it only took 9 months and 2 surgeries (1 major) to get me there.
Yay!
Then, life went back to normal.
Nine months later...
The cancer came back.
That's when my WHOLE LIFE changed.
My new goal...
To be the healthiest motherfucker on the planet.
(Check out my bio on LinkedIn for verification that I am, in fact, the healthiest motherfucker on the planet 😂)
And instead of taking the quick and easy route (chemo), I decided to do something much more difficult.
I opted out of chemo and chose to build my health instead.
Somehow I knew that the magic pill (chemo) was NOT what I needed.
What I really needed was to get my health back.
I know, it sounds strange, right?
But it's important to also know that up to this point I had been living a life of heavy drinking, bad food, and negative thoughts.
And I saw my my cancer as an unfortunate outcome of a MUCH bigger problem.
So I went to work on that problem (My HEALTH).
It ended up taking me two years to finally escape the grips of that cancer...
And those two years were brutal.
It seemed that no matter how hard I tried, I could not ELIMINATE the cancer.
Funny thing was...I looked and felt better than ever.
I knew, deep down, that I was much heathier than when I started.
Despite having something inside of me that I knew was trying to kill me.
When I met people during that time, they would NEVER believe me when I told them I was living with a fast growing cancer.
I claimed the title of "The healthiest cancer patient on the planet."
Long story short...
After 2 years of building my health, I did the chemo.
And that is what FINALLY eliminated the cancer.
Admittedly, I hated every minute of it, but I also knew that if I hadn't done that 2 years of work to build myself a solid foundation of health...
I would likely not be here today.
Thank god, it was 100% successful and I was able to bounce back very quickly.
From there, I would go on to live my life with a new identity...
The "Healthiest Motherfucker on the Planet."
Not really a goal though.
More of a North star.
And everyone who knows me, knows that it's a big part of WHO I AM.
And looking back on those cancer years, I feel like if I would have just accepted the magic pill of chemo...
WITHOUT taking those two years to build my health...
I'm not sure I'd be here today.
Maybe it would have eliminated my cancer quickly and saved me two years of mental distress.
But I am sure I would have been left with a sicker, more unhealthy body that would NOT have stood the test of time.
And I am quite certain that I would not be writing this to you today.
To sum this all up, if you want to live your years in a body that is healthy, AVOID focusing on the small things like "Losing 25 pounds".
The real wins are made in the pursuit of greater things.
Like your health.
And there's not really a final destination.
Because it's a lifelong journey.
Full of exciting outcomes along the way.
You just need the right habits and some new skills.
No magic pills for that though.
Just The Work...
But I promise it's the best work you will ever do.
This is a journey that pays ENDLESS and INFINITE dividends for a lifetime.
If you'd like to learn more about what my habits look like and how I've been able to help others...
I hired a professional film crew to come to my house and record a beautiful and informative, 30 minute training on what it takes to live a long healthy life in a body that you'll love.
It'll be 100% FREE
But it's not ready yet...
So stay tuned and I'll let you know when it's back from editing.
It's got the information I wish I had back when I started my health journey.
