The Law of Attraction and positive thinking are two phrases that have been blasted across the Internet, radio frequencies, and television stations ever since the movie “The Secret” was released to the public. There’s nothing wrong with positive thinking and using the Law Of Attraction to help you get what you want and deserve out of life. I practice the LOA and am ridiculously optimistic by nature But in order for me to be successful in all areas of life I need to embrace a pessimistic outlook as well.

One of the problems that the Law of Attraction movement has created is that it gives you the impression that you have to think positive all the time and the second a negative thought pops into your head you need to banish it and replace it with a positive thought. This can be a recipe for disaster if you are not careful with this strategy.

What happens when things do go wrong? Do you throw in the towel and say, “The Law of Attraction doesn’t work” and give up on your goals completely?

Lets use fat loss as an example. You’ve set a goal to release the last 10 stubborn pounds of belly fat from your body, you set a date to achieve it by, and you put the Law of Attraction into place by visualizing yourself walking on the beach, proudly displaying the flat stomach that you just created. You sit there and think nothing but positive thoughts. The moment that you begin to have doubts about achieving your fat loss goal you immediately replace it with a positive thought. But then…

…After 6 great weeks of doing really well on your diet and working out consistently you are faced with a challenge, whether it be a party where you gave in and binged on junk food and alcohol, a bad cold that has you lying in bed for days, a big project at work that demands extra hours of your time, or an injury that sidelines you for a couple weeks.

What happens at that point? Do you question the Law of Attraction? After all the positive energy that you put behind your goal you didn’t achieve it yet again. Do you throw in the towel? Do you brush off the Law of Attraction for good?

One of the downfalls that I see with using the Law of Attraction is the total disregard for the benefit of pessimism or negative thinking. If you want to be successful in any area of life you need to get optimism and pessimism working together for you.

Sometimes you have to take those rose colored glasses off in order to see the true path to success in front of you.

Here’s a clip from my movie “The Change Series“. In this clip you will hear some great words of wisdom from one of my mentors John Paul Micek.

How Do You Make A Pessimistic Outlook Work For You?

Sticking with the fat loss example you definitely want to believe in yourself and believe that you will achieve your goal of releasing the last 10 stubborn pounds of belly fat. You want to put as much positive energy behind it as you can and practice many of the mindset and motivation strategies that are revealed in the Change Series or Unstoppable Fat Loss. But you have to realize that your journey to achieving your fat loss goal is not going to be a smooth straight road no matter how much positive energy you put behind it.

You need to prepare yourself for the inevitable roadblocks and challenges that lie ahead of you. Trust me, you will face challenges and setbacks. It happens to the best of us. When you allow the ‘negative or pessimistic thought’ about the challenges that you will face to enter your mind and you take that thought and come up with a plan to overcome it, you will increase your chances of success dramatically.

You don’t need to dwell on those negative thoughts. Just become aware that the journey is not going to be perfect and come up with a plan to overcome those challenges.

You can even have a list of things that could possibly go wrong and next to those items have a solution for overcoming those challenges.

This practice will help put you in the frame of mind that you are willing to do whatever it takes to achieve your goal. That creates a positive outlook. That creates certainty in your ability to achieve your goal.

The Law of Attraction really works, but you need to combine it with a short term pessimistic view and action that is filled with purpose and passion.

What are your thoughts? How has the Law of Attraction worked for you? Do you think the Law of Attraction is just a bunch of psycho babble? Are you going to adopt a bit of a pessimistic view about your goals and do you see the benefit of it?

I’d love to hear your thoughts. Please share them in the comment box below. All of us at the Fat Loss Quickie blog are grateful for your thoughts and opinions.

You ROCK! Enjoy the experience,

Scott Tousignant

PS The Change Series comes as a special bonus for a limited time when you grab your copy of Unstoppable Fat Loss before September 7th. It also comes as a bonus for the Fat Loss Quickie Home Office Fitness program, and the More Love Less Fat program.

I have some very exciting news to share with you today. I am taking the Unstoppable Fat Loss 21 Day Transformation Contest and making it bigger, better and adding some absolutely amazing prizes to the pot. Here’s how I am making the Unstoppable Fat Loss Transformation Contest better…

1. Combining Four Mini 21 Day Transformation Contests Into One Big Contest

Four mini 21 day transformation contest will add up to 94 days. That’s approximately 12 weeks, which is the typical duration of a transformation contest. But with the unique Unstoppable Fat Loss Transformation Contest amazing prizes are awarded every 21 days.

The other thing that makes the Unstoppable Fat Loss Transformation Contest unique is that it is the only contest that is judged on your change in mindset. No uncomfortable before and after pictures necessary.

2. More Prizes To Be Won

I’m adding some of my favorite fat loss books and dvd’s into the mix of prizes to be won. Here are just a few of the new additions to the prize packages…

Tom Venuto’s “Body Fat Solution”

Shawn Phillips “Strength For Life”

Vince Delmonte’s 9 Disc “No Nonsense Muscle Building and 6 Pack Quest” DVD Box Set

Joel Marion’s “Cheat To Lose Diet”

“101 Great Ways To Improve Your Health” – This is a book that I have co-authored

Jon Benson’s “7 Minute Muscle“

Plus all the original prizes such as the Prograde Platinum Supplement Package

In addition to the new prizes and new contest format, I am adding even more value to the Unstoppable Fat Loss program and unleashing version 3.0

Unstoppable Fat Loss began with 21 motivating and inspiring audios to help you lose belly fat permanently. Twelve months later I added 21 new ‘Action Taking’ audios which received rave reviews. Now with version 3.0 I am adding 42 more audios to the program for a grand total of 94 inspirational audios to totally and completely skyrocket your fat loss motivation. These audios are going to be unique. Here’s what you can expect…

Group Brainstorming Audios

As an Unstoppable Fat Loss member you will join myself and two other fat loss experts on live calls where you can share your challenges with us and have us brainstorm the best solution for you. These calls will be recorded and I guarantee that the solutions we provide others will be of great benefit to you. I will be doing several of these group brainstorming sessions throughout the Unstoppable Fat Loss Transformation Contest.

Unstoppable Fat Loss Member Success Stories

You will get to listen in and learn from current Unstoppable Fat Loss members who have achieved great success. Discover the secrets that they used to make the most out of the Unstoppable Fat Loss program and ask them questions about their fat loss journey.

New Expert Interviews

This time, instead of me deciding what the best questions are to ask the new Unstoppable Fat Loss Experts you will get to ask the questions. Submit your most pressing questions about fat loss motivation and have our experts provide you with practical solutions.

The Unstoppable Fat Loss Transformation Contest is sure to make some waves in the fat loss industry. You won’t want to miss out on the opportunity to be a part of the movement that will transform the fitness industry as we know it.

To quote fat loss guru Tom Venuto, “This might be the first true innovation in the fitness contest arena since Bill Phillips launched his hugely popular transformation contests more than 10 years ago.”

Take part in the Unstoppable Fat Loss Transformation Contest and transform your mind, body, and life. Grab your copy of Unstoppable Fat Loss today and begin your journey to fat loss success.

Thank you for allowing me to be a part of your fat loss journey. I’m looking forward to seeing you succeed.

You ROCK! Enjoy the experience,

Scott Tousignant