ELEVEN SUPER Sneaky

Rapid Fat-Burning Secrets

KEEP Your Body in Fat Burning Mode 24/7

By: Shaun Hadsall

Welcome to my ELEVEN SUPER Sneaky (love that word) Fat-Loss

Tricks!
Im not going to beat around the bush.
Some of these tricks are quick and easy. Some take a little more
planning and effort. Some are exercise. Some are nutrition.
But all of them work, big time, and have solid science along with real
world testing and results to prove it.
Keep in mind, 90% of the time youll be able to incorporate these
tricks with any other plan you may be following.
Enjoy and keep going strong,
Your friend,
Shaun

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SUPER Sneaky Fat Burning Secret #1:

Reverse Fasted Bursting
This is a trick Karen and I have been using off and on for years and it works like
crazy on stubborn fat. They are 3 simple rules to reverse fasted bursting.

Step 1 Reverse
Reverse the time of day you perform intervals or high intensity exercise.
So if you exercise in the a.m., youll pick two or three days of the week and move
your sessions to early afternoon or late evening.
If you exercise in the early afternoon or evening, move a few of your sessions to
early in the a.m. when you wake up. You might have to do this on weekends to
make the scheduling work if necessary.
The Effect: This will trick your body to overcome ANY patterning the metabolism
is experiencing to fight against fat-loss. In other words, its a metabolic shock
that will fight adaptation, plateaus, and release more stubborn fat into the blood
stream to be burned off.
When your body is used to having food at certain times or exercising at certain
times, it only takes a few short weeks before it will catch on and adapt to the
schedule youre giving it.
So step number one will literally trick your body to burn more fat.

Step 2 Put yourself in a Fasted State

Exercise in a fasted state. You have a few options here, but keep the workout
short and intense to maximize the hormonal effect and prevent muscle loss
(more on this below in step #3). So either
a. Wake up early, have some water and cup of black coffee if you want.
Then break your fast with a short high intensity workout.
b. Use an Intermittent Fasting protocol of 16 to 24 hours, and then break
your fast with a strategic workout.
c. You can also wait three to four hours after a balanced meal if youre doing
your workout later in the day to mimic intermittent fasting.
The Effect: This will kick your SNS (sympathetic nervous system) into HIGH
gear, which will force the release of Growth Hormone, Adrenaline, and Free Fatty
Acids.all while lowering insulin dramatically.

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ALL of this = an aggressive RAPID fat-loss environment inside your body that
sets you up perfectly for Step 3
Step 3 Bursting
Perform high intensity bodyweight circuits or bursts of cardio for 20 to 30
seconds at a time (recover for about a minute in-between) for at least 5 to 10
minutes straight for some ridiculous fat-loss.
Cool down by doing some calisthenics or if you have time, do 15 to 30 minutes of
steady state cardio to burn off residual fatty acids.
The Effect: MASSIVE amounts of Free Fatty Acids (i.e. broken apart fat) will be
automatically released into the blood stream and calorie burning will be
accelerated for hours and hours after the workout to dramatically increase your
fat loss.
ALL three of these steps work together synergistically to create the perfect
hormonal storm inside your body to bust through a plateau and prevent any
metabolic slowdown associated with your plan.
Heres a little bonus for you nerds or science geeks out there.
Below are three (there are many more) links to published studies that give
evidence that supports that fasting workouts are superior for fat loss.
This study shows that fasting prior to exercise increases nutrient uptake and
absorption in post workout meals:
http://www.springerlink.com/content/w8712615714k8150/
This one demonstrates that fasting increases the release of catecholamines
(precursors to adrenalin) and therefore naturally increases resting metabolic rate.
If you combine that with high intensity exercise, you get a powerful 1-2 punch:
http://www.ajcn.org/content/71/6/1511.abstract
This study (for the first time) shows that fasted training is more potent than fed
training to facilitate adaptations in muscle and to improve whole-body glucose
tolerance and insulin sensitivity during hyper-caloric fat-rich diet.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20837645
If you absolutely HAVE to have something before a workout (maybe
because of health concerns, or if youre already super lean or maybe
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you just cant tolerate fasted exercise), I recommend a scoop of whey

protein powder with a few krill oil capsules.
Just make sure you do a thorough five to ten minute warm up to bring
down insulin levels so you can maximize fat loss during and after the
workout.
Speaking of fastinglets dive into Sneaky Trick number two, which expands
upon number one

