Dear Reader,

Until about a couple of years ago or so, if you were to visit Qi Feng park in China in the middle of summer – between the hours of 930 -12 – or just about in any season, you’d see yours truly on that hill.

You wouldn’t just see me – you’d see in all sorts of weather. Rain – torrential downpours – sticky humid “jungle” heat – and even the sort of weather where it’s pouring one minute next and then it’s so hot the next minute that your wet clothes literally start to “steam”.

You’d also see that I’d focus very little on pushups – or pull-ups and so forth – during my workout.

It was mostly the HILL – the hill climb – done about four – five times in the morning, and usually another quick two in the evening before I “called it a day” – for seven days a week STRAIGHT.

Day in, day out. Month in, month out. Rain, shine, hail, sleet or snow – I’d be there, and I’d do it.

I still have a picture of me climbing during that time. My wife took one look at it and remarked, “Wow, you sure have got in shape doing nothing else other than WALKING!”

And if there ever was a testament to the power of WALKING – albeit not walking at a fast pace throughout all those hours – this is it. In fact, I had one of those wrist bands (loaned to me by a girl I knew back then) which showed the “number of steps” walked during the day – and I average about 20,000 for the duration of my WORKOUT alone.

All true facts, and MORE of the “tap tap” method that I keep talking about – and that Claude Bristol spoke about in the “Magic of Believing” – and as you can see – it works  just as well on your physical self as it does the subconscious!

But that isn’t the main point of me telling you this.

My main point is – fast forward to this January – I was having lunch (or dinner, I believe) with a friend at a restaurant, and I ordered a beer before the meal.

She took one look at me and smiled (now remember, this lady had seen me during my “big” days).

“You can order another”, she giggled.

“Another?” I responded, surprised. “Nah, one’s fine”.

“I don’t think it’ll matter to you now. Your body has changed from the inside out”.

And upon thinking about it – she was right!

Nowadays, that hill is so easy to climb for me it doesn’t even feel like a workout. Sure, I start to breathe heavily towards the very top – but just a bit – nothing compared to the “sledgehammer in chest” feeling I had all these years – and certainly nothing compared to the “Mack truck ran over me” feeling I had when I first climbed it in 2003 – all those years ago!

And the key(s) to this improvement – this literal “transformation” from the inside out is this – a) DOING the thing the RIGHT WAY , and b) As Pete Lillo once said, “frigging relentless” i.e. relentless REPETITION.

Tap, tap. Tap, tap. Tap, TAP!

Works just as well for the body as it does the mind, my friend – and it’s on that note that I’ll tell you this – you’ll literally TRANSFORM yourself – and permanently – from the inside out once you get on the System, and STAY on it.

It’ll become that much easier to STAY in shape as well once you reach that level – and as a friend on Facebook recently noted, you’ll well and truly have TRANSFORMED yourself at that point – from the inside out.

And while this is as applicable to life itself as it is fitness, this particular email is about fitness, my friend – and I’m giving you examples from my own experience to show you what is not only possible – but very PROBABLE INDEED – if you get down to brass tacks – and start “doing”!

OK – thats it for now. I’ll be back later!

Best,

Rahul

P.S. – Been a busy day with the choked drains and what not – long story there! Either way, I’m off to do some pull-ups now – a workout STRAIGHT OUT of Pull-ups – from STUD – to  SUPER STUD – which you can grab right here and follow along with me – http://0excusesfitness.com/pull-ups-stud-to-super-stud-within-weeks/

Dear Reader,

A few posts ago I wrote about the value of “giving more than we receive”, and I received a couple of interesting responses to this post.

I’ll discuss this more later, but first off, and right off the bat – let me clear two things up.

Here is what the above does NOT mean –

• It does NOT mean “giving the house away for free”.
• Neither does it mean “offering services but expecting no compensation for them”. Although you CAN do this on a “case by case” basis if you so choose – Napoleon Hill did it on more than one occasion, it still isn’t a rule written in stone and isn’t what I was referring to.

So, other than what I mentioned in that post – what exactly WAS I referring to?

Well, I’ll give you an example – a current example.

Back in the day, one of  the things I used to do was be a “geek”. Which I still am in part – while this might come as a surprise for those that know me as  a “jock” –  I’m the one that got the 0 Excuses site up and running, and I have my “geek” background – as well interest in many things tech related to thank for this, hehe.

Now while doing this, I naturally had folks coming up to me and asking me to build their websites for them – which I happily did for a fee.

I no longer do this, of course – but I’ve STILL got clients from them days, and one of these guys is facing an issue with his site (an ecommerce site of all things, wouldn’t you know, hehe) that he doesn’t know how to solve.

I built the site for him, and then offered to host it for him – which I have been for years. I’m basically his “hosting provider” of sorts.

He’s not much of a techie – and the issue is that his site was recently hacked – and while this is an issue for him as a site admin, I’m helping him out with it – including doing a few things that certainly aren’t on my “list of responsibilities” as it were as a hosting provider – including apply to Google etc to get the site removed from a blacklist – and so forth.

Now, all of this is time consuming – and it doesn’t fall within my forte.

I’m certainly not going to get paid for this.

So, why am I doing it?

In the 0 Excuses Fitness book, and my other books – I could well have just provided the fitness instruction part of things and presented it to you that way.

After all, it’s a fitness book, right? And the exercises themselves along with the instruction are WELL WORTH the investment one makes, so …

Nah.

In BOTH the above cases, the point is this – going ABOVE and BEYOND the call of duty – and here’s the key, again.

I’m not doing it “so I’ll get paid down the line”. In fact, I’m not going to get paid anything extra for either of the two endavors – but I AM doing it for the above reasons – to put more GOOD VIBES out into the Universe – for those that DESERVE it, as opposed to cheapskates and freeloaders and the like, of course.

Put more good vibes out into the Universe, and you receive more good vibes BACK.

‘Tis just how it works, my friend. ‘Tis just how it works. There’s no two ways around this – and as I sit here, I’m feeling GREAAATTT … ready to rumble as it were, inspite of the fact we woke up at 645 AM today (remember the part about me not being a morning person? hehe) – bright and early – ready to take the daughter to school – only to be greeted by an overflowing drain amongst other things, hehe.

