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Dignity does not float down from heaven it cannot be purchased nor manufactured. It is a reward reserved for those who labor with diligence.
 - Bill Hybels -

Everything yields to diligence.
- Antiphanes -

What we hope ever to do with ease, we must first learn to do with diligence.
- Samuel Johnson -

No change in diet can do the job of reducing ones weight or repairing ones health without also including a healthy dose of diligence.  – unknown –

My Take

A friend was struggling with his weight a few years ago and called to ask if I could recommend a diet. He had seen me achieve amazing results in the past going from out of shape to great shape and back again to ok shape and then watched my transformation when I decide I wanted to get in ridiculous in the best shape of my life shape, He actually joked that it was so easy for me that I must have a dial implanted on my body that I could turn to regulate whatever level of fitness I wanted to maintain. I've never actually used a structured branded diet to lose weight or build muscle, so I couldn't help him with his request.

I was however, able to tell him my secret.

I can’t help you my friend. To my knowledge I never used one of those diets. But if you’re interested, I can show you how to put one of those fitness dials in your body and then you can just dial it in whenever you want.  Of course he laughed and then called me a few endearing names. No really, if you’re truly interested I can help you. You can’t tell anyone, but it’s not a dial. It’s something else.

Listen closely I will tell you.

No change in diet can do the job of reducing your weight or repairing your health without also including a healthy dose of Diligence.  I promise you, if you make the necessary changes to your diet and develop a basic fitness routine you can achieve successful results. One more thing, and this is the secret, you must commit to making this new regiment part of your daily life. In time, this labor of fitness will turn into an enjoyable part of your lifestyle and you too will be able to dial in your level of fitness, at will.  That was five years ago and now my friend is in better shape than almost anyone I know, and puts me to shame.  Diligence was and is the secret. My friend installed his own fitness dial by finding the right diet and fitness routine that matched his needs, and then committed to making this new regiment part of his life and lifestyle.

Define – Create – Live

Any lifestyle you desire is possible. Just make sure you include a healthy dose of diligence.