SUPER Sneaky Fat Burning Secret #2:

Harness the Power of Intermittent Fasting
I know sometimes its hard to accept change when weve been programmed to
adhere to silly dieting rules for so long, but Ive actually skipped breakfast now for
4 or 5 days of the week over the past 2 years to prove the validity, efficacy and
simplicity of intermittent fasting.
Am I crazy? Kind of. :-)
The end result?
I have more energy, I get more accomplished, I eat less junk food and I havent
lost ONE ounce of muscle.
Additionally, its been MUCH easier to stay lean as I get older and deal with
declining hormones.
Best of all, Im only eating 3 or 4 times a day now.
Not only that, Ive had HUGE breakthroughs in controlling my emotional
attachment with food in general.
Here are the results from my first year of experimenting with Intermittent
Fasting:

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I want to be 100% transparent and let you know that the before picture (taken
on February 7th of 2011) was after a ten day vacation of eating bad and
partying in Jamaica, so it was the perfect time to take a before picture
and test out this fairly new method.
But this isnt about me. Who cares about me? This is about YOU.
And Im not here to tell you what you should or shouldnt do.
Im here to educate you and let you know how IF has worked on my clients and
myself. In my opinion, Intermittent Fasting is MUCH easier to adhere to than
trying to ram in 5, 6 or even 7 small meals a day.
Its also the easiest way to put yourself into a healthy calorie deficit and
has an awesome hormonal benefits
So first, lets look at the reasoning behind the IF strategy and why it makes a lot
of sense.
Then you can make an educated decision to see if this approach is a good fit for
your lifestyle.
Intermittent Fasting or IF (in case you didnt already know) is essentially not
eating or drinking anything that contains calories for a set time period.
Generally this time period is between 16 and 36 hours.

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And even though weve been told over and over again if we dont feed
ourselves every 3 hours our metabolic rate will slow down, its simply not
true. Its a big fat myth.
There are now multiple peer-reviewed studies indicating you can literally fast (not
eat) for up to 36 hours before your metabolism will slow down.

How to SKIP Breakfast for Faster Fat-Loss?

Based on this approach, youll also be skipping the traditional time of day you
would normally consume breakfast.
Although theres a lot of solid research indicating breakfast is the most important
meal of the day, you have to keep in mind what the word breakfast means
literally.
Lets look at the word itself. BREAK-FAST or to break your fast is the true
definition of breakfast.

Keeping that in mind, the research hasnt really looked at the timing of that
meal. Instead, its all about the actual food choices you make to start your day or
break your fast.
So were not really skipping breakfast. Were just changing the time of day
breakfast is consumed.
Now I will be the first one to admit that I held up a cross like a vampire was
attacking me when I initially heard about this strategy a few years ago.

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And although it goes completely against the grain of traditional approaches, the
science and real world results cant be denied.
When applied properly, intermittent fasting is not only great for your metabolism,
its also a killer way to break bad food habits or shock your body mentally and
physically.

How Intermittent Fasting Gives You CONTROL Over

Your Hunger Hormones
I also noticed after a few weeks of using the intermittent fasting protocol that I
NEVER got hungry anymore.
In other words, over time, fasting has become a lot easier and skipping breakfast
doesnt even faze me anymore.
After discussing this phenomenon I was experiencing with my good friend
John Romaniello, I discovered it was because I had retrained my hunger
hormone Ghrelin.
Simply put (to save you from all the science jargon), Ghrelin is the hormone that
controls your bodys hunger response to food. Its secreted when youre about
ready to eat.
In other words, you can reprogram Ghrelin to respond at a different time of
the day. This process only takes a few weeks (sometimes less) with intermittent
fasting.
Also, Ghrelin is a potent stimulator of growth hormone.
So if you combine the growth hormone release that occurs naturally during
fasting with your bodys ability to re-train Ghrelin, you get a potent one-two
GH punch
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Research also shows it lowers insulin, increases growth hormone release, and
raises catecholamine levels by ramping up the sympathetic nervous system
(SNS). More on this below.
So in many ways Intermittent Fasting actually mimics high intensity
exercise. Weird but 100% true.
Every hormonal trigger activated by Intermittent Fasting seems to help you burn
more fat and preserve muscle.
Mentally, it can also help break you of bad emotional habits or negative neuroassociations you may have with food and provide you with new found energy and
focus.