Well – so thats the update for today – I’m off to clean my drain soon – – but for now, remember this – if you workout today – impart the SAME spirit to your workout, my friend.

While doing your pushups, make sure to not just ” do ’em”. As I mention in the System, do them the RIGHT way – with the PROPER breathing!

While doing your pull-ups, don’t just settle for second best. Give it your all – like I said – workout like today was to be your last workout!

And as you do all this, don’t worry about “results”. As Wallace D Wattles famously said and as I’ve repeated so many times over and over again – if you “do the thing the right way”, the results will a-come, my friend.

They’ll come. For sure. There ain’t no two ways about it!

Best,

Rahul Mookerjee

P.S. – Here is the link for the course on pull-ups – a course that will literally take you from a big fat “ZERO” to “HERO” in pull-ups – – http://0excusesfitness.com/pull-ups-from-dud-to-stud-within-a-matter-of-weeks/

Dear Reader,

I recently received an email from someone whose been making progress after he purchased my book on pull-ups.

He was at the point he couldn’t do a SINGLE pull-up – – and even hanging on to the bar was tough for him.

Slowly, but surely, he made progress – – inch by painstaking inch.

And he is finally at a  point where he can do 1 (maybe 2 on a good day) pull-up during his workout and not have his triceps “scream” in agony – – and he’s got a goal to do ‘em 5 at a time.

He’s getting frustrated because while it was relatively easy to get the “first pull-up” in, anything beyond that seems to be a REAL struggle.

And today’s email is for HIM.

If you’ve been trying to accomplish goals of any nature – – or if you’re moving closer to a goal you have – either fitness related or LIFE related, well, this one is for YOU!

If you’re looking for a bit of motivation along with REAL LIFE advice coming from someone that’s been in the trenches – – this one is for YOU!

And it’s for you as well even if you’re just starting out and haven’t made much progress towards your goal at all.

Those that know me KNOW that “working for someone else” has never ever been for me.

Though yes, I’ve done plenty of “jobs” in the past – – I’ve never been happy at any of them (regardless of the money etc) – – and although I gave them all my best shot (hence the sales etc I talk about, and what I spoke about in my last email on “giving more than we receive) – – I always knew deep down inside that it wasn’t for me.

Working for “someone else” and doing the same humdrum things that “most” people “believe” they have to do was NEVER for me, and my life changed MANIFOLD in many regards once I came to this one realization.

It took me a while to fully arrive at this conclusion, but arrive I did – – and so can YOU – – if you know how to.

Knowing what you want out of life is key, of course, in order to arrive at this decision. And it’s amazing – astounding, even – but when you ask folks the question “What is it you want out of life” – – the vast majority of people are unable to answer this in any sort of concise manner – – and moreover, with any sort of real gumption behind the words!

Now this is fine. Most of us have been sold a bill of goods on life in general (not to mention fitness) and the whole concept of NOT being able to have what we really, really want in life.

And that’s where I come in – to motivate you – and tell you in my typically blunt manner that anyone who tells you anything remotely resembling the above is so full of it that he or she might as well bed down with the nearest skunk if you get my drift.

That’s pretty strong stuff, you might say, but it’s TRUE – – and NOTIHNG is strong enough for those that try and keep you from achieving your dreams, my friend.

You only have one life – ONE SHOT!

And I should know. Boy, I should know!

EVERY TIME I’ve tried to accomplish something of note, I’ve never got the sort of support you’d think would be necessary and yet – I went out there and DID IT regardless.

Making sales at the company I spoke about was greeted with nothing but derision (except from the company, of course) from my family members, for instance.

“Oh, that’s just sales. The real job is something else … “

Huh??? Are you telling me that sales don’t matter? That most company heads don’t focus on sales?

‘Tis strange, but a fact – – that at that company I’m referring to – the OPERATIONS was the real issue – – as opposed to the sales – – which were rolling in plentiful!

When I first had dreams of doing my own thing – – and unfortunately shared those dreams – – same thing.

“You’ll never be able to do anything on your own!”

And so forth.

But this isn’t merely about what I had to go through – and what a LOT OF US have to go through when we’re setting out to achieve something.

It’s part of why I keep telling you not to announce goals to the world. It’s also why Napoleon Hill made the famous comment “Tell the world what you’re going to do – but SHOW ‘em first!”

In other words – Go and tell no man! (Claude Bristol, the Magic of Believing)

WAY, way too many folks will try and stop you from doing what you really, really want – – and achieving anything of note – – and in this regard, about all I can say is to give them the bird figuratively speaking.

Now, what AFTER you set after a goal? What if you do it all right, but encounter hurdles aplenty – – hurdles that you’ve never encountered before?

Well, know this – – it means THIS – – you’re on the right path!

Nothing great was ever accomplished without struggle. Nothing of note was accomplished without hardship aplenty before the “bounty”!

You give before you receive, and you give aplenty – – and you keep giving until the “Gatekeeper” of the goal decides it can’t “break” you any longer – – and gives in!

And the final hurdle is OFTEN the toughest, my friend. Often the toughest.

It’s like climbing a particularly hard mountain. Such as K2 for instance. Let’s assume you’re ABOUT to reach the top, and encounter the most perilous stretch of mountain you had for a while.

What do you do? Do you just up and give up – – and ensure that the rest of your efforts have gone in vain?

Put another way, do you stop just short of the line when you’re SPRINTING to win a RACE? In this case, the race of life?

What do I mean by all this?

Well, simple – – and it can be summed up by what Napoleon Hill said in “Think and Grow Rich” – – most people give up JUST ONE STEP before the final goal is achieved – – before the final hurdle is overcome, and the BOUNTY is within REACH!

Regular readers of this email will recall the case of the famous insurance salesman I mentioned R.U. Darby – – and his uncle – – and the story I told you about them stopping JUST short of gold before another more “canny” prospector came along and made the most of their mistake.

That email can be accessed here – http://0excusesfitness.com/2018/09/03/keep-on-keeping-on/ but for now – don’t make the same mistake!

Remember that ANYTIME you’ve trying to accomplish a goal that means something to you – – there’ll be a TON of opposition – – and the hurdles will become progressively tougher.

