TIP 85

GET OFF YOUR BUTT

       The girl who can’t dance says the band can’t play.

YIDDISH PROVERB

How many years have you had “lose weight” or “get in shape” as your New Year’s resolution? If you’ve had this goal for a number of years, then you have two options. First, toss this goal out (Tip 4). Why waste any more energy not doing it for another year and then feeling bad about it? If you really can’t do the first option, then go for the second option: delegate it and hire a personal trainer or nutritionist to whip you into shape. Take Oprah Winfrey, for example. The key to her diet success the second time around was giving up the idea that she could do it herself and hiring someone to do it for her. She put her physical fitness in the hands ...

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