Hooman's Story

Talk to Yourself

Would you ever go up to a friend and talk to them this way? “You loser, you are never going to amount to anything. You will never find happiness. You always fail at everything you try so why are you even going to waste your time. You are not smart enough to accomplish that. How in the world do you expect to get out of this mess?” Would you ever talk to anyone that way, let alone a friend? Of course you wouldn’t talk to anyone like that. What shocks me is that people consistently talk to themselves in that terrible manner and they wonder why their lives stink. I got news for you Captain Crunch, stinking thinking leads to a stinking life.

The quality of your life is going to depend on the quality of your thoughts. What you think, you will become. If you tell yourself you are a loser, you will always be a loser. Why would you sabotage your chances of achieving something if you are going to tell yourself that you are going to fail before you even try?

Research has shown that the power of positive thinking can make a major difference in the quality of someone’s life. Positive mental thoughts can change the behavior in under-achievers. Positive mental thoughts can lower stress levels. Positive mental thoughts can drastically improve your well being and your health. Positive mental thoughts can give you energy and motivation. Positive mental thoughts can improve someone’s athletic abilities. Positive mental thoughts can help you deal with adversity and challenges better. Do I need to continue or are you sold on the benefits of empowering thoughts? Just remember, the more empowering your thoughts, the more empowered your life will be.

Now if you have been mentally abusing yourself over the years with negative stinking thinking, it is going to be very hard to avoid thinking completely positive all the time. Negative thoughts are going to arise from time to time until you become a master of your thoughts. Don’t worry about it, don’t be extra hard on yourself with more negative stinking thinking. Just catch yourself from any additional negative thinking and change the focus of your thoughts to empowering thoughts. Over time your negative self talk will disappear and you will become a master of your thoughts.

The more you focus on empowering thoughts, the more your life will change for the better. Buddha said, “We are what we think. All that we are arises from within our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make our world.” When you become a master of your thoughts, impossible will no longer be in your vocabulary. The words I can’t will be replaced with I can. You will never fear failure again. You will achieve accomplishments beyond your current capabilities. Change your thoughts and you will change your life. Leave the negative stinking thinking for the rest of the world. You are on a mission to join the best of the world and the quickest way to do that is to become a master of your thoughts.

Hooman Hamzehloui 2010

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Going to The Top of The World

Mt. Everest is a mystical place that attracts thousands of mountain climbers every year with a dream of successfully reaching the top. The summit of Mt. Everest is 29,035 feet above sea-level, it is affectionately known as the top of the world. Can you imagine what the view must be like from up there? When a mountain climber wants to reach the summit of Mount Everest, they don’t step away from it. They take little steps towards the summit. Some climbers take more little steps than others do to reach the top. I guarantee those climbers who have successfully climbed Mt. Everest didn’t care how many steps it took, they only cared about getting to the top and returning back safely. Lets face it, as long as you get to the top, the view is always the same.

There are all kinds of people who have scaled Mt. Everest. These men and women had a dream to do what so few have done. Everyone who has scaled Mt. Everest had a different story but they shared the same dream. The success stories that can be told about these extraordinary people are simply amazing to say the least. We can talk about fearless Mark Ingles, who lost both of his legs in a previous mountain climbing accident. This man scaled Mt. Everest on two artificial legs in 2006 to become the first double amputee to climb Mt. Everest. Then there is my friend Mark, his brother Erik Weihenmayer became the first blind man to climb Mt. Everest. When he first told me about his brother, I thought he was kidding. Not only was he serious, but he proceeded to tell me that Erik had climbed Mt. Everest two times. A blind man who scaled Mt. Everest twice? FORGETTABOUTIT. Are you kidding me? I think I saw Erik walking on water yesterday. Talk about two individuals who didn’t let their challenges get in the way of their dreams. Talk about believing in your abilities to make your dreams come true. These two achievers showed the world That anything is possible when you have a dream. I want to see someone try to tell these two achievers they can’t do something.

Secret to Success

“What is the secret to success Hooman?” That is one of the questions I constantly get asked wherever I go. In fact, I used to ask that same question myself whenever I met someone who was successful. The most common answer I would get is that cliche answer that everyone gives, “It requires lots and lots of hard work young man.” I am sure you’ve heard that too, haven’t you? I got news for you, it requires a little more than just hard work.

What they forget to tell me about is all the little steps that had to accompany all that hard work. They forgot to mention all the little decisions they had to successfully make along the way to achieve their dreams. Whether your dream is to become a multi-millionaire, get a higher education, climb Mt. Everest, or you want to get into the best shape of your life, you will only achieve your desired goals by continuously taking little steps in the right direction. I call this “SMART WORK” not hard work.