And it really boils down to this “Can you take it?”

And if you can – you’ll be well rewarded, my friend – – so well that you’ll start to wonder if the “tough times” were ever there in the first place!

And again, I should know.

Fitness wise, this has a real impact as well. I’ve mentioned before the opposition people encounter (either knowingly or unknowingly) whey they tell others their goals – – and along the way to the goal as well.

Heck, I’ve been called crazy – – a loon – – someone that “over exercises” – – and all sorts of thing along MY OWN fitness journey to where I am – – but RIGHT NOW?

Most people wouldn’t dream of saying anything to that effect now – – as opposed to BEFORE.

And fitness too throws up final hurdles of various natures. I still remember the “breaking point” where I was stuck at sets of 10 pull-ups for a LONG time – – before I finally broke free of that point, and it became progressively easier after that.

The key is this – – NEVER give up – – and always remember this – – the less support you have – – the BETTER you’ll do overall, and why?

Because it forces you to dig DEEP DOWN and do it YOURSELF – – and at the end of the day, my brother, there is NO greater satisfaction than that – – either fitness wise, or otherwise.

So that’s it for today! Plenty of messages to be had in that email above – – see if you can spot ‘em – – and once you do, remember that you’ll do a LOT, LOT better along the way if you mix in a healthy dose of 0 Excuses Fitness along with what I’ve said above.

Try it – – and see the results for yourself!

Best,

Rahul Mookerjee

P.S. – What’s that? You don’t have a copy of 0 Excuses Fitness as yet? My friend, you’re missing out big time if you don’t – – not only is it THE system to get you the fittest you’ve ever been in your life with MINIMUM hassle – – but the inspirational stories mentioned within are themselves worth the “price of admission”. Click on over, and decide for yourself – – http://0excusesfitness.com/0excusesfitnessystem/

Dear Reader,

Not so long ago, ’twas another world for me in terms of “what I did for a living”, and today let’s flashback to when I taught English in China – something I’m not a huge fan of as I’ve stated, but something I’ve done a lot regardless.

And being it’s Saturday night tonight (well, at least in my neck of the woods, hehe), the one memory that springs to mind is … well, the Sunday morning “class” I had – bright and early on a Sunday morning in a little learning center tucked away neatly amidst a bunch of cafes, restaurants etc.

I’m not going to “name” the center here, but suffice it to say this – Rahul Mookerjee ain’t a morning person –  and Rahul Mookerjee doesn’t like ESL – and if there is ONE thing he doesn’t prefer to do – it is wake up “bright and early” on any morning, let alone Sunday morning, haha.

My own preference is to wake up late and work until late – and hence my choice of “work” etc – where I can do what I like on my own times.

But, at that point I was teaching and – ’twas the call of duty as it were, so I woke up, and off it was to the races in that regard.

Now, the class at that point was an adults only class – and a fairly receptive class as well in terms of learning. I’ve spoken about how a lot of students would do anything BUT learn in these classes – but yet – these adults I had at the center actually WANTED to learn – and that was probably one reason I stuck with them as long as I did!

My Twitter account has some pictures of me doing an “outdoor” class with these fine ladies and “occasional” gent – but here’s the point.

The pay wasn’t great at all – in fact, it was way less than what I’d normally charge.

The timing wasn’t good either – as I’ve mentioned above!

And all things said and done, they didn’t offer me enough biz to keep doing it long term – but yet – NOT a single one of those students would move from their seats during my class there.

And why?

Because I didn’t just teach them what they signed up to learn, which was basic English. I went WAY above and beyond the call of duty here – and literally “sweated” blood teaching them English as it should be taught, and again, one of the reasons I was able to and interested in doing this was because they were receptive to it.

As the Chinese say, you can take a horse to water – but you cannot FORCE it to drink.

‘Tis true, my friend. ‘Tis true.

Today, not only am I STILL friends with most of these ladies – but one of them, a lady I hadn’t seen for years ended up helping me take the videos for 0 Excuses Fitness – out of the blue – at a time I couldn’t “recruit” any of my other students.

Not only that – I’ve received so much biz from these other ladies throughout the years – that all I can say – and do – is doff my hat – and say THANK YOU!

I’m indeed grateful, but this brings me to my main point.

Giving, as Napoleon Hill correctly puts it “Think and Grow Rich” is required BEFORE we can get what we want.

“Give before you can receive”, in other words.

It is only after we GIVE – and GIVE WELL that we can receive. Hill provides an example in one of his books of doing unpaid work for a legal beagle one fine Saturday afternoon where everyone else was off to the football game – and doing it of his own accord, with a cheerful disposition.

Hill was asked how much he’d charge for this job – and he laughingly quoted a figure of a grand – which was worth way more back then than it is TODAY.

A few months later, he had forgotten about this altogether – when this same man contacted him – and not only said he’d pay the thousand bucks – but he also made him an offer to HIRE him full time – at a salary which was a full thousand more than what he was getting at the time!

The wheel DOES indeed come full circle, my friend – and it did for me back in the day so many times that I cannot mention them all here, and if there is one takeaway from today’s email, it is what I’ve stated above.

Along with that, you’d do well to remember Hill’s Law of Compensation as well or the “Law of Increasing Returns” as he calls it.

This law basically states that if you GIVE – and give MORE than what you’re being paid for – in good faith, spirit and heart – then you’ll naturally RECEIVE – and receive MORE than what  you thought you would for your initial service.

And this has proven true for me over the years many, many times over, my friend.

And the SAME THING applies to fitness too!

You can’t just hope to read 0 Excuses Fitness and get fit. You can’t just expect to crank out a few workouts and get to be a stud at pull-ups.

No. It don’t work that way!

You can’t just expect to “fall into a handstand” – or back bridge – or what have you from the word go.

You have to pay your dues – and you’ve got to DO the thing in the RIGHT WAY – but heres the point of all this.

Once you DO all of what I’ve said – you’ll naturally get returns – manifold, and ever increasing.

My dedication towards my hill climbs is, much like my biz issues I’ve mentioned above STILL paying off today – THAT is an example of how powerful this law is when applied practically!

