07/01/2025
Although I never met him, a man named Jim Rohn has had a profound impact on my life.
One of my favorite teachings from him is called Diseases of Attitude. 🧠
Attitude diseases are like w**ds in your garden; they’re a normal part of life. Remember this: Negativity is not successful, but it’s normal.
As Mr. Rohn would say: Life is part negative and we must learn to handle the negative. Don’t ignore it. You don’t have to live in it, you don’t have to dwell in it, but you do have to handle it.
The first part of handling negativity in our mindset is to become aware of it. So this week analyze your own thoughts and see if you fall prey to any of these attitude diseases:
Neglect: a week of neglect can cost you a year of repair. If you neglect your car or home, it will eventually become run down and cost you a lot more in repairs. Our mind and body are the same way. They both require constant maintenance to run healthfully.
Indifference: If you don’t make your choice, it will be made for you. There’s one problem with drift: You cannot drift to the top of the mountain. God says in the bible that He’d rather you be hot or cold, not lukewarm. So, pick a direction and go with everything you’ve got! What if it’s the wrong direction? You’ll find out quicker!
Indecision: Mental paralysis. "What should I do?" "Which direction should I take?" Make decisions: The wrong decisions give you better life experience so that you can make better decisions for the future. So don’t see how many decisions you can get out of, see how many decisions you can get into. Taking action, action, action is the best of all! You will either arrive at your destination faster, or find out that something is not right for you.
Doubt: Doubt is like a plague. The worst is self-doubt. (Doubt if you can make it, do it, become it. Doubt that you will be well again...) I want you to become a believer. Most importantly, become a believer in yourself. Become a believer that the life you want to live is attainable by you.
Worry: Worry does nothing to change your circumstances and literally causes health problems. My advice? Just give it up. Being free of worry does not mean being free of challenge, or free of difficulty; but you can face those parts of life without worry.
Overcaution: The timid approach to life. Having to research everything to an exhausting degree instead of just taking action. “But, what if this happens?” Here’s the truth: it’s all risky. Taking action is risky, but doing nothing is even riskier! I’ll tell you how risky life is: You’re not going to get out alive. Don’t ask for security, ask for adventure. “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.”
Pessimism: Looking at the bad side, the problem side, all the reasons that it can’t be done and why it won’t work out. Here's the truth: Our lives are mostly affected by the way we think things are, not the way they are. Your mind is like a mental factory: whatever you pour into it is going to create the fabric of your life. The scripture puts it best when it says: As a man thinketh, so he becomes.
Complaining: A deadly disease that draws negativity into your life. Complaining does nothing to fix your circumstances, it just wastes time. Do your best to avoid complainers at all costs - don’t even be around them. Jim referred to complaining as "economic cancer of the bones".
If you'd like to watch Jim's full training on this topic, I will post a video in the comment section.
Why am I sharing this with you?
It's expected in a health coaching program to focus on nutrition, supplements, and lab testing.
However, powerful as they are, those subjects do not comprise the whole picture of health.
Our thoughts and emotions play a massive role in our results to a level altogether unsuspected by most people.
For this reason, I have an entire section of my GI-REVIVE program dedicated to mindset and emotions.
I suggest to you that if your doctor isn't working with you to address these areas, you may be leaving very valuable tools on the table. Neglecting this area may even sabotage your results.
If you're ready to make changes not only with regard to your diet, but also to your mental diet as well - the thoughts you feed your mind - my GI-REVIVE program may be a great fit.
Click here to take the first step and get started. https://www.girevive.com/checkout
God bless,
Dr. Zac
