Interesting Point

Anyone follow Seth Godin?  He's the author of such books as Purple Cow, All Marketers Are Liars, and Linchpin: Are You Indispensable? among others.  Let's just say Seth knows a thing or two about business and isn't afraid to share it with you.  He has a nice little blog that he shares quick questions/thoughts/ideas with you helping you to think about things.  I enjoy reading them and seeing what I may have been missing.

Yesterday, Seth posted the following

Sometimes, we get close to finding out who we really are, what's the status of our situation, what's holding us back. When one of those conversations is going on, do you lean in, eager for more, or do you back off, afraid of what it will mean?  Do you go out of your way to learn about your habits, relationships and strengths?...

Remember, Seth is pushing you to think about business and how you fit into it.  But, take a moment to think outside the business box and open up the thought process.  I'll start.  As you obviously know, I'm working on losing weight.  I am very close to hitting the lowest I've been as an adult (5.5 approximately away from it).  I've hit this weight three times in my life on the way down - once when I was about 14, once in 2004, once in 2009, and now I'm getting awfully close to it again.  And when I hit this weight, something in my mind clicks on and I stop eating healthy and exercising.  After having reached this "milestone" I've stopped all my healthy habits and just let go.  I eat crap and stop exercising.  I'm not sure why, but it's always the exact same weight number that I reach, then gain.  What is it about this number that causes me to forget all the hard work I've spent months doing and just go back to the habits that had me gain weight?  It makes no sense.

So, I'm a couple weeks away (I'm assuming) from reaching that magic number again.  This time though, I will reach it and keep going.  I'm not going to hit the number and forget all the things that got me to it.  I have a feeling it's not going to be easy, but Seth makes a good point about leaning in towards the answer rather than pushing away from it.  I need to seriously determine what's going on.  What is it about this number that sends me into a tailspin?  Why do I reach it, then backtrack to old habits and old weights?  

This time around, I am not going to let that happen.  I will hit that number and I will keep going.  I just need to figure out what the heck is going on.