Last, but not least, in case you don’t know – I’m STILL incorporating this philosophy into my biz life today. When you crack open 0 Excuses Fitness – what you’d expect is a book and videos on purely exercise – but that is by far not all I’m giving you.

I’m giving you everything I’ve got in that regard – way more than your investment in the course – and I’m doing it to inspire you – and help you get in the very best shape of your life!

As they say – underpromise – but OVER-DELIVER!

So that is today’s tip. Remember that you have to GIV

So that is today’s tip. Remember that you have to GIVE before you can receive – but remember too that the laws of the Universe state that once you give freely – you shall receive freely too – and MORE than what you originally “budgeted” for. 

Thats just how it works, my friend.

To your fitness – and getting you in the BEST SHAPE OF YOUR LIFE, then!

Best,

Rahul Mookerjee

P.S. – My Twitter account has some pictures of me teaching English to these ladies – “follow” me @0xcusesfitness.com if you’re so inclined, and you’ll be receiving regular updates etc from me there as well!

P.S #2 – And if you haven’t already – remember to pick up the 0 Excuses Fitness System right here – – http://0excusesfitness.com/0excusesfitnessystem/

 

Dear Reader,

It may sound strange, but there are a lot of parallels between “real life” and the good ole PULL-UP.

Both can be tough. Both can look daunting – especially when starting out to achieve a goal.

Both don’t “give it up easily” (no puns intended, hehe) when it comes to that elusive thing called “true success”.

In terms of pull-ups, that is getting your chin above the bar from a DEAD HANG – and keeping it there a bit before slowly going back down – which is a feat 99.9% of the male populace today cannot accomplish.

‘Tis a fact, Jack – the vast majority of males out there can’t do a proper pull-up to save their life, instead preferring to focus on hoisting heavy weights and the lat pulldown machine – all of which do exactly squat all in terms of actually being able to do pull-ups well.

Sad part is, it’s astoundingly simple if you only know HOW – but why am I telling you this, you might ask?

Well, because of this – the pull-up done correctly builds MANY if not ALL of the same qualities that’ll make you a success in life, my friend. 

Perhaps this is why it’s one of my favorite exercises (along with high rep pushup workouts which do much the same thing) but these days, I seem to doing pull-ups almost exclusively to the exclusion of other upper body stuff – dips being the notable exception, and I’m getting growth in my arms and shoulders – as well as more of that “s-e-c-s-y back taper that women love” I referred to earlier by the DAY.

But either way, consider this.

The pull-up builds CHARACTER. The pull-up, when done correctly builds far more than pure physical strength – it builds MENTAL strength in spades, and anyone that’s ever gotten through a 100 pull-up workout knows exactly what I BE referring to here.

The pull-up breeds toughness. The pull-ups breeds MASCULINITY. The pull-up above all builds PERSISTENCE, and an attitude of “keep on going no matter what!”

If Rocky Balboa (him of the famous “No-one will hit as hard as life will” lines) were to recommend ONE exercise, then I’m pretty sure the pull-up would be it – and indeed, we see him pounding out one arm pull-ups in Rocky II and “old man pull-ups” in Rocky Balboa as well.

And if there was ONE exercise I’d recommend – after pushups, of course – it is the pull-up – for precisely the SAME reason.

Now take a look at the qualities above. Do you think any – or some – or ALL of the qualities apply to life as well?

I’ll bet the answer is the last, and you’re not alone if you’re thinking that way.

When I created the 0 Excuses Fitness System, the major reason for me doing it was not just to inspire you to get fit – the fittest you have ever been.

No, if there is ONE major reason I can pinpoint and that I did not think of before it is this – to INSPIRE!

To inspire you to get fitter – get BETTER – a BETTER you – a VASTLY better YOU – in ALL Regards!

That is the reason behind the somewhat “unconventional” and brutally honest nature of the writing in that book – all my others, and these emails.

The point is to inspire YOU – and if you’re one amongst the many that feels uplifted – and INSPIRED – after reading my daily emails, well, thank you – that, at the end of the day is what it’s all about!

Back to pull-ups – if there was ever a non physical reason or a host of them – for dropping the weights and the monkey pulldown machine (ok, I’m kidding, but whatever) – well – read above, and you’ll find ’em!

Make up your mind to get good – VERY, VERY good at pull-ups, my friend. You’ll thank me for it later!

Best,

Rahul

P.S. – Here is that link again – – http://0excusesfitness.com/pull-ups-from-dud-to-stud-within-a-matter-of-weeks/

P.S #2 – Any exercise System works best with a foundation – as does LIFE itself – and here is the best foundation you can build in terms of fitness – –  http://0excusesfitness.com/0excusesfitnessystem/

P.P.S. – The above headline gave me an idea for a new book … Hmm!!

Dear Reader,

I cannot tell you how many times in my life I’ve had people tell me that I “can’t” do something.

When I was young, I had a knack for many different things – except, of course the one thing everyone “wanted” me to do – which was be brilliant at “textbook academia” – – something which bored the living bejesus out of me immensely – except for history and Math, two subjects I loved, and naturally excelled at.

‘Tis funny how many people think a “gilded” degree and a M.B.A, and other paper quals is what leads to success.

Don’t get me wrong – these things do lead to some form of success for some people, but it isn’t all it’s touted to be by far. In fact some of the folks you’d think would be the “happiest” when it comes to “outward success” are some of the most unhappy people you’ll ever meet.

This list includes movie stars, rich folks, and anyone that might externally look like “he’s REALLY made it”.

I speak about this more in Zero to Hero, including PROOF of why I believe this but for now, here are but a few things I was told I “couldn’t do” (either directly or indirectly).

“He thinks he’s so strong!” (when I was 10 years old). Followed by the unsaid “He can’t possibly, or he’ll never … ”

Or, when I was overweight in the past, a comment from one of my family members with a belly hanging over his pants – “you’re downright obese!”

How did both of those turn out? HA!

“You’ll never be able to play soccer!”

“Your singing is crap!” (this one wasn’t actually “said” but implied a bunch of times).

And so forth. Singing and soccer were two passions I had when I was young, but of course, the “I can’t” phrase was automatically attached to them as soon as I even mentioned then, which I then stopped doing.