What is SMART WORK?

Hard work is what they do in construction, SMART WORK is what smart people do. Smart people ask themselves in the morning, “What can I do today, that will get me closer to achieving my desired goals?” They don’t waste their precious time playing games or beating around the bush. They are all about taking action towards the promise land of success. They can’t afford to waste time because that is only going to delay them from the success that they deeply desire. Smart people know that standing still is the same as moving backwards. Even if they only make a little progress everyday, as long as they are making progress in the right direction. They are committed to constant and never ending improvement so they know it will only be a matter of time before they achieve their desired goals. Smart people never lose their focus when it comes to achieving their hopes, goals, dreams, and desires. What are you focused on daily? What is your dream?

What Little Steps Are You Taking Daily?

Where are your little steps taking you? Are they running you around in circles? Are they taking you away from your desired goals? If your answer to that question is yes, then stop taking them. Stop navigating your life in the wrong direction. Start charting a course that is going to take you to the promise land of success. You are the pilot of your life, you are in total control of your destiny. Don’t go down that road that is going to lead you to nowhere, cause nowhere is still somewhere. Its just not where you want to be. Trust me, I have been nowhere in the past and the view sucks big time compared to the view from the promise land of success. Time is not on your side so stop wasting it. Now is the time to start taking those steps that are going to get you to your promise land of success. Even baby steps are better than standing still. So ask yourself this question everyday, “What can I do today that will get me closer to making my dreams come true?”

Hooman Hamzehloui 2010

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INTENTION TO ACTION

Millions of people wake up everyday with the greatest intentions to achieve all kinds of amazing accomplishments. Countless people intend on making the world a better place with their fabulous inventions that they’ve been thinking of for ages. While countless people intend on improving their lives by becoming self employed or finding a better career. The list of these great intentions could go on forever. So many people have so many good intentions that they are drowning themselves with these GOOD intentions. Aldous Huxley said, “Hell isn’t merely paved with good intentions, it is walled and roofed with them.”

Great Intentions = What? Depends on YOU!

Whether your intention is to change your horrible attitude so you won’t be so negative all the time, improve the quality of your relationship with your partner, or to start exercising so you won’t feel like crap every time you look in the mirror, these intentions are absolutely WORTHLESS unless you are backing them up with MASSIVE ACTION.

In fact, some intentions could end up killing you if you don’t act upon them immediately. The smoker who intends on quitting ends up dead if they don’t take action and quit smoking. Obese individuals end up with all kinds of medical problems that all lead to death if they don’t take care of their health. The alcoholic can lose their life in many ways if they don’t quit their drinking. WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH YOUR INTENTIONS?

TIME FOR SOME ACTION

Now is not the time to take the tranquilizing drug of procrastination. Now is the time to take MASSIVE ACTION. You are not here forever, so WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? SOMEONE TO TAKE ACTION FOR YOU? Let me know how that works out for you. YOU AND ONLY YOU CAN TURN YOUR INTENTIONS INTO ACTIONS. Don’t be afraid to fail, BE AFRAID OF NOT TAKING ACTION. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain. THE GREATEST RISK IS THE ONE THAT YOU DON’T TAKE. ACTION CONQUERS ALL FEAR. Get fired up and go after it with the FIERCE URGENCY OF RIGHT NOW. ACT AS IF IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO FAIL. Stop intending and start doing. Whatever it is that you desire to do, JUST DO IT. People from all over the world are achieving greatness right as we speak. The only difference between you and them is ACTION.

REMEMBER, YOU CAN ACHIEVE ANYTHING YOU DESIRE IF YOU BELIEVE IN YOUR ABILITIES TO ACHIEVE. JUST MAKE IT HAPPEN.

THINK IT

BELIEVE IT

THEN YOU WILL SEE IT

NOW GO OUT THERE AND TAKE SOME MASSIVE ACTION TODAY.

Hooman Hamzehloui 2010

www.HoomanCan.com

Stuck in a Moment And You Can’t Get Out

When I see someone rocking a ridiculous looking disco outfit that looks like it came from the movie Saturday Night Fever, I can’t help but wonder….. Is this guy trying to get arrested by the fashion police? Or is he just stuck in a moment that he can’t get out of? Whether its the scars of their past failures or the sweet memories of their GLORY DAYS, there are countless people who refuse to let go of their past.

