“Did you take care of business, did you do the work?”

When my son Christopher was young, I would say to him when he came to me wanting something, anything, really, “Did you take care of business, did you do the work?”

When my student Lauren’s mother came to me pleading to excuse Lauren from delivering the required presentation, I asked, “How will that help her prepare for the opportunities life will offer her?”

As sweet as ‘easy street sounds,’ we get the gold star in life when we do the work.

When we do what we said we’d do, every single day.

When we challenge ourselves beyond what feels comfortable, because new things always feel uncomfortable at first.

When my client Genevieve asked me if she could drink “just one cup of coffee” every morning, rather than the typical 3 or more throughout the day, I said, “you can do anything you want, but what do you want more — that cup of coffee, or the benefits of healing your digestive system?”

When we set out to heal our body from the ravages of the modern lifestyle, from anywhere in between common allergies and persistent digestive problems, to autoimmunity, diabetes and chronic health concerns, the game is always the same.

Will you do the necessary work required to create the result you want?

As with my son, my former student Lauren, and my client Genevieve, it all comes down to doing the work.

And it doesn’t have to be hard.

You start with one.

One goal.

One objective.

One result.

And most importantly, one action.

You choose one action you need to make to get you closer to achieving that goal, objective and result you want. When you’ve mastered that one step, choose another step.

And another.

And another.

My son learned that if he wanted that new pair of pants or shirt, he needed to scour the bathroom every Tuesday and Friday.

Lauren learned that to achieve the grade she wanted she had to do the required presentation.

Genevieve learned that to heal her digestive system she needed to remove coffee from her diet for a healing interim.

What is the one thing you could do to get you closer to your goal, your objective, your one-prized result … and more importantly, then on to all the rewards that achievement offers?

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