Several years ago, I read an article in Psychology Today about
making your own luck. It really resonated with me made me really
think. The gist of the article was that if we want to change
things in our lives, we need to change things up. The underlying
principle is that you need to make changes if you want things to
change. To get into the “right” comfort zone, sometimes you have
to leave your current comfort zone. This is somewhat tricky,
because losing weight and staying fit require consistency and
routine. At first glance it would appear that these are two
competing concepts (routine vs. change). But they're not. In
fact, being open and ready to change are critical for moving
toward your goals. When it comes to getting in shape, the idea
is to recognize your current “routines” or “patterns,” (e.g.,
eating chips in front of the TV), change things up and then
develop new, healthier patterns and routines. Let's start by
looking at how to create new opportunities. Opportunities are
all around us. If we make a