What's the Real Difference?

One of my wife's favorite television shows is The Biggest Loser. If you aren't familiar with it, it is a reality show where people who have health and personal needs to lose weight - and lots of it - compete against each other to lose the most – and become the "biggest loser."

While watching the show I have noticed a couple of very important lessons for all of us – whether you are at your perfect weight, would like to lose a few pounds before the holidays, or are thinking about being a future contestant.

1. While the winner gets a large cash prize - $250,000 I think - you never hear people talking about it. They are talking about staying in the game to lose more weight for the ways it will change their life, improve the lives of their children, etc. In other words, their biggest motivation is internal. And these rewards are more meaningful – than external rewards.

2. While the contestants (and the viewers) learn about healthy eating and exercise habits, the reason these folks lose incredible amounts of weight is about more than changes in exercise and eating habits. They succeed because they change their mindsets and beliefs. While changing mindset isn't enough (you won't lose weight if you keep eating a half an apple pie everyday), without that change the progress won't come nearly as fast or last for long (if it will happen at all).

These messages that I draw from watching the show - and they are important messages for us as all. Internal motivation is always the strongest and longest lasting, and our mindset matters in all matters of achievement and success than we give ourselves credit for.

These are just two of the ideas we will explore in our brand new free teleseminar, Start Today! Make Your Next 12 Months Your Best 12 Months. To learn more about it, you can read my announcement post.

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