I spent some time developing a training for my sales team, based on some lessons I have learned through watching the television show “The Biggest Loser.”  You can apply these lesson to weight loss, as they do on the show, or to your financial business.  Enjoy!
Biggest Loser – Lessons

1- You MUST have a strong DESIRE – Desire is the foundation for life change.

2- Create a VISION – Begin with the end in mind.

3- GET STARTED! – It takes action to reach your goals.  You must take action.

4- Measure your progress – Know where you stand.

5- You should not go it ALONE – Doing everything by yourself can be lonely and discouraging.  Others will push you beyond what you can do alone.

6- Attitude matters, stay positive – Negative energy leads to struggle.  Surround yourself with positive people!

7- Establish a sense of urgency – Life is happening.  Whatever you choose to do in life, get at it.

8- Create short term wins – It helps to get the ball rolling in the right direction.

9- You won’t always see results – Trust that your efforts will eventually show.
 
10- You must (train)reprogram your brain – When you are way behind where you want to be, it’s easy to beat yourself up.  Small steps build confidence.  Develop an “I can do it” attitude.  An “Abundance” mentality.

11- You have to change your lifestyle – You must transform your habits, not just change your behavior in the short term.

12- You must work hard – It will not always be easy.  You will not be successful with a half-hearted effort or by looking for shortcuts.

13- You can have fun! – Boredom will kill your enthusiasm and activity.  Make it a game.

14- You have to be CONSISTENT! – The most successful people are consistent.  They make winning a habit, part of their daily lives.  The habits you learn along the way have to continue if you’re to be successful in the long term.
Neuroplasticity- The brain has the incredible power to change.  Simply put, there is nothing set in stone when it comes to our limitations or shortcomings.  We have the capacity to reinvent ourselves, to form new patterns of perception and action, thereby creating radically new circumstances in our lives.  Whatever is limiting you right now – no matter how deeply entrenched or painful it may be – is temporary and can be overcome.

We have so many exciting changes coming to the site!  Many of them are subtle, but others are obvious.  You will see the “Featured Dad” as a regular feature on the homepage.  It gets a little more in depth than the “Dad of the Month” interview, and goes into the biography of the Dad in greater detail. 

We just launched our twitter page (actually, I created it in October of 2007, but didn’t do anything with it until last month). 

Our facebook page has a similar story.  I created it over 2 years ago, but just last December really started adding content to it.  Facebook is an amazing tool.  It certainly can be a time-waster, but it also can be a powerful marketing tool, research tool and a great way to stay in touch with friends, family and clients.  If facebook were a counrty, it would be #4 in total population!  Incredible number of users. 

We are working on improving our log-in page, we are going to be adding an “outdoor recreation” column on the articles page, we are working toward a corporate sponsorship for the site and we are going to be adding some guest bloggers. 

I have received requests from Dads who write  colums or blogs to write for Dadsworld, so you will start to see some of their posts soon.  If you are a Dad, or know one who would like to write the occasional post for our blog, be sure to contact me.  info@dadsworld.com is the email address.

We are also adding more parenting statistics to the site, as this seems to be a very popular feature.

I am excited about our first “Featured Dad” interview, which is coming soon.  The Dad is an ultra-successful entrepreneur who has some outstanding ideas.  Look for that interview to go up this week.

Thanks for supporting involved Dads, and be sure to tell your friends and family about our website.  Have a great day!