“You’ll never be able to make good money!”

“Look at his CV! No-one will ever hire him!” (this from a family member back when I was working for a job I hated, and therefore LEFT).

And so forth – – and how did the above two turn out?

HO!

Anyway, the point of me telling you this ain’t to toot my own trumpet. Far from it, my friend. I’m no multi-millionaire – as yet – and I’d be telling you the same thing in the same manner I just did even if I was.

Point being, in all these cases, I didn’t “fight back” as often happens when someone makes these comments to you.

Comments that run deep – CUT deep – and STAY in your mind forever if you let them – and unfortunately our subconscious minds by default hold on to the negative forever in place of the positive if we don’t do anything to counter act this.

This is one main reason behind Claude Bristol’s “tap tap repetition” method he talks about so much in the “Magic of Believing“.

You have to constantly emphasize the positive to the subconscious while blocking out ALL the negative. As Napoleon Hill, ANY negativity dormant in your subconscious could prove to be fatal to your success – in any endeavor – much like that one bad apple can and usually does spoil the rest.

Anyway, back to them comments.

While it would have been easy to “fight back” and spend energy “pointing fingers” at those who made the comments (and truth be told, these people were not in the least bit qualified themselves to make said comments – if they were – they’d never have made ’em anyway!) – I didn’t.

I remained silent, with the hint of a smile on my lips – – and in most cases, if not all, an image of me giving the bird to whoever was saying said things.

And internally, here were my thoughts.

“Oh, really? Well, we’ll see about that in a few years time!”

But here’s the point – I did not SAY this aloud. As Napoleon Hill correctly said, tell the world what you’re going to do – but show them first!

I did – and the results are there for all to speak – and the reason I used this method of dealing with it is this – it gave me ADDITIONAL fire and impetus to go out there and achieve whatever goal it was I was trying to accomplish at the time – and achieve it I DID.

An even better way of dealing with said situation is this – simply smile, and say a HEARTFELT “Thanks!” to the person making these comments. 

Once you do so, not only will you “disarm” the other person – but you’ll also have added emotion that will start to brew under the “pot of your goal” almost instantly – and will make it that much easier to reach said goal.

Now, in terms of fitness, you may ask?

Well, in terms of fitness what this means is this – if you’re truly obese, and someone points it out in a negative manner – simply do the above – and take it as a COMPLIMENT and added motivation to achieve your fitness goals.

Believe me, these same people that made said negative comments will be coming back and complimenting YOU in a short span of time – and it is at THAT point that you can silently sit back and smile again – because you DID it – just as you knew you COULD all along!

This same philosophy applies to ALL areas of life – not just fitness. I don’t care if you’re job hunting, trying to get a better salary, a promotion, find a better relationship, and so forth – “thanking” those that give you nothing but negativity is one of the BEST ways there is to rise UP – bar none!

Another excellent way to rise UP – up and above the rest – in terms of fitness – is to rise ABOVE the chinning bar, metamorphically speaking.

Believe me, when you’re pounding out pull-ups for reps – and tons of them per workout – in PERFECT form, then the WORLD will stop and gaze at YOU in awe – simply because you’re doing something that everyone wants to do (women included!) – but very few CAN – mostly because they haven’t been taught how to do.

Or perhaps because they’ve never been given the confidence that they CAN do.

My pathbreaking course on pull-ups addresses both the above concerns – including in depth analysis of what yours truly did on his way to a goal that once seemed it would NEVER happen – but happened quicker than he did – simply because he ENJOYED the journey and did it.

That course is available right here – – http://0excusesfitness.com/pull-ups-from-dud-to-stud-within-a-matter-of-weeks/  – – make sure you grab it ASAP.

Ok, thats all for now! Plenty of lessons to be learnt from “here” email – see if you can spot ’em all!

Best,

Rahul Mookerjee

P.S. – A great, great example of countering the “I can’t” is what I did when I first started to climb the HILL – my favorite HILL – in China. Another great example is what I did when I first moved to China, but couldn’t find a chinning bar – that story alone is probably worth the “price” you pay for the course, hehe, and you’ll see what I mean when you read it. Here is where you can grab the System – http://0excusesfitness.com/0excusesfitnessystem/

P.S. #2 – Think you’re an advanced man – or woman – when it comes to pull-ups? Already banging them out in reps galore? Well, great – now let’s get to the REAL advanced stuff. Lets see you do some “Swami pull-ups“, for instance, in sets of 20 – or more! And if the above name confused you, well, I don’t blame you – but it’ll work the heck out of your entire upper body – that I DO gurantee. Here is where you can pick up a copy of the advanced course on pull-ups – – http://0excusesfitness.com/pull-ups-stud-to-super-stud-within-weeks/

Dear Reader,

If there ever were two inventions that I sort of wish weren’t invented – it is the very same ones that in my unbiased, politically incorrect and “typically blunt” opinion are the ones that are TWO of the biggest productivity killers, bar NONE.

What might these be, you ask.

Well, here they are – in no particular order – the Tee Vee, and the dumbphone. 

Again, not in that order. I’ve often thought about which one is the worst affliction of the two, and I haven’t been able to come up with a conclusive answer, so they both take the top spot in my life.

Take a minute to ponder about it if you would.

What do the above two gadgets actually ADD into your life – meaningful stuff that is.

I recently saw a great meme posted somewhere which was about a coffee shop proudly displaying the following outside it’s windows (or perhaps it was inside? I can’t quite remember) “We don’t have WiFi. Talk to people around you!”

Yes, true indeed … and the MINUTE I saw that meme was a minute I silently high fived and applauded.

I’ve got no idea if the above is actually posted somewhere in a coffee shop someplace – but ’tis true, my friend.

Think about the following for a second as well.

Joe Blow comes home from work, tired and irascible at all the going on’s around him. He had a plan to “go to the gym” tonight, but for whatever reason, he “doesnt feel like it”.

But he reasons he’ll do it anyway – with will power. He reasons he’ll “work the heck out of the bench” (which is a bad idea anyway) and “feel good” later. Perhaps catch a few birds working out on the treadmill. And so forth …

Naturally, he believes visualization and the like is a crock of you know what, so he doesn’t attempt to do any of this to “visualize the blues away” (which by the way is very possible if you know how!).

