| Jobs are being lost by the boatloads all over the nation | | | | necessary to eat better, exercise more, and to |
| at an alarming rate. This in turn threatens our nation's | | | | naturally immunize themselves against obesity for life. |
| economic viability, reduces our confidence and our | | | | For that you'll have to read the book entitled Operation |
| spending capacity, and in turn that threatens more job | | | | Pull Your Own Weight: A Radically Simple Solution to |
| losses in an ever increasing downward spiral. But let's | | | | Childhood Obesity, which is available on the Pull Your |
| stop wringing our hands for a second and ask the | | | | Own Weight dot net website, Amazon, or on Barnes |
| following question. "What is a job anyway if it's not an | | | | and Noble. |
| ongoing set of problems to be solved on behalf of | | | | The Three Most Important Factors |
| someone who's willing and able to pay you for solving | | | | According to the old adage, the three most important |
| them?" | | | | factors in real estate are location, location, and location. |
| Problems Equal Opportunity | | | | In childhood obesity prevention the three most |
| In that sense, the more problems we experience, the | | | | important factors are MOTIVATION, MOTIVATION, |
| more job opportunities there are on the horizon, | | | | and MOTIVATION. In other words if you can motivate |
| presuming you can find someone to pay you for | | | | them, you'll win and they'll win too! So what's wrong |
| tackling and resolving those problems. In the best light | | | | with a win/win? |
| then, the myriad of problems our nation faces today | | | | Congratulations, You've Just Created Your Own Job |
| should be seen as a myriad of opportunities, with the | | | | I'm here to tell you that if you truly understand how to |
| challenge being to identify someone who can and will | | | | inspire and motivate kids to eat better, exercise more, |
| pay your for solving these problems. Change and | | | | and to naturally immunize themselves against obesity, |
| opportunity (including won/lost opportunity) inevitably go | | | | YOU understand something that most people don't. |
| hand in hand. | | | | This mean that you have a unique service to offer |
| Take Childhood Obesity for Example | | | | your community (schools, pre-schools, after school |
| Let's take for example, the current and growing | | | | programs at park districts, Y's, Boys/Girls Clubs, |
| problem of childhood obesity. Several months ago the | | | | churches, etc.). |
| United States Surgeon General announced that | | | | And by offering that unique service you'll be able to |
| childhood obesity was his number one priority. A forum | | | | step up to the plate and tangibly turn the tide on |
| of former US Surgeon Generals recently declared that | | | | childhood obesity in your community, and get paid |
| childhood obesity was a greater threat to American's | | | | handsomely for doing it. That is to say, you have |
| health than smoking or Aids. It's costing the American | | | | created your own job (how does Childhood Obesity |
| taxpayer over $120 Billion annually (about the same as | | | | Specialist sound?) by solving a big problem that people |
| the war in Iraq) and it's growing not shrinking. | | | | can and are willing to pay for. |
| By any measure childhood obesity is a BIG problem, | | | | Childhood Obesity is Only One Example |
| and if someone can successfully step up to the plate | | | | Now finally, it's important to say that any time there are |
| in his or her own community and tangibly turn the tide | | | | big changes in the wind, you can expect big problems |
| on this plague, they should be paid handsomely for | | | | to be following closely behind. And big problems create |
| it...wouldn't you agree? So the question becomes how | | | | big opportunities for those who are ready and willing to |
| do YOU step up to the plate and turn the tide on | | | | offer legitimate solutions. |
| childhood obesity in your own community? Here's one | | | | Childhood obesity is only one example. Look around |
| quick answer to that question. | | | | and identify all the big problems that people are now |
| The Basic Mechanics | | | | wrestling with. And if you can come up with a solution |
| First go to a website called Pull Your Own Weight dot | | | | that people are willing and able to pay for, you'll not |
| net and peruse the home page. Once you're done | | | | only create a job for yourself, but in the process you |
| perusing, click on the 90 second You Tube video and | | | | can probably create jobs for other people, and that'll |
| watch it...a couple times if necessary. Do these two | | | | be good for the economy of your community, town, |
| things and within ten minutes I promise that you'll | | | | county, state, and nation. |
| understand the mechanics of how kids can naturally | | | | Go Identify Some Problems |
| immunize themselves against obesity for life, without | | | | Let me repeat, a job is nothing more than a set of |
| pills, shots, or fancy diets. It's actually quite simple. | | | | problems that someone is willing and able to pay you |
| Here's the Challenge | | | | to resolve. Now go out, identify some problems, solve |
| But understanding the mechanics is the easy part. The | | | | them, and you won't worry about losing your job. You'll |
| challenging part is understanding the psychology of | | | | be too busy creating them instead. |
| motivating kids to take action, and to do what ever is | | | | |