It is important that you test your boundaries and see how far you can go. Challenge your own beliefs to increase your sphere and strengthen your resolve in your own life. Of course, don't do anything to risk life and limb; however, it is important risk and overcome your fears.

We all experience some element of fear. Fears keep you isolated and immobile in one or more parts of your life. Fears tend to develop to replace desire. Instead of desiring change to achieve success, you begin to fear change so that you can remain stable. Instead of desiring more money and responsibility in your job, you fear losing your job and income. Challenging your fears can allow you to overcome many issues and feelings that have piled up over years.

You see I have, in last year, lost about 35 pounds. After weight loss, I began to notice that things, once hard to accomplish, were starting to seem easy.

These were little things at first. I first noticed that I had more energy and looked better. But as time went on and I lost more weight, I realized that I had accomplished something I thought I never would. I had gotten myself in great shape, which has been an ongoing struggle of mine for a long time.

I then realized that I could probably accomplish all things that I thought I couldn’t. So this really started to get me excited. I began to think of all possibilities out there. I began to think of things outside of health that I could accomplish.

I assume this is how many people have become extremely successful in life. They probably reached one seemingly unattainable goal and had this realization. Then they probably decided to shoot for higher and more complicated goals.

The more I thought about this, more I thought that my weight loss could be start of an entirely new personality and lifestyle for myself. I can become a person who gets things done, instead of someone always talking about what I want to do.

Here are just a few things that have come as a result of my weight loss.

•I have increased confidence in myself.