LIke No One Else
May 26th 2007 13:55
One final post on motivational issues for awhile. Fitness is a lifestyle.You are going to have to evolve a lifestyle that is significantly different than the average one, if you want to attain a fit and handsome body. In fact, nothing is more key to that achievement.
On US radio you can listen to Dave Ramsey. Dave is also available on the net, I suppose. I admire what Dave does a lot. He helps people who have made a mess of their finances get out of debt and restore both their money and their self-esteem. Listening to his show is like listening to the love lorn detail the vagaries of romance, but its specifically about all the ways that the money stupid can find to throw their economic lives into a bottomless pit. It really isn't bottomless though, because Ramsey has a plan to get even the very pathetic out of debt and living a debt free life,often with money invested and earning returns.
To sum up Ramsey's approach he often quotes the following aphorism:"To live like no one else you have to live like no one else." What I think he means is that,if you follow the patterns of the masses around you,you will be where they are and that is the owner of all different kinds of debts-car loans, student loans, outrageous mortgages, and student loans from way back. Ramsey is quick to remind his listeners that the average American is in debt and has very little in the way of savings. If you have screwed up your finances and want to straighten it out, you cannot live like the average person around you. You have to go your own way.
That isn't always easy. When you pay cash for a cheaper car your acquaintances may find that crazy, since you could finance a new one. They will be sure to tell you so. They will also regale you with descriptions of their vacations, when you know that you will not be taking one this year,because you are cleaning up your debts instead. This comparison of their lifestyle with yours will become a pattern as soon as they realize that you have moved yourself outside of the herd and no longer follow "herdthink" as blindly as you once did. They may even tease, ridicule, and tempt you,because they will feel uneasy and guilty if you try to live the life they know they should.
If you clean up your finances,though, you will soon have experiences that the crowd will acknowledge as desirable,but cannot have in its debt burdened life. You will not have any pressing bills each month to eat up your paycheck, before its even deposited. You will actually have other people paying you for the use of your money. You will not have to budget for a vacation or a new car.
I think you probably get the picture of what Dave Ramsey's aphorism means. I would be surprised if you need me to draw the analogy to fitness. The fact is that you are your lifestyle and to be fit you cannot live a non-fit lifestyle. When they have some kind of food fest at your job, you will have to be absent. You may have to cut back on late night activities that amuse the crowd,because you are tired from training. I always marvel that my neighbors can devote so much to their lawns, that is, until I remember that they do not train. The obverse is also true. You will have the satisfaction of being and looking in shape. When you look down at your feet,for instance, you will be able to see them etc.
As in all things, you are in charge of your lifestyle. Don't let the crowd convince you to wallow around in physical bankruptcy. Live like no one else and live like no one else. Your servant, as always.
Dave Ramsey
To sum up Ramsey's approach he often quotes the following aphorism:"To live like no one else you have to live like no one else." What I think he means is that,if you follow the patterns of the masses around you,you will be where they are and that is the owner of all different kinds of debts-car loans, student loans, outrageous mortgages, and student loans from way back. Ramsey is quick to remind his listeners that the average American is in debt and has very little in the way of savings. If you have screwed up your finances and want to straighten it out, you cannot live like the average person around you. You have to go your own way.
That isn't always easy. When you pay cash for a cheaper car your acquaintances may find that crazy, since you could finance a new one. They will be sure to tell you so. They will also regale you with descriptions of their vacations, when you know that you will not be taking one this year,because you are cleaning up your debts instead. This comparison of their lifestyle with yours will become a pattern as soon as they realize that you have moved yourself outside of the herd and no longer follow "herdthink" as blindly as you once did. They may even tease, ridicule, and tempt you,because they will feel uneasy and guilty if you try to live the life they know they should.
If you clean up your finances,though, you will soon have experiences that the crowd will acknowledge as desirable,but cannot have in its debt burdened life. You will not have any pressing bills each month to eat up your paycheck, before its even deposited. You will actually have other people paying you for the use of your money. You will not have to budget for a vacation or a new car.
I think you probably get the picture of what Dave Ramsey's aphorism means. I would be surprised if you need me to draw the analogy to fitness. The fact is that you are your lifestyle and to be fit you cannot live a non-fit lifestyle. When they have some kind of food fest at your job, you will have to be absent. You may have to cut back on late night activities that amuse the crowd,because you are tired from training. I always marvel that my neighbors can devote so much to their lawns, that is, until I remember that they do not train. The obverse is also true. You will have the satisfaction of being and looking in shape. When you look down at your feet,for instance, you will be able to see them etc.
As in all things, you are in charge of your lifestyle. Don't let the crowd convince you to wallow around in physical bankruptcy. Live like no one else and live like no one else. Your servant, as always.
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