Family Papi

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You think so? 

Ok, let’s do a quick, simple healthy man test…ready?

Get up out of your seat, find a wall and stand straight up against it.  Now, look down at your feet.  Do you see your toes?  If you do, that’s great! 

If you don’t that means one thing:  your belly fat is blocking your view.

Let’s do one more thing.  Get a tape measure and measure your waist. 

Don’t cheat!  Start around your abdomen just above your hipbone and measure all the way around while you relax and exhale.

If your waist size more than 40 inches, you have too much belly fat.  You have to do something about this.  According to the Mayo Clinic, having too much belly fat increases your risk of many different diseases including heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, and some types of cancer. 

Like I said you need to do something about this immediately.

You must become a healthy food man.

You must be a healthy eating man.

You must be a healthy, physically active man.

There are 2 natural ways to get rid of belly fat:

1.)     Reduce what you eat/eat right

2.)     Exercise more frequently

That’s it. 

I’m not going to talk about #1 today (get started on it though), but let’s talk about #2.

Your choice

It’s your choice to be a healthy, prosperous man. 

Make it a point starting today to do at least 30 minutes a day of moderate to vigorous aerobic activity for 5 days a week– that means walking briskly / jogging in addition to sit-ups, dynamic stretching, and strength training.

If you can’t get outside, walk inside your house or apartment, go up and down the stairs, get moving around consistently. 

Want to watch TV?  Get a treadmill or exercise machine and watch while you exercise. 

Don’t have time?  Make time for it early in the morning or even during / after work.

Remember, your goal is to reduce your belly fat. 

You will feel better and at the same time reduce your risk of health problems. 

Most importantly, though, you’ll be a more healthy man and a prosperous family dad who can see his toes.

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Have you reflected lately? 

I try to reflect on matters daily, as it’s good to take a step back from the everyday and reflect.  But honestly, it’s hard, especially these days – the start of the holiday season. 

In a recent business trip, though, I took the opportunity to do so and ended up writing a note, a special note to someone that means the world to me.

So today, let’s reflect on that person – the person who makes you the prosperous family dad that you are now – your wife – your significant other.

Think about her for a moment.

Think about the time you were dating her and how you fell head over heals for her.  You spent more time with her and less with your friends because you made her a priority.

Think about how special she is now that you’ve been with her for awhile and the things that she does everyday. 

When was the last time you complimented her? 

How long ago has it been since you’ve given her a gift, written her a note, or spend extended time with her?

Is she still a priority for you? 

To make sure, let’s think about what can you do or help her with to make her happy.

A good way to do that is to make a list of The Top 3 Things She Would Appreciate.

Don’t know what they are?  Pay attention to her every day needs. 

If she needs you to:

• support her in her career, support her and help her without any complaints
• provide for her and the kids, provide for her and bring home the bacon with a smile
• clean after yourself, make sure you do so for you and for any mess at home
• come home earlier from work, make room in the schedule in order to be able to do that.
• do the “honey to-do list”, do it or pay someone else to do it
• get her away from the kids or the everyday, use your imagination and set something up for a getaway with just the two of you.

The point is – find out what she needs and then do more than what she expects.

Treat her as what she is – your #1 customer. Make her happy – love her by your actions.

You already know how to prosper as a family dad: prosper those around you.  In the case of your wife, prosper her first.

Can you imagine how she would feel if you did this?  Can you imagine her response?

Now stop imagining – list out the Top 3 (go ahead and write them down) and make it happen.

If she asks you what the reason behind this is, let her know you’re just setting your priorities straight.

How’s that for a good start to the holiday season?

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A few years back, I had a colleague at work who constantly complained about everything (yes I do mean everything).

It seemed that every day, he complained about his boss, the weather, the copy machine, the “rich getting richer”, his wife, his kids, his neighbors, his job, etc. – you get the picture.

Whenever he called me or stopped by, I knew he had something to complain about.

He had what I call the negativity virus.

Symptoms of the negativity virus include:

• seeing anything from a negative standpoint all the time
• complaining instead of coming up with solutions for things you could control
• complaining for things out of your control
• whining and complaining to others about stuff outside of their control
• not appreciating life and all it has to offer
• not being thankful

As we approach the Thanksgiving season, it’s important to recognize these symptoms. 

My colleague ended up not only losing his job, he lost his family.  The family broke up after the divorce and he lost his home as well.

Let me be clear – I am not saying that his negativity virus actually directly caused all of this to happen.  I just know that the negativity virus blocked his opportunity to prosper.

Another way to say this is that positive things happen to positive people. 

Negative people don’t “see” positive things.  They ignore them or consider them negative – and with that – they attract truly negative things.

How to combat the negativity virus

During conversations, I would plead with him to please begin to look at the bright side of things.  I articulated the power of positive thinking and most importantly, the need to be thankful and appreciate all we are blessed with.

I also noted that as a family dad, his words were hurting rather than building those around him.

His response was that he couldn’t do any of that.  He said he needed to be himself and “tell it like it is – like it or not”.  His negativity was only made worse by his stubbornness.

After a while, I moved on.  He would call me once in a while. 

Once I sensed the negativity creeping into the conversation, I’d make an excuse to end the call. 

I didn’t want to catch that negativity virus.

I learned that the best way to combat it is to stay away from it.  It will drain away your energy, ambition and motivation.

Instead, surround yourself with positive people.  Positive people will provide support, encouragement, and most all be thankful for what they have. 

As a family dad, set the example and encourage your family to be this way.  Banish negative self-talk and self-defeatist thinking from your household.

Stop negativity on its tracks and master the art of living thankfully and positively inspiring those you touch every day.

Have a Happy Thanksgiving.

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