
{"id":5891410,"date":"2012-04-30T13:00:04","date_gmt":"2012-04-30T20:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.californiapsychics.com\/?p=5891410"},"modified":"2012-04-30T16:10:22","modified_gmt":"2012-04-30T23:10:22","slug":"eat-your-cake-and-have-it-too","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.californiapsychics.com\/blog\/mind-body-spirit\/eat-your-cake-and-have-it-too.html","title":{"rendered":"Eat Your Cake and Have It Too!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Have it All<\/h4>\n<p>It\u2019s true!\u00a0You can lose weight, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.californiapsychics.com\/blog\/2011\/04\/how-comparisons-can-destroy-your-relationship.html\/\">have the relationship you desire<\/a><\/strong>, and a career or job that is fulfilling and still have your cake and eat it, too! No, this is not an empty promise of dreams that never come true or about eating mini cupcakes or fat free cookies. It is reality. It can be your reality.<\/p>\n<p>It is about small, tiny steps in the correct direction. One tiny step begins with a tiny question. If you want to lose weight successfully, ask yourself \u201cWhat small, tiny step could I take that might help me lose weight?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If you want your life long partner, ask, \u201cWhat small, tiny step could I take, that will allow me to meet them?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.californiapsychics.com\/blog\/2010\/05\/career-building-tips-2.html\">If you want that fabulous job or career<\/a><\/strong>, ask, \u201cWhat small, tiny step could I take to get it?&#8221;<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>You might say, \u201cEat less, go to a party, fill out an application.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>BUZZ. Nope. Try again. These are too general in making a beginning statement. It is hard to begin, achieve and sustain effort with these too general, broad steps. Get more detailed. Get simpler.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAvoid cake.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGo to a job fair.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJoin an online dating service.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>BUZZ. Nope again. These are more concrete but still not simple enough for a first step towards a big goal. The gentle first step is not to avoid cake. If it were that easy we\u2019d all be thin. Try again, this time even tinier and more focused.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEat less cake.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Almost there!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat small, tiny step could I take that might help me lose weight?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>How about, eat the cake and toss out the first bite? (The last bite is too hard.)<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s it! We simply want to eliminate any resistence to change you may have. The teeniest, tiniest first step, like throwing the first bite of cake out (that\u2019s all!) will do so. It is the first step toward gentle, permanent portion control and weight loss. Here are a few other gentle, first step examples:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Take one item out of your shopping cart before you check out.<br \/>\n\u2022 File one paper at the end of your work day to organize yourself better for tomorrow.<br \/>\n\u2022 Bill one more minute a day in your billable hours.<br \/>\n\u2022 Pour out the first sip of your drink tonight to cut back on alcohol consumption.<br \/>\n\u2022 If you are in conflict with someone, spend one minute a day thinking about something positive about them.<br \/>\n\u2022 Put on a new lipstick.<br \/>\n\u2022 Spend one minute scanning an online jobsite.<\/p>\n<p>The list of beginning first steps is endless.<\/p>\n<p>When you make your first step, even a real small, gentle one, you give yourself a real shot at success. You want to experience the joy and emotion of success, so make the first one a small one you can do.The size of the step is inconsequential because it is the feeling of success you want to experience. Once you experience the feeling of success you can then decide when and where it is appropriate for you to take the next.<\/p>\n<p>You will know when the time is right for that next step, too. Always stay focused on the process being fun, effortless and almost automatic. If it is less than any of these qualities, then use the \u201cfirst step\u201d process again. You are in charge of your pace of change.<\/p>\n<p>What is your <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.californiapsychics.com\/blog\/2011\/04\/stop-resisting-be-more-peaceful.html\/\">first small step?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: 12px\"><strong><a title=\"$1 per minute \" href=\"http:\/\/www.californiapsychics.com\/c\/c.aspx?lid=113977&amp;utm_source=NC_offer_footer&amp;utm_medium=NC_offer_footer&amp;utm_campaign=new_customer_text_offer_blog_v5step1\">Exclusive offer: New customers can speak to a psychic for ONLY\u00a0$1 per minute. Select your psychic\u00a0advisor\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"border-top: 1px dotted #c9d9d9;border-bottom: 1px dotted #c9d9d9;margin: 10px 0px;padding: 10px 4px;font-weight: bold\"><strong>What&#8217;s ahead for your life path?<\/strong> Talk to a psychic and find out how to find the answers you&#8217;re looking for. <!-- ADD COPY ABOVE -->Call <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">1.800.573.4830<\/span> or <span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.californiapsychics.com\/c\/c.aspx?lid=113594&amp;utm_source=blogboxcodetest1&amp;utm_medium=blogboxcode&amp;utm_campaign=boxcode-control\">choose your psychic now. <\/a><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can lose weight, have the relationship you desire, and a career that is fulfilling, still have your cake and eat it, too! 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