As always, with any great tactic, more is not better.

If you abuse this strategy your body may start shedding lean muscle to slow
down the metabolism and the end result is no weight loss at all.
Essentially, your body thinks you are starving yourself so it will have to use
amino acids from precious muscle tissue to survive and fuel itself.
Research shows this only happens if you overdue it. Over the past year, Ive
found that the 16/8 (16 hours of fasting, 8 hours fed) protocol works best
and is easiest to adhere to, but you have to do it RIGHT.
For example, you could start your fast at 9 pm and end your fast with a noon
workout the next day. Then you would go ahead and consume your largest meal
of the day after your workout around 1pm.
So this would be considered your real break-fast or your first meal of the day.
Remember, after intense exercise your body is highly sensitive to nutrient uptake
and protein synthesis (aka nutrient partitioning).
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So when you break your fast with a high intensity workout you should eat your
largest meal of the day within 30 to 45 minutes after.
Now dont freak out about this. I guarantee its a lot easier to follow and more
effective than you can ever imagine.

I personally start my fast at around 10 pm and workout at 1 pm so Im eating my

post workout meal and breaking my fast right at 2 pm, which is the 16 hour mark.
So I eat 3 or 4 larger meals between 2 pm and 10 pm, then I fast from 10 pm
until 2 pm the next day. Rinse and repeat for 3 to 5 days of the week.
There are also many days where I work out first thing in the a.m. at 6 or 7 am in a
total fasted state. I just make sure to consume 5 to 10 grams of amino acids
before and after
Then I wait until 1 or 2 pm until I break my fast (break-fast) with the largest meal
of the day.
If youve never fasted before, the first time can be tough, but it quickly becomes
easier, especially when the fat starts falling off your body.
Remember, IF isnt the holy grail or anything, but it sure is a simple way to take
control of fat-loss when its applied properly.

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SUPER Sneaky Fat Burning Secret #3:

The Grapefruit Trick
A fairly recent study done in La Jolla, CA showed that consumption of grapefruit
was found to be associated with a significant reduction in weight.
In fact, this particular study showed that two-hours AFTER ingesting grapefruit,
post-glucose insulin levels were significantly reduced among subjects
compared to a placebo group.
So this research indicates that this may be the ONLY fruit that actually increases
fat-burning after ingestion.
The study concluded that, Half of a fresh grapefruit eaten before meals was
associated with significant weight loss. Insulin resistance was improved with
fresh grapefruit."
This is despite the carbs and sugars found inside this fruit.
VERY interesting stuff.
Another great benefit to consuming Grapefruit is that its loaded with naringin.
Naringin has been documented to inhibit certain enzyme activity in the human
liver.
So what does this scientific jargon mean for you?
It means that naringin (found inside grapefruit) may increase the half-life
(extending the activity) of various alkaloids, especially caffeine.
Even certain fat burners utilize naringin for enhanced alkaloid effect.
In other words, the natural ingredients found in grapefruit could help you
metabolize fat more efficiently.
A couple VERY important notes about how to eat grapefruit for more efficient
fat-loss.
1. Do NOT use traditional grapefruit juice from concentrate.
The pasteurization process DESTROYS the natural citrus qualities found
inside fresh grapefruits. You must either use the whole fruit (preferably
organic) or flash pasteurized juices, which are typically very hard to find.

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2. Do NOT eat grapefruit every day of the week.