He decides to take a minute or so of “me time” before heading out to the gym. Great idea.

As he sits down on the couch his mind wanders – and so do his hands – as they make their way to the Tee Vee remote.

He turns it on, and he’s soon lost in the negative vortex of “schnews”, soap operas, “what the latest football players did with their girlfriends”, and so forth.

Before he knows it, an hour has passed. He looks at the clock.

Oh, it’s almost such and such time. I can’t go to the gym now!

And further he sinks into the couch, and so does his subconscious mind, programmed as it is repetitively by a bunch of a meaningless garbage that adds nothing to his life in any regard.

Yes, the “tap tap repetition” technique that Claude Bristol spoke about WORKS – either in a positive or a negative sense!! And the example I gave you above is a prime example of it working in a negative sense – and is unfortunately more the norm these days then the exception.

After our “hero” is done with the soaps, news etc he gets up. Figures he might as well end the day with a six pack.

He pops one open, loses himself in the “elixir”, and is soon calling the pizza place for takeout.

And so forth. So much for good intentions of going to the gym – all put paid to by the Tee Vee in most part.

The same thing can be said about smartphones. The first thing most people do is wake up to meaningless Facebook, Twitter or Wechat updates – and while those are good in very moderate doses, folks choose to focus on these things exclusively rather than focusing on what is IMPORTANT in life.

It is astounding, but most folks actually feel way more depressed internally than they are to begin with after an hour or so of Facebook browsing (which is super addictive btw) – and this is reflected in further procrastination, nay saying, and “it won’t work” mentality.

And I should know. I see it around me in my daily life all the time – ALL over the world.

Believe me now and trust me later, the IMAGES you feed your mind with (ever wonder why selfies are so the rage all over the Internet?) are what your mind goes to work upon – – and the image you’re feeding your mind with as you “salivate” over other’s selfies etc (usually doctored) are images of LACK in your OWN LIFE – which is then reflected back to you in some way, shape or form or the other.

Anyway, I hope that explains my take on the two most useless things ever invented.

Sure, they’ve got certain uses. But by and large, and overall – were we better off BEFORE these two things were invented.

Me thinks so, my friend.

We used to pick up the phone to make a call – rather than text. We used to MEET people and talk to them – rather than browse through our Wechats while “dating” (and if you’ve been to mainland China – one place amongst many – you’ll know this is as much of a reality as I’m writing about).

We’d READ uplifting stuff as opposed to watch a bunch of garbage on the Tee Vee and make the media companies a ton of moolah while doing so.

And so forth.

What I’d recommend in YOUR life then, my friend (if you’re indeed truly interested in improving your productivity levels manifold) is this.

First, ignore the above two banes as far as possible.

I  mean really, really do so! Right now, when writing this to you my smartphone is “turned over on it’s tummy”. I care NOT what notifications I’ve got – they can wait until I feel like it looking at ’em, and even then I’ll ignore the vast bulk of them anyway.

My apartments in China never once had a functional TV – and never did I care, though I DID care about plenty of other things!

Second, replace the above two with READING – something uplifting – and then DOING.

The next time you feel down, don’t do what Joe Blow did above.

Pick up an uplifting book – something inspiring – something that has the potential to change your life – something much along the lines of Zero to Hero, for that matter.

As you read, you’ll feel the electricity starting to course through your veins.

You’ll find old ideas – and desires – “springing to the surface” all of a sudden, and before you finish the book you’ll likely be injected with so much enthusiasm to DO that you’ll be wondering where it came from.

Once this state of mind is accomplished, instantly grab your copy of the 0 Excuses Fitness System, and start pounding out a workout or two or an amalgamation of what I’ve given you in the book.

Once you’re done with the above two things – either go to work on a goal – or resume your read – or spend QUALITY time minus the Tee Vee and dumphone with those you care about.

And if you do all this, my friend – and do it regularly, YOU, not me will soon be writing back about how the tee vee and dumb phone are the banes of our lives – and rightfully so!

Ok, so thats the missive for now. I’ll be back again later!

Best,

Rahul

P.S. – Zero to Hero contains not one, not two, but 25 productivity tips that you likely haven’t seen anywhere before. These tips are outrageous at times. They reveal a side of me both personally and professionally you likely have NOT seen, far less imagined before. But the key thing is this – they WORK – and you, my friend will find this out for a FACT once you crack open the book and start implementing what is being taught. Here is where you can grab this little gem of a read – – http://0excusesfitness.com/products/zero-to-hero/

Dear Reader,

Its often been said that “letting go” is one of the hardest things we can do in life, period.

Letting go of old “hurts”. Letting go of old – and toxic – relationships, or baggage of other nature.

Letting go of those in current relationships that “aren’t for us”. Letting go of negative emotions … and so forth.

You get the picture I’m sure.

We all hear this talk about “letting go” so often that it’s probably embedded in a very prominent area of our CONSCIOUS minds – and yet, precious few of us actually “let go” of any of the above.

All those memories I spoke about are stored in the subconscious, and our minds being what they are, those negative memories are played by default UNLESS you CONSCIOUSLY choose to play and replay the POSITIVE memories (and feel the positive emotions associated with them) repeatedly over and over again!

Napoleon Hill mentioned this in his timeless classic “Think and Grow Rich”. He likened our subconscious minds to a fertile garden where seeds of any nature may be planted – positive or negative – and the results will “sprout” accordingly whether we consciously believe this or not.

Additionally, he goes on to say that our minds are programmed to “accept” the negative by default – and therefore, one must work extra hard to make sure that the POSITIVE is ALL that is being fed to the subconscious on a daily basis!

This is accomplished by the “tap tap repetition” that Claude Bristol correctly spoke of in his great little book “The Magic of Believing”.

And VISUALIZATION, my friend – and going into your memory banks daily, regularly and on a conscious basis is KEY to “collating” all the above into a form your subconscious can understand, emotionalize, and therefore readily PROCESS.

Now, how does “letting go” fit into all this?

Ok, I’ll explain.