Jan Glidewell said, “You can clutch the past so tightly to your chest that it leaves your arms too full to embrace the present.” Its very unhealthy and useless to waste your precious time dwelling on the pains and failures of yesterday because all you are doing is prolonging your pain. Wasting the present just adds to your wasted past because today is tomorrow’s yesterday. All this does is recycle your pain.

Now is definitely not the time to be living in the past. Now is definitely not the time to talk about what you use to be able to do. Now is the time to show the world what you can do NOW. No one can change the past but everyone can control their future. To succeed in today’s world is harder than ever. Don’t sabotage your future because you are stuck in the past. Focus your thoughts on making the rest of your life, the best of your life. Focus on the empowering thoughts that are going to elevate your life to new heights tomorrow. Your glory days are gone if you let them be gone.

I don’t care who you are, or what you have been through. Its never too late for you to make your dreams come true. Its never too late to get into the best shape of your life. Its never too late to experience that dream love that you have always desired. Its never too late to scratch that goal off your bucket list. Don’t worry about what others believe you can do, worry about what you believe you can do. YOU WANT GLORY? GO GET YOUR GLORY. You want success? GO GET IT NOW. You want to get in to shape? Then go get YOUR SEXY BACK. You want to climb the tallest mountain? THEN CLIMB IT ONE STEP AT A TIME UNTIL YOU GET TO THE TOP. You are in control of your future. You are the navigator of your life. Choose your destination and don’t stop until you get there. Use the obstacles in front of you as STEPPING STONES and NOT STUMBLING BLOCKS. Your dreams will only come true if you make them come true. Achieving greatness is always easier said than done, but I know there is nothing you can’t do if you believe in your abilities to achieve. All of my GLORY DAYS ARE AHEAD OF ME. WHAT ABOUT YOUR GLORY DAYS? ARE YOUR GLORY DAYS AHEAD OF YOU? OR ARE YOUR GLORY DAYS BEHIND YOU? Go out and make the rest of your life the best of your life. LETS TAKE SOME ACTION NOW BECAUSE YOU CAN ACHIEVE ANYTHING YOU BELIEVE.

Hooman Hamzehloui 2010

www.HoomanCan.com

I train the core of my body every other day. I do a circuit of several exercises. I do this for three sets with 2 minutes rest between each set. The first set I am able to complete with no rest in between exercises. Sets 2 and 3 I have to take little breaks here and there. The more rest you take, the less effective the cardio burn you get in return. My goal is to get through all three sets with only the 2 minute rest periods between sets. This is an AWESOME CORE WORKOUT.

Getting back into shape has empowered me in ways I couldn’t even imagine. I feel absolutely amazing. I suggest you take total control of your physical fitness ASAP so you can experience incredible health. Don’t say you can’t because you can. You just have to make a small sacrifice and the return you get will be priceless. Now is the time, to take total control of your mind, body, and soul. You deserve to feel AMAZING. Lets kick FATS ASS.

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Before and After Photos for Hooman Hamzehloui after 100 days FIGHTING FAT

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205.6 pounds 9/23/09

177 pounds

1/1/10

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Since I started my Fight Against Fat on 9/23/2009, I have almost lost 30 pounds. I weighed 205.8 pounds and I am now down to 177 pounds. My goal was to get down to 165 pounds but I didn’t quite make it. I will be there very soon. Its not a matter of if I will make, its only a matter of when I will make it. My mind, body, and soul are in total harmony and I feel better than ever. Join me and lets kick FAT’s ASS. If I can do it, so can you. Take control of your health so you can live longer and stronger.

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Some of the greatest achievers of all time have developed massive success from their past failures. Nothing can be more inspiring then the discouraging feeling and utter disappointment that accompany failing. Failing is a major part of life. It always has been, and it always will be. Learning how to use failure as a motivator will determine your future success when dealing with the trials and tribulations that failing often bring.

Thomas Edison’s 10,000 plus failed attempts at inventing electricity gave him the wisdom he needed in order to succeed. If it wasn’t for those failed experiments, he wouldn’t have known what type of filament to use in order to invent electricity. Life will teach you invaluable lessons if you let it. In order to succeed, you must fail so you will know what to do the next time around.

The key is to not let your failure’s get too personal. When you are chilling at your self-hosted loser party, singing the following lyrics, “OH MY GOODNESS, I JUST FAILED BIG TIME. OH NO, WHAT AM I GOING TO DO THIS TIME? MY LIFE IS OVER. I WILL NEVER MAKE IT.” It is precisely in this moment of stripped dignity that you must get a hold of yourself, and summon that SUPER HERO from within you. It is during this time of darkness that champions and achievers are born. It is during this time when you stop feeling sorry for yourself and remember that FAILURE IS JUST AN OUTCOME.