Just like any great nutrition strategy, more is NOT better. I recommend
using a grapefruit before two of your daily meals about 4 or 5 days of
the week.
This will ensure awesome results without adapting to the fat-burning
properties found inside this fruit.
By the way, this is a GREAT tactic to break a plateau.
Not only will it increase insulin sensitivity, it will flood your body with natural
enzymes that will potentially help get the fat burning again.
Of course, its only going to work if youre exercising and eating healthy.
This trick used all by itself probably wont make that big of a difference. But if
youre consistent with your eating and workout habits, give this puppy a try!

SUPER Sneaky Fat Burning Secret #4:

The Strategic Sauna
This is a simple15 minute daily sauna ritual you can use that requires absolutely
NO exercise, yet it can help you nearly DOUBLE your calorie burn.
Its something I try to do at least 4 or 5 days a week and after reading this, Im
confident youll want to join me.
And just so you know I never used this 15 minute trick to intentionally get these
added benefits.
I personally use the sauna because it helps me KEEP my sanity in a busy, fast
paced world full of technology and interruptions.
In other words, it can help you escape the chaos of everyday life and cultivate
your mind to be more productive.
However, Ive been conducting a little investigation and Ive uncovered some
other VERY interesting facts you should know about
The sauna has a ton of hidden fat-loss and calorie burning benefits you should
be aware of.
Here they are
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1. Flushes toxins. The dry sauna can help reduce levels of unwanted toxins
picked up from the environment. These toxins have been proven to create
bad estrogen levels in the body and they can even block fat-loss
altogether.
2. Helps rinse and cleanse your skins epidermal layer and sweat ducts.
Cleansing of your pores gives your skin a soft, beautiful appearance. Nice!
3. Shown to help you sleep better because youll be more relaxed. This will
help with exercise recovery, weight-loss AND productivity.
4. Provides recreation or what I call Re-Creation. In other words, it will help
you re-charge your mental battery to deal with the stresses of daily living
so you can operate at your peak potential.
5. Helps improve recovery time by soothing and relaxing muscles, aches and
soreness.
6. As I stated above, sometimes you can nearly DOUBLE your calorie burn
using this method.
7. It will also help you FEEL better and relieve stress so youll be happier!
Just go to the dry sauna 3 or 4 times a week after your workout for 15 to 25
minutes to enhance to post workout calorie burn and help burn off any
residual fatty acids that may be left floating around in your blood stream.
Just look at my results Ive monitored from this sneaky trick

Exercise 7 am: Intervals followed by 20 minutes of steady state cardio

Duration: 35 minutes
Calories burned: 493
5 minute transition to the dry sauna (with a book, meditation audios, and
my personal journal)
20 minutes in the dry sauna (I went a little longer than 15 minutes, which
easy to do once you get in the zone.)
Additional calories burned while inside sauna: 264

On my ride home I looked at my monitor and it showed that I had burned a total
of 757 calories!
(Remember, I only exercised for 35 minutes)
This means while I was meditating, praying, and cultivating my mind for success I
not only got ALL the added health benefits
I also burned an additional 264 calories!
Wow.

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Long story short, this ritual or habit can also help you restore your mind, body,
and soul, which can have ALL kinds of positive effects on your life.
When you find a warm quiet place to relax without distractions, it will carry over
into every other area of your life automatically without even trying.
Make sure you test out this method first by using 10 minutes at a time and drink
LOTS of filtered water afterwards.

SUPER Sneaky Fat Burning Secret #5:

GLUT 4 ACTIVATION
Since we all know cheat food is going to part of the fat-loss journey, doesnt
only make sense to put damage control in place?
Of course it does.
And this silly little GLUT 4 activation trick, which takes only 90 seconds, will
ensure ALL your cheat food gets re-directed straight into muscle and liver
tissue
INSTEAD of being stored as fat?
How cool would that be? I know. Real cool.
This metabolic glucose transporter can help you beat meal-induced insulin
release to the punch.
All you have to do is perform short bouts of a few simple exercises, lasting at
least 90 seconds, and youll instantly bring glucose transporter type 4 (GLUT
4) to the surface of muscle cells.
These super short bouts of muscular contractions will open the flood gates of
your muscle cells for extra carbs and cheat food calories to flow into, while
preventing fat spillover.