So you’ve done all the right things. You’ve set goals. You’re working towards them in the right spirit – doing things a certain way.

You eagerly expect the goal to manifest – – but for whatever reason, it doesn’t – – and sometimes not in the timeframe you “eagerly” expect it to.

And then you start getting frustrated. Is all of this really true, you ask yourself?

Slowly, the seeds of disbelief are planted in your mind. One seed of disbelief is enough to overpower all the other positivity (think of a bad apple ruining the lot, and you’ll get the photo).

And before you know it you’re back to square one or close to it.

You wouldnt, though if you had just LET GO of the goal after doing everything else.

When you have a certain goal – something that you really, really, REALLY want – we have a tendency to attach “timelines” to it and certain “conditions” to it.

For instance, you might expect that six pack by a certain day if you’re doing 0 Excuses Fitness day in and day out.

You might expect a ton of moolah landing on your desk by “so and so date” in “so and so form” – and truth be told, this can very well happen if you visualize correctly – but what ends up happening is folks get “over attached to the goal”, and this sends out a feeling of “need” to the Universe – as opposed to “want”.

And poof goes the goal.

Once you set a goal – you do all the right things – but then you leave it up to the Universe in terms of “how” it’ll deliver that goal to you!

Let me give you an example – a few months ago, for whatever reason, I was craving pizza.

A nice, juicy pizza with LOADS of cheese on it. Pepperoni. Extra large. The works. You get it, I’m sure.

It was something that I really wanted – and yet, after visualizing this for a while deeply, I didn’t think about it all day. I didn’t think about “when I’d get it”.

It had nothing to do with money – or the lack of it – or the abundance of it – or anything remotely related to money for that matter.

Yet, for whatever reason I wanted it.

A few days after doing this visualization, guess what happened.

One of my good friends called me up, and invited me over for a pizza — completely out of the blue!

The pizza was extra large. Had all the cheese I wanted and then some. Even had some super tasty garlic DIP to go with it – – and plenty of pepperoni as well. In short, my dream pizza – which materialized with me literally doing very little except for visualizing it, and …

… letting GO of it once I was done visualizing!

And lest you think this is a one off, think again.

I didn’t visualize this again, and yet, over the next couple of months, MORE friends invited me for pizza – the SAME pizza – out of the BLUE – without me doing anything at all to “move towards that goal!”

Now, am I saying you have a goal and just sit and do nothing to work towards it?

Quite the contrary, my friend.

If you’re looking to lose weight, you pound out the squats as I tell you to do in the 0 Excuses Fitness System right HERE – http://0excusesfitness.com/0excusesfitnessystem/

As Emerson said, you do the thing – and you’ll have the power.

If you’re looking to get better at pull-ups, you grab a copy of my bestselling “Pull-ups – from DUD to STUD within a matter of WEEKS” – and you get cranking.

Ditto for anything else you’re looking to achieve … BUT .. after doing all the above, you don’t stress about “if” it’ll happen or “an exact time” when it’ll happen.

If you do all the things – the right things – in a certain WAY – then happen it will, my friend.

And chances are excellent and SECOND to none that you’ll get MORE than what you wanted – just as in the “pizza” example I gave you above.

The Universe doesn’t lack, my friend. In fact it doesn’t even know such a word exists. And it’ll give you all the abundance you want if you just take a step back – let go – and be prepared to RECEIVE!

So that’s today’s tip – and something to work towards as well. Letting go, my friend – is  KEY to achievement in any sphere of life – never forget that!

Best,

Rahul Mookerjee

P.S. – One thing you really don’t want to let go of is your copy of Corrugated Core once its in your hands. The results you’ll achieve from this little monster are truly spectacular, my friend. Your neighbors will soon be asking you what you do to get results in such a short period of time – and rather than “let go” of your copy – direct them to the sales page right here – – http://0excusesfitness.com/corrugated-core/

P.S #2 – Some of you have asked for videos with regard to pull-ups. I might look into putting these on the members area – stay tuned!

 

Dear Reader,

Every morning when I wake up, I have certain thoughts – and after those thoughts, a certain melody starts to play in my mind – a melody I’ve heard often in the past – and a melody I’ve written about  before.

Regular readers of this newsletter will probably guess what this is about.

YES, it’s THAT melody that I heard in China – played on the loudspeakers in the park (in the late afternoons) while I used to train there – almost all alone, and yet not – at peace with myself, and out there in Nature, feeling the spring sun upon my back as I trained.

A wonderful, wonderful feeling, and I’ve written before the wonderful, uplifted feeling I had EVERY time I heard those slow, lilting tunes.

Oh my. Almost done transported me to another world as it were … and I’m IN that world as I write this to you now, my friend.

I’m stretching my hamstrings out after  a tough hill climb. I’m thinking about my daughter – – some of my friends – – and I’ve got this HUGE cheshire cat grin on my face – – which by the way has got NOTHING to do with the smashing workout I just got through.

The old man I’ve referred to so often is coming up the stairs – – slowly, but surely, and I’m looking forward to greeting him.

A lady that does a lot of yoga like movements that would put the average yogi/yogini to shame within a jiffy is preparing to pack her things up and leave.

And in general – – as the clock ticks 3:30 or so, the song fades out, only to be replaced by another … and all is SUPER WELL in my world as I descend them stairs, say hello to the rambunctious (one of them!) security guard, and prepare to head home.

……

WOW!

Did I just type all that? Did I just say what I did?

Seems I did – and I said it for a purpose as well – that purpose being to remind you that our past, present and (most importantly) our FUTURES – are nothing more than what we create in our minds for ourselves – whether we know it or not.

You can liken it to a movie – – and you can literally “cut out” parts you don’t like – – and choose to “make your own mental movies” with ONLY the parts you like – – and focus upon THOSE for the future.

And though  I’ve spoken about this at length before, some folks still don’t “get it” – so I’m mentioning it again.

Believe me, Wallace D. Wattles had it SPOT on when he spoke about doing things a “certain way”.

That certain way doesn’t just mean move your hands here – – or sit there – – or any such “rum drum” things you might think of.