Always remember…… Failure is never permanent. Failure is just an outcome.  If you don’t get the outcome that you desire, you just keep changing your approach until you succeed. My past failures have never stopped me from succeeding and they shouldn’t stop you. If that was the case, we would all be wearing diapers still because none of us would’ve ever made it past the potty training stage. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success. Use your failures as stepping stones and not stumbling blocks and you will be amazed at how high you climb.

Hooman Hamzehloui 2009

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Time to Make a Change

As we celebrate the holidays this year and get ready to bring in 2010, now is the perfect time to reflect upon where you are in your life if you haven’t already. Look long and hard at every aspect of your life to discover where you can make some changes and improvements. Sometimes the smallest changes can drastically improve the quality of your life. I don’t care if you are Bill Gates, Oprah Winfrey, or Barack Obama because everyone in the world can improve the quality of their lives. Take the time to evaluate yourself honestly and precisely to discover what changes or improvements you could make that would drastically improve the quality of your life?

Approximately 40 to 45% of American adults have at least one or more resolutions each year. Some of the most common resolutions are: The desire to get into better shape. The desire to quit smoking. The desire to have better money management. The desire to have better relationships. How successful are these people? Its ugly.

The following statistics show the fail rates for new year’s resolutions:

• 25% quit the first week
• 29% quit after two weeks
• 36% quit after one month
• 54% quit after 6 months

Over 54% of the people quit just after six months. Are you kidding me? Sometimes it takes years to change something. While these numbers are not promising, research shows that making resolutions is a useful thing to do. People who make new year’s resolutions are ten times more likely to achieve their goals than people who don’t make resolutions. I believe that new years resolutions might as well be called PROCRASTINATION DEADLINES because they give people an excuse to procrastinate on making the changes that they know they need to make. Delaying changes until January 1st instead of at the very moment that you discover that a change is necessary is totally amateurish. I wonder if the procrastination of waiting for the new year to make a change is responsible for these terrible numbers.

I always start on my new year’s resolutions the minute I discover what my desired outcomes are for the new year. Doing it this way allows me to create GOAL MOMENTUM towards achieving my desired goals. I don’t put it off for a later date. I don’t procrastinate until January 1st. I go after it with the fierce urgency of NOW. If you are delaying a change that you need to make, I guarantee you its because you are not ready to make a change. People can talk about one day making a change, but unless they are totally committed to doing whatever it takes to make that change, chances are they will fail miserably.

Most people fail when it comes to making a lasting change. Many people desire to change their lives for the better, but the minute that they face some adversity or difficulties along the way, they usually quit and go back to their old ways. Lets face it, quitting in the face of adversity is always easier than being resilient and doing whatever it takes to succeed. Anyone is capable of making any change they desire. The question is, do they really desire to make a change? If you really want change in your life, you must be the catalyst of your own change, you must realize that the only person in the world that can make that change is you.

Here are 3 steps to making a lasting change. Write down these steps along with your answers in a journal. Review your journal and your desired goals daily until you achieve the results that you desire.

1. Decide exactly what it is that you desire to change. Be very specific. Ask yourself what is stopping you today from making that change? Write down how bad you want to make this change. Write down how hard you are going to work until you make this change. Write down what your reward is going to be when you achieve your desired change.

2. Get massively motivated to change. You have to create as much goal momentum as you can. Creating goal momentum can turn you into a powerful force that is totally focused and obsessed with making the change that you desire.

A. The more pain you link to not changing, the motivation you will have to change. Get yourself to associate massive pain to not changing now. Write down all the negative outcomes that will happen to you if you don’t change now. Write down as many negatives as you can think of. The more the better. Ask yourself, “How will my life be if I don’t make this change now?” Make your pain so intense that you will be terrified of putting off your change. The more compelling “WHY REASONS” you have to change, the more determination and motivation you will have to change.

B. Focus on of all the pleasure you will have in your life when you achieve the change that you desire. Write down as many compelling reasons as you can so that you motivate yourself to make this change. The more reasons you write down, the more inspired you will be to make this change happen. Ask yourself, “How incredible will I feel when I make this change? Who else in my life will benefit from me making this change? What kind of momentum will my change create in my life?” You have to get yourself to realize that your change is an absolute must. One of the best ways to make that change a must is to create a massive amount of urgency relating to why you have to change now. You must be absolutely determined to make this change now. If you are not determined to change now, you will not have enough motivation to change ever.