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In other words, you can literally flip the metabolic switch so all these extra
calories are siphoned into muscle tissue instead of accumulating more belly
fat.
Example: Perform bodyweight movements like
Body weight squats, lunges, jump squats, push-ups, pull-ups, wall push-ups, wall
triceps extensions, triceps dips, etc. for 90 seconds straight about 15 to 30
minutes before cheating.
Youll wind up with somewhere between 50 to 100 reps total, but focus on time.
Bonus Tip: Research shows you can also use this same trick within 90
minutes AFTER a cheat meal or higher carb meal too.
Pow! NO fat-spillover. :-)
IMPORTANT: Make sure you use a combination of exercises that activates
larger muscles (like your legs, chest, and back) to help enhance this effect.

SUPER Sneaky Fat Burning Secret #6:

How a Simple Spoon Can Make You Slimmer
A lot of dieters do the same portion control mistakes around healthy fats.
Dont get me wrong healthy fats are essential and will support your fat loss.
But remember that a single tablespoon of coconut or olive oil packs 120
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calories and going overboard is really easy.

Lets say that you forget to use a tablespoon to carefully portion control your
healthy oils.
You might end up using 2 tbsp. to cook your eggs in the morning instead of one,
and might repeat this mistake by putting 1 more tbsp. of olive oil than youd want
on your salad for lunch, and use 1 more tbsp. of coconut oil to cook your steak at
night.
Bad, bad idea.
Without even noticing, youve just added a whopping 360 hidden calories to
your daily intake.
For some people, this may just be the difference between losing vs. gaining.
Carefully monitoring your fat and calories consumption will help you reach your
goal weight faster.
Things like raw nuts, nut butters, avocado, and even certain oils are some of the
healthiest foods on earth. But you MUST monitor your portion control and eat
small amounts ONLY if you want to keep your body in a calorie deficit.

SUPER Sneaky Fat Burning Secret #7:

Cheat Day Manifesto
Ok, so this isnt really a sneaky trick.its several of them.
And I had to put Cheat Day tricks inside this guide for a very important reason.
You see, you could use EVERY trick inside this guide, but if you abuse the cheat
day youll never see results from all your efforts.
So heres how you can limit fat spillover by forcing storage of excess carbs as
glycogen, stabilizing insulin and utilizing the digestive system on your cheat day.
1. As always, try to get some type of intense workout the morning of
your cheat day.
2. Make sure breakfast is not a binge meal and includes a lean protein.
3. Limit your cheat day to a five hour window.

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This will prevent binging, while providing a reward along with a metabolic
spark to help keep your metabolism happy.
4. Consume a small amount (8oz) of grapefruit juice or eat grapefruit
before your first cheat meal.
This will help stabilize insulin before the re-feed or cheat. This is also a
great time to consume a cup of coffee because the naringin extends the
fat burning effect of the caffeine.
Go ahead and put your favorite cream or whatever you want in your
coffeejust avoid sugar for this cup. :-)
5. Drink 50 to 75 ounces of filtered water before noon.
This will help prevent dehydration, set up the digestive system for a
healthy binge, and prevent early day cravings.
6. Dont weight yourself for at least 2 to 3 days after your cheat day.
This will keep you psychologically in the right spot because any weight
youve gained is just water weight from carbs. You should be one to three
pounds lighter a few days after you cheat day if youre doing things
properly and using the next trick
7. Try to avoid a lot of alcohol when cheating.
This can mess up the metabolic and hormonal effect youre trying to
accomplish.
8. Try to avoid a lot of deep fried foods and high fructose corn syrup.
Deep fried foods are basically void of any nutritional value and therefore
dont provide any metabolic or hormonal benefits for the cheat. HFCS has
been shown to potentially block or negatively impact leptin levels. Again,
its a cheat day so you dont have to get anal, but little tricks like this can
really help.
9. Plan for extra water the day after a cheat day.
Remember the extra water your body will carry (from all the carbs) the
next day. Thats why you hear people talking about carb-bloat the day
after cheating. Water is great damage control to get you back on track.

