Welcome back to another episode of Arnold's Pump Club.

Before I start today's tips, I want you to think about the last time

you made an excuse.

We all make excuses. Some are big, others are small. Some are insignificant while others are a big deal.

Excuses aren't all bad, but they're rarely, if ever, something good.

If you want to become better at making fewer excuses,

you need to recognize when you make them.

I started thinking about excuses

when I discussed today's first item with Adam and Daniel.

You'll see it's a question about fiber.

But what made me interested was why someone was asking the question.

On the surface it seems innocent enough,

but something made me think that the question was more about finding an excuse to avoid a healthy behavior.

Too often we know what we need to do, but we find reasons that push us farther away from what we want to achieve.

Every day on this podcast and in the newsletter we give you the tips you need to succeed.

But that's not enough.

You also need to learn to acknowledge your excuses.

So you can stop making them.

And when you do that, you'll start taking more action.

Everything you do won't be a success, but by taking action

you're guaranteeing that you're learning and getting better and that's when real

change occurs so call out your excuses. Don't settle for taking

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