3. You must believe beyond a shadow of a doubt that you will achieve the change that you desire. You must believe that your change is a must and your only option. You must eliminate failure from your vocabulary. Remember, failure is just an outcome. If you don’t get the outcome you are looking for, you must change your approach until you succeed. You must have a burning desire to succeed pushing your desire to change. You must be willing to give it your absolute best and nothing less. You have to make an unbreakable commitment to yourself that you are not giving up until you succeed because success is your only option.

To change your life, you must fully understand what needs to be changed. Being in denial is like being in disguise. You are only fooling yourself. If you really want change in your life, you must be the catalyst of your own change. Remember, no one can make changes for you. You are on your own. Don’t be your own worst enemy. I know you can achieve anything you desire. Get excited about changing your life NOW. Make your desired change your obsession and it won’t be a matter of if you will be successful, it will only be a matter of when you will be successful. Take your passion and make it happen now.

Hooman Hamzehloui 2009

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With the new year approaching soon, many people will have new hopes, goals, dreams, and desires. The problem is that most people will not take any action towards the manifestation of these ambitions. Why is that these people will think of these new goals, but they will not do anything to make them happen? I would place the blame on their limiting beliefs. They just don’t believe that they can achieve the results that they desire. Most people who are underachievers have a long list of limiting beliefs. Any major personal achievement begins with a change in beliefs. Your beliefs are everything, they have the power to make you or break you.

The important thing to do is to identify any limiting belief that you may have. The best way to do this is to question this belief. Follow these steps to replace your limiting beliefs with empowering beliefs.

1. What is wrong with this belief? List as many reasons as you can.

2. What has this limiting belief prevented me from achieving in the past? What has this belief cost me up to now? How has this belief limited my past success and happiness? List as many reasons as you can. Make it as painful as possible.

3. If I don’t make a change now, what will this belief cost me in the future? List as many reasons as you can. Don’t forget to make it as painful as possible.

4. Visualize the painful consequences that these limiting beliefs will bring you. Make it a very painful visualization. I mean make it nasty. REAL NASTY

5. Decide that enough is enough. You will no longer suffer the consequences of your old limiting beliefs. Our brains are always trying to avoid pain, the more pain we associate to our limiting beliefs, the more empowered we will be to change them.

6. Write down a new empowering belief for every limiting belief you are getting rid of.

7. Reinforce the strength of these new empowering beliefs by visualizing the countless benefits these new beliefs will bring you. Think it, believe it, and then you will see it in your life. The more benefits you associate to these beliefs, the more empowered you will be. Focus on how these new empowering beliefs will change your life. How they will benefit your family and friends.

With an empowering belief system, there is no limit to the outcomes that you can accomplish. The more empowering your beliefs, the more empowered you will be. Take your passion and make it happen.

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I weighed 205.8 pounds when I started my Fight Against Fat on 9/23/2009. My goal was to weigh 165 pounds by 1/1/2010. This wasn’t a crazy lose weight fast diet I started. This was a new lifestyle I decided to lead after looking in the mirror and seeing an overweight person that I didn’t recognize.

I was so disgusted with the physique that I had earned myself by eating bad and skipping workouts. I knew that a drastic change was desperately needed. I didn’t have just a “SWEET TOOTH” I had the whole “SWEET MOUTH” I knew some massive, massive action was needed if I wanted to get to my desired weight of 165 pounds by the new year.

I started working out like a possessed man on a mission. I started eating nothing but fish, chicken, steak, vegetables, fruits, nuts, and lots of protein bars. I was eating six small meals a day versus the huge portions I used to pig out on. I stayed absolutely dedicated to my workout routine by exercising 6 days a week. I charted my progress in a workout journal so I knew exactly what I had to do to push myself a little further by the workout.

The results were awesome. I had more energy and motivation than ever before. I was seeing the fat come off as the muscles were slowly growing stronger. I now weigh 181 pounds and I feel great. However, the goal was to hit 165 pounds. I now have 20 days to lose the last 16 pounds. The only way I am going to make this happen is if I get totally focused on the outcome that I desire. It needs to become my obsession. There is no way I am going to fail.

Now is the time for me to add more fuel to my burning desire to succeed. Now is the time to workout harder than I already have. Its the final countdown and I am more focused than ever. As the finish line approaches quickly, I know exactly what I have to do to make this happen. I am going to achieve this. I am going to hit my desired weight of 165 pounds. The picture below is the body I am after. He weighs 155 pounds.

If I lost 25 pounds since 9/23/2009, you can too. Join me as we burn the fat. Join me and take care of your mind, body, and soul. Now is not the time to take the tranquilizing drug of procrastination. Now is the time to take control of your health so you can live long and live strong. Take your passion and make it happen.

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