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SUPER Sneaky Fat Burning Secret #8:

Manipulate Body Temperature
Heres a couple crazy body temperature tricks that have scientific validity and
can be very effective to burn 1 or 2 extra pounds of fat per week.
1. Consume 40 ounces of ice water on an empty stomach immediately upon
waking. This will raise metabolic rate 5 to 30% for 40 to 60 minutes. Then
have breakfast or perform a short duration high intensity workout of some
kind.
2. Shiver your way to fat loss. Short term cold exposure has some
unbelievable benefits. Research shows it stimulates BAT (brown adipose
tissue or stubborn fat) to burn glucose as heat. It can also help release
fatty acids. Without getting too scientific, its basically fat that burns fat.
Weird, I know but effective. Heres how its done:

Take a Cold Shower. At the end of your shower turn the water as cold as
you can handle it and let the cold water run over your neck and shoulders
for 30 seconds or longer. If you start shivering you know youve done it
long enough. The best times to do this are after a workout, early morning
or late evening.

Put large ice backs on the back of your neck and shoulders for 20 to 30
minutes. In the evening is the best because blood sugar is lower.

Take an Ice Bath for 20 minutes (if youre absolutely insane ;-). Just like
the other methods, early in the a.m., late in the evening, or post workout is
best.

Cold exposure: For insane people only?

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SUPER Sneaky Fat Burning Secret #9:

Manipulate & Stabilize Blood Sugar
Here are a couple quick tips Ive read about (both of these are from the book,
The 4 Hour Body by Tim Ferris), which have been show to help lower blood
sugar and keep insulin at bay to enhance fat loss.
1. Consume 3 tablespoons of fresh squeezed lemon juice 15 minutes before
or during meals. This will lower blood sugar 10% or more.
2. Certain types of cinnamon just before or during meals can lower the
glycemic index of a meal up to 29%! Saigon is the best and Cassia comes
in second. Consume no more than 4 grams per day. 1 teaspoons taken
4 times a day. This needs to be freshly ground or use the raw sticks that
roll up like a scroll.
3. Lastly, you can use our #1 blood sugar fix below each and every time
you eat carbs.
In fact, this simple carb-fighting "ritual" is clinically proven to:
*Lower your blood sugar
*Increase insulin sensitivity
*Decrease fat storage
*Increase fat burning
Even better, you can perform it in just a few seconds...
And it WORKS like gangbusters!

==> Do this BEFORE eating carbs (every time)

SUPER Sneaky Fat Burning Secret #10:

Minimize Fat Storing Estrogen
Controlling estrogen levels in todays toxic environment is critical for long term
health and fat loss.
If you just eat more vegetables, you can help control bad estrogen levels inside
your body.

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Unhealthy estrogen levels give you man boobs and make you store more belly
fat if youre a guy. If youre a female this can lead to depression, mood swings,
and more accumulation of hip and butt fat.
But, believe it or not, gorging on cruciferous vegetables like broccoli, cauliflower,
Brussels sprouts, kale and cabbage have been shown to have a very positive
effect.
These vegetables contain a naturally occurring ingredient called 3,3Diindolylmethane or DIM for short. DIM is a compound derived from the
digestion of indole-3-carbinol, which is found in these cruciferous vegetables.

DIM is strongly anti-estrogenic, and can help block xenoestrogens (sometimes

called obsesogens), which can also make you store belly fat, so including them in
your diet could go a long way.
It can also act as an immuno-stimulant, which means it can naturally boost your
immune system.
Wikipedia even touts this ingredient to have various potent anticancer properties.
IMPORTANT: DIM is an oil soluble compound, so its best to consume these
veggies with other oils and fats.
This will greatly enhance the absorption.

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In other words, eat these specific veggies with things like wild caught salmon, krill
oil, egg yolks, nuts, olive oil, or coconut oil.

