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3 Reasons Why ...
Dear Friend,
Oh, by the way, yesterday's message - "5 Reasons Why
Bodyweight Exercises Work Like Magic" contained a 'typo.'
Most of my daily messages do because they are written
"stream of consciousness." Little spelling errors - no big deal.
In fact, most of the time I spel stuph rong on purpiss. Adds more
colour to an otherwise bland whirld.
Key thing is that my best-selling books, Combat Conditioning as well as
Combat Abs
are virtually free of typos.
Anyway, I do want to correct one mistake from yesterday. It was
the one made in Chinese. But hey, wait a minute, only a few people
on this list know Chinese ... so ... okay, okay I'll correct it.
In Chinese, the word "mingtian" means "tomorrow." The word for
yesterday is ... "zuotian."
Oh ... here's something else:
Yesterday, one reader wrote to correct my Engrish (as Zhannie used
to say it when she first emigrated to the U.S.).
He wrote that I shouldn't say "reasons why" because it's ... redundant.
Says all you need is the word "reasons."
Hmm. Well, let's take a rook at how this sounds:
5 Reasons Why Bodyweight Exercises Work Like Magic
or ....
5 Reasons Bodyweight Exercises Work Like Magic
Hmmm ....
I think I'll stick with "reasons why." Redundant sounds a helluva
lot better.
Reminds me of the column I wrote for a wrestling publication back
in 2000, during the summer Olympics in Sydney. The publisher
of the magazine wouldn't print my column because I exposed the
horrendous poor sportsmanship displayed by American rasslers
Lincoln McIlravy and Terry Brands.
For seven years prior, the former editor and publisher let ole Fure-Cat
pretty much say what he wanted. And, I might as well brag ... my column
WAS the first thing that many readers turned to when the new issue arrived.
But the new guy in charge, a recent college grad I might add, didn't
want to see the Iowa boys (and I'm one myself) 'drug through the
dirt.' He was afraid to tell it like it truly was.
I responded by saying, "When you write something that's true - it
ain't dragging someone through the dirt."
Well, this little scenario paved the way for me saying "bye, bye" a
few months later - when ONE customer complained because I
mentioned my product in my column - which I always do. The
bright-eyed college kid decided it was smarter to take the side
of the ONE customer - even though I had mentioned my products
in my columns for ... er, SEVEN YEARS. Uggh!
One thing I'll never forget though, before I made the decision to
walk away, I got a letter from the kid telling me how to use commas
in a sentence.
According to the latest college research, I 'spose, it is best to NOT use
very many commas in a sentence, mostly because, it somehow, breaks
the flow, of, the, sentence, and makes, it, harder, for, people, to read.
What a crock! Tis an example of a "writer" giving direction to an "author."
As I tell the students who attend my Internet Info-Publishing bootcamps "writers write, authors sell, and
best-selling authors sell a TON."
Moral of the story: No matter whether we're talking about writing or
fitness, don't be impressed with 'college degrees' or certifications
when taking advice.
Most people who give advice on how to write ain't worth listening to
because they've never sold anything. That's a fact. Perhaps a disturbing
fact to the wannabee author - but a fact nonetheless.
Same holds true for fitness. The majority of personal trainers, college
trained exercise physiologists, so-called scientists and such - welll,
they ain't worth listening to.
Reminds me of the day back in 1999, when I was in a gym training a
client. A female personal trainer, I called her 'Big Busted Betty' - for
a number of 'implantable' reasons - said to me, "Are you certified?"
"Sure am," I said.
"By whom?" she asked.
"By my CLIENTS," I replied. "See that guy over there? He's been giving
me a big, fat check each month for several years now ... and so have a lot of others. Me thinks they wouldn't be doing so if they weren't getting results. NOW ... may I ask, how many clients do YOU have?"
She stomped off.
And my Cheshire cat grin couldn't have been much bigger. As it is right
now.
Have a good day, my friend. And don't forget that laughter should be
part of your daily fitness regimen. I hope I've given you enough reasons
why this is true