No – it means to go into your memory banks – and infuse whatever you are doing NOW – with the same PASSION, INTENSITY and FEELING you had in the past when you succeeded at something – – or the same passion you have for your goals – – or whatever – – and do so in a “happy” mood!

And while the logic of that is easy to comprehend, the “feeling” part is the most important, my friend.

You can “think” you’re doing things a certain way – – but until you “feel yourself doing things a certain way” and “feel” good – – it ain’t gonna work.

And the way to tap into that immense reservoir of feelings – – emotion – – and raw, untapped LATENT POWER we ALL have inside of us is to visualize correctly and with DEEP EMOTION!

I’ve often had dreams of passing by an immense, calm, yet flowing lake (or perhaps river) of sorts – – and in that dream I’ve seen the outline of a croc as well.

My “dream self” noticed this. Hey, that looks like a croc hiding underneath all that water!

A few steps later, that “mass” in the water revealed itself to be a gigantic croc – hiding under the water – a  metaphor, and an apt one if any, which reveals the hidden POWERS of our subconscious – literally way, way more than anything we can imagine.

Anyhow, how does any of this relate to fitness, you might ask?

Well, simple – you don’t just “go through the motions” when you’re doing a 0 Excuses Fitness workout, for example.

When you’re doing pushups, or putting yourself through the wringer in terms of getting to 500 Hindu Squats at a go – you don’t just “do the thing”.

You do the squats – the pushups – with FEELING – INTENSITY – while keeping your ultimate goal in mind! 

And you do so when you have a good FEELING going on – – and truth be told, the deep breathing that I repeatedly emphasize so often makes you get into that “feel good” state almost as soon as you start your routine.

Folks often speak of “runner’s high” or other artificial highs that you get from substances such as alcohol, tobacco etc.

Fooey. All of the above ain’t NOTHING when compared to the natural high you get from breathing and performing certain exercises correctly – – and the best darn exercise there is is a PRIME example of this, mi amigo.

So thats today’s tip – albeit a somewhat long one.

When you’re doing something – or about to do something – always, always, pay attention to your breathing – and your emotions while you’re doing that thing.

Make this a part of your life, just like the next breath you take – and you’ll notice the changes taking place almost immediately if you do it right.

Best,

Rahul Mookerjee

P.S. – Don’t forget to grab the 0 Excuses Fitness System – choc a bloc with plenty more such tips – right here – http://0excusesfitness.com/0excusesfitnessystem/

Dear Reader,

And … man boob blaster, I should say. Or “bingo wings fryer”. Or, “lard lump whacker”.

Or perhaps most accurately “love handle blaster” (hey, shouldn’t they start calling them “hate” handles – – after all, no-one really loves them or finds them s-e-x-y – – or do they? hehe).

Those that like their “meat” big might disagree on that last one, but hey, by and large I doubt excess fat around anyone’s midsection is their idea of “lovely” – let alone falling in love with them “squishy mooshy” (as my daughter loves to say) handles.

Anyway, while I haven’t seen any of the above for a long, long time – – I just got done with an awesome workout. I was dripping with sweat in 35 minutes flat, and my abdomen literally felt like it was turned inside out.

And I’ve got NO doubt whatsoever that tomorrow morning – –  a good 10 hours or so after the workout – I’ll still be feeling it in my shoulders, core and lats.

But that ain’t the reason I’m writing to you about this.

It’s because what I just did could well be considered the ULTIMATE fat blasting workout – for those that can handle it, of course.

What did I do?

Well, it’s none of the usual culprits. Although those are excellent fat blasters in their own regard what I did tonight trumps all of the above by a long, long shot.

It’s a no contest basically – and it involves a heavy bag.

What it does NOT involve though is this – improper breathing, punching “like a madman” with no technique and form or “going all out” without proper form – or a combo of the above – and if you’ve ever hit a heavy bag for any length of time, you KNOW what I’m talking about with regard to the above.

You may or may not know what I’m talking bout w.r.t the “ultimate fat blaster”, but it’s indeed so potent that I’m considering putting out a mini-course on it too.

On second thoughts, I may include that in “Advanced 0 Excuses Fitness” – for those that can handle it, of course!

So if heavy bag routines are your thing – and you’d like me to put out a course focusing on heavy bag training to BLAST fat and build a ton of useful, functional MUSCLE – then let me know, and I’ll see what I can do!

And the most amazing part? 

The real “fat smelting” effect of this takes place in less than a MINUTE – if you can last that long, that is.

It’s akin to doing sprints – for the upper body – if you get my drift!

It ain’t for everyone tho, I’ll say that upfront – and again, if you’re interested, shoot me a line and I’ll see what I can dish up.

Meanwhile, remember that there are plenty of other fat blasters you can take advantage of – right now.

Hindu Squats, as covered in the 0 Excuses Fitness System – –  http://0excusesfitness.com/0excusesfitnessystem/ – – are a great, great overall muscle builder and fat blaster.

And yes, these are one of those exercises that’ll get the heart thumping and sweat pouring within less than a minute as well. If you’re just starting out, I’ll bet dollars to donuts 20-25 is all you’ll be able to pop off – – this is EVEN if you’ve been doing squats with heavy, ponderous weights for years!

Advanced Hill Training is another such little gem of a book that contains plenty of routines that’ll get your attention – within 30 seconds or less in the case of some people – and you’ll literally see the man boobs – – or “turkey neck” – – or whatever it is – – melting straight before your very eyes as you go through the movements.

So until I come out with the new course I’m referring to – there is plenty to keep you busy – healthy – and fat free, my friend.

Grab one of these tools TODAY and start cranking that internal fat furnace of yours pronto!

Best,

Rahul Mookerjee

P.S. – Talking about fat smelting and the like – – my new course Corrugated Core is disappearing off the shelves as far as it can be “virtually” stocked, hehe. Grab your copy right here – – http://0excusesfitness.com/corrugated-core/

P.S. #2 – And if you’re making the oft made mistake of thinking that Advanced Hill Training doesn’t work without hills, slopes or inclines – – well, you’re sadly mistaken, my friend. It works just as well anywhere — find out just how effective these routines are on flat ground by actually doing ’em first- –  http://0excusesfitness.com/advanced-hill-training/