SUPER Sneaky Fat Burning Secret #11:

The Law of Association
Cmon now, you know I couldnt end this report without giving something that
addresses the OTHER side of fat-loss. :-)
There is a powerful strategy that I only use a few times per year (like during the
holidays) thats the BEST tip I can give you for avoiding Turkey Day fat-gain.
In fact, this little secret Im going to share with you has had a way more of
positive impact on my body and life of ANY exercise or nutrition tip.
Believe it or not, it can also be the simplest and easiest way to predict your future
results (in any area of life) with precise accuracy.
I know that sounds weird, but youll see exactly how this method can work
its magic on YOUR life in just a second.
But first, I want you to know that EVERY successful mentor and role model that
Ive ever known or worked with (in any area of life) has consistently used (and
recommended) this ONE strategy.
And ever since I dedicated myself to consistently doing this, Ive seen EVERY
area of my life improve: physically, mentally, spiritually, financially and
emotionally.
I guarantee you will too.
Ok, enough alreadylets get to it!
Its based off something called, The Law of Association, which states, You
become who you hang out with, or associate yourself with.
So do yourself a favor, and write down the FIVE people in your life that you
spend the MOST time with RIGHT NOW.
Next, take a good, hard, HONEST look at this list and consider the influence its
having on your life.
Why is this so powerful?

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Because this is your personal Crystal Ball.

Its THE biggest predictor of what your future looks like.

In fact, I can 100% guarantee that the five people you spend the most time with
will have the biggest influence on the outcome of your goals in every area of life.
Ive experienced this first hand and believe me Ive been on both sides of the
fence.
And every single time my success or failure is directly related to who Im
spending my time with.
What about you?
Just think about the times youve been with great people vs. the times
youve spent the majority of your time with losers or negative people.
Theres probably a HUGE difference in your experiences and outcomes.
Many authors and big shots have always said, success is a choice.but it all
starts with who you spend all your time with.
So do not be deceived: Evil company corrupts good habits.
Ill never forget the first time I actually did this exercise and really took it seriously
over 10 years ago.
It was like getting a bloody nose.

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I realized no matter how disciplined I was or how hard I tried to get ahead in life I
was spending a lot of time in the wrong environments and with the wrong people.
And even though I loved and cared deeply for many of these people, I still
had to make the tough decision to change it.
Since then Ive focused on spending more of my time learning from higher level
mentors, coaches, entrepreneurs, spiritual leaders and fitness business experts.
If youve never done this exercise before it wont take you long to see the light
and reap the rewards like so many others have.
The people you hang out with will determine the environments where you spend
all your time -- and this will ultimately control your outcomes and your
destiny.
Im not saying you should ditch all your friends and family if theyre dysfunctional
or abusive. We usually HAVE to spend time around family. Sometimes this can
be goodsometimes this can be bad. :-)
And as much as I believe in controlling who you hang out withI still think we
should all make our best effort to have unconditional acceptance of everybody
regardless of his or her shortcomings.
After allevery time we point the finger we always have three pointing
back at us.

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But I still believe its in your best interest to do everything you can to spend time
with quality people who support your goals and have a positive influence on your
life and beyond.
So dont delay.
Use the powerful Law of Association, NOW!
1. Take out a piece of paper and write down the five people you spend the
most time with on a daily, weekly and monthly basis.
2. Make a column that says pros and cons and start listing the positives
and negatives for all five relationships.
3. Make the necessary changes in your environments and relationships to
brighten your future, improve your quality of lifeand increase the speed
of fat-loss.
It may be a big wakeup call and you may need to find some new friends or seek
a mentor or coach
Or you may give yourself a pat on the back because youre consistently
hanging around like-minded successful people who lift you up and improve your
life.
Either way, Im sure you can see why this exercise is great indicator of
where your life is headed.
Ill end todays newsletter with one my favorite sayings:
There are 2 types of people in this world.

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Those who brighten a room when they enter it, and

Those who brighten a room when they leave it.

[Silent Giggle]
So which ones are you spending your time with? Even more important, which
one are you?
I have to admit -- I struggle weekly with certain relationships in my life so its not
always easy. But its ALWAYS worth the fight, because we ALL rise and fall to
the level of whom or what we follow.

And if youre struggling with your health or fat-loss right now, this exercise is
something you should take to heart.
Keep going strong,
Shaun you become who you hang out with Hadsall

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