Day 5
Subject: [firstname]: There's no excuse for making excuses!

Hey [firstname]!

Sometimes just knowing what you want and making a plan to get it isn't enough to overcome procrastination and making excuses – especially if what you want is going to involve real effort and discomfort (both physically and emotionally) – so today and tomorrow I'm going to be giving you some specific tips to overcome excuses in key areas of your life.  These tie into the “5 whys” example from a few days ago, and they're areas where I've found people come up with all sorts of procrastination excuses – myself included.

Those areas are:

Fitness and careers. 

We'll talk about fitness today and careers tomorrow.

The lamest excuse people come up with for not working out is: “I don't have the time”.

Well who says you have to do a full gym workout to keep fit?  In fact: One of the best ways to lose weight is to walk more. Walking is great because it burns a good number of calories without exhausting you or making you all sweaty. This means you can conveniently fit it into your routine and do it regularly. Go for a walk around the block each morning.  Park your car at the far end of the parking lot instead of right next to your office door. If you don't live or work in a safe neighborhood, push your shopping cart around the supermarket instead of ordering your groceries online, and take the stairs instead of the elevator.  You'll get lots of short workouts which won't use up much time.

If you CAN find the time to go to the gym, choose an exercise regime that works best. When it comes to fitness some people are naturally ectomorphs, and some are endomoprhs.  Determine which one you are, and devise workout goals that best suit you. Playing to your strengths (no pun intended) makes accomplishing your goals easier.

You should also take it slow; don't try to do too much too soon. Above all else: Enjoy yourself! If you make your workouts fun, you'll have no excuse for not doing them.

Talk soon!

[Your Name]

PS. There's still time to get my “no excuses” guide.  Here's the link [link to sales page].