When I was younger, I used to know this guy who liked to bet on sports. Let’s call him Tim Schwartz. Sometimes I would talk with him about his betting style, and he told me it was pretty simple. He would figure out who the general public liked on a certain game and then take the other side. Over time, he told me, the public always loses, so his taking the other team was a good bet in his eyes. In the gambling world, supposedly, this is known as fading the public. That got me to thinking. If you want to radically change your physical fitness or put yourself on the path to financial freedom, you should probably just fade the public. Do the opposite of what most people do and you’d probably be completely shredded, in the best shape of your life, with piles of cash. Just look around…whatever most people are doing ain’t workin’. On Training Most people don’t lift weights, or lift weights with the intensity of a yawn-off. What should you do? Lift weights always, and scream at people in between your sets. On Cardio First, most people don’t do anything, just by the very nature of your bodily movement, you’re fading the public. But, for the people that do engage in some kind of cardio, the vast majority walk/jog/elliptical at a light pace for a long duration. Your solution? Never walk, and never jog…ever. Do the opposite. Intervals at a break neck pace with your focus on generating as much speed and power as you possibly can. On Nutrition Most people want a shortcut…the easy way out. You? You’re gonna take the road less traveled. You’re going to count your calories, track your nutrition, every single day. That right there will fade about 99.9% of the world’s population. On Saving People don’t save. People spend. We all live in a society centered around consumerism. So, rather than look to spend your dollars as soon as they fill your wallet, you’ll look to save first and spend whatever’s left over. On Investing Last year, a study was done that showed more than half of Americans (53%) have no money in the stock market whatsoever, and that includes their retirement accounts. History has shown us that investments in the stock market have proven to be one of the best ways to build wealth. Yet, more than half of the public isn’t taking advantage of this. Whether through your 401k at work or some individual stocks in your brokerage account, buy some stock. You’re automatically in the minority. On Debt Most people view their credit cards as extensions of their income. As a result, they often times find themselves riddled with ridiculous interest charges and low levels of cash flow as they struggle to catch up. Use your credit wisely for the things that really matter (house, education, car).
Posted on: Sun, 08 Jun 2014 22:08:33 +0000
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