Hey ,
I have to apologize to you. While I have been turning out regular articles to fuel your business, I've been in a bit of a stall pattern, myself. It's scary to admit it, but I want you to know that I'm not immune. This was a unique kind of sabotage too - it was my health. I've been battling a raft of symptoms that were getting worse not better and included:
- Fatigue and sluggishness (Sleeping 9+ hours a night)
- Difficulty with focus
- Increased sensitivity to cold
(I keep the house at 75, this could have been a clue!)
- Hoarse voice (scary since I speak!)
- An elevated blood cholesterol level (and I don't eat bacon or eggs)
- Unexplained weight gain (5+ lbs every time I'd go out of town, brutal)
- Muscle aches, tenderness and stiffness, especially in your shoulders and hips (I am not old enough for this)
- Pain and stiffness in your joints and swelling in your knees or the small joints in your hands and feet
- Lack of interest in social activities (I stopped even attempting to date!)
My doc ran no tests, and simply indicated it was part of getting older. Fortunately for me, I had met JJ Virgin at a marketing event and she is a wizard in nutrition and training. We tackled that first and at the same time got a ton of tests done.
Lo and behold my thyroid was way off kilter, something called Hashimoto's Disease. It was literally this week that I finally got in to get meds to adjust it and have been promised that in 3-10 days I should feel markedly better and can ditch that plateau of weight loss I hit.
This has also wreaked havoc with my ability to focus effectively on new projects, a new telesummit launch and my regular online seminars. So, I apologize really and truly and will be back on top shortly. While I know keeping up with articles and posts will help move you forward, it is no substitute for teleseminars, webinars, and real time events.
And I've missed interacting with you.
In the meantime, I am reducing the level of email you will receive. I've been closely monitoring my own inbox and know that if I can't keep up with but one email a week (even with great content) from my favorites, betting you are just as crunched.
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All that being said, please don't ignore your health. If you aren't getting the answers you need through your regular channels, then go get a second and even a third opinion. You are far too valuable and precious to get derailed, like I've been, by something that can be readily treated and tracked.
Hugs and Health!
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