![]() ![]() It wasn't bootleg, it was actually a real, real DVD, it was a real version of it. Alright, so the DVDs are getting passed around, alright. But something really amazing happened.Ībout 15, 16 years ago, my mother-in-law gave me this DVD. We need to be in the process, we need to have a willingness. But something really amazing happened in that process, and I believe that it is within the striving towards that new way of being, that we actually happen upon those things. Now, of course, I saw many people doing well, the people on television and things of the like, but I didn't have any close associations with anybody that had even graduated from college, except for my professors, for example, I just didn't grow up in an environment where people went to college and went off and had quote "success" in life, so I didn't really have any examples of what that was so I'm venturing into uncharted territory and replaying a lot of my old patterns. I didn't know that there was another way because it just wasn't something that I perceived as a possibility. ![]() My perception of reality was that it had to be hard, I had to struggle, it's where I come from, and even if I'm doing good in the world, I have to shoulder the burden of all of the things that are going on in the world around me. Now, I had graduated, I've got a four-year degree from the university, I'm helping people, but I just couldn't really get it together to reach outside of the paradigm that I was in. And at the time when I was dealing with health issues and I was heavy, I was the heavy Shawn, I'd actually cracked the wood that was underpinning this quote "love seat", and I had a pillow stuffed into it underneath the cushion to kind of make it look like it's level, alright. It was made out of dryer lint, like the lint that you find in the dryer, stitch that together, it was terrible, alright. My mattress was on the floor, I had the world's chittiest couch, alright, chitty with the 'ch', alright. I just really got on fire to do that, but I didn't know how, I didn't know how to go about it because at that same time, I was living in a one-bedroom apartment in Ferguson, Missouri. So, I was doing a lot, I was really striving to serve and to help people because I'd been through so much difficulty with my own health and after turning my own health around, I wanted to help other people to do the same. I was working at the university that I graduated from recently and working as a strength conditioning coach and helping folks to become more strong and fit and changing their nutrition, and I was also just starting to crack the doors open on my clinical practice, opening my own office. Now, about 16 years ago, I had already been working in the field of health and wellness for about four years. This is why change can be so difficult, so a real change is generally going to start from a place of changing our identity. Everything that we do is based on who we believe ourselves to be, and every time we do something outside of our beliefs about who we are, how we do things, what we believe, it creates discomfort that tends to snap us right back, it's the snapback into our old ways of being. This is fitness nutrition expert Shawn Stevenson, and I'm so grateful for you tuning in with me today, our perception determines our reality, the number one driving force of the human psyche is to stay congruent with the ideas that one has of themselves. SHAWN STEVENSON: Welcome to the Model Health Show. So please click play and join me in celebrating the life and legacy of the one and only, Bob Proctor. Bob’s perspective was centered on helping folks find their greatness, and these interviews will live on as a timeless testament to his life’s work. ![]() These interviews contain powerful discussions on setting a clear purpose, harnessing your strengths, and how to live an effective life. You’ll hear how Bob changed his life, and then went on to impact the lives of millions of people around the world. You’re going to hear Bob’s influential perspective on changing your self image and shifting your mindset. On this episode, we’re honoring the incredible Bob Proctor and his legacy through sharing his profound and impactful lessons he imparted in our previous interviews. Eventually my perception changed, and a true full-circle moment for me was interviewing Bob Proctor not once, but twice, on The Model Health Show. ![]() My first exposure to this idea was through the documentary The Secret, featuring Bob Proctor. One of the most powerful principles that can change your life is this truth: our perception determines our reality. “You want to make sure that your purpose is something people can benefit from long after you’re gone.” – Bob Proctor ![]()
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