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Many people unconsciously hide the music within themselves. Their voice does not reflect the song within. Instead, it rarely gets shared. Our true sound is buried behind a weaker, higher, booming or breathless voice that results in a tone lacking our true nature.

Every fat person lives in something I like to call a fat-box. Sadly, most weight-challenged people don’t know it exists. And they pay a massive price in weight gain and low self-esteem. I can help you break out of your fat-box.

Are you stuck in the Victim Syndrome? Confronting and shaking off the mentality of a victim could be the most courageous and life-transforming act of your life.

A little more than 10 years ago, psychologists who work in American universities began offering advice on how to enhance emotional well-being. Virtually all of these professors maintain that the most reliable method for increasing happiness, contentment and satisfaction with life consists of making changes in the way we look at the world. They believe that cultivating a positive attitude, developing a sense of gratitude and maintaining a sense of optimism are all we can do to achieve and maintain emotional well-being.

Most overweight people eat to overcome, diffuse or “kill” certain uncomfortable feelings. We live in stressful times and high stress generates uncomfortable feelings. But very few of us have been taught effective skills to manage those feelings. So we handle them the best way we can — we eat.

Here in the Northern Hemisphere, summer has ended. Vacations are just memories and children are back in school. I hope that after a fun, rejuvenating summer, you are feeling relaxed and energized, ready to create the best fall yet! Let me propose a great exercise to add even more positive energy to your life this fall.

Take a page and divide it in half, length-wise. Label one side Energizers, the other side Energy Zappers. Look at your environment — your home, office, business, closets, yard, neighborhood etc. Write each item down under either energy zappers (the things that deplete your energy) or under energizers, things that give you energy. Yes, some things may be on both lists.

How often do you make excuses for not starting something you know will help you feel better and make life more enjoyable? Sometimes we need to take a giant step to move forward, and at other times it’s all about taking small daily actions that will get us where we want to be.

One of the most important mind-body elements of physical exercise is that which I call “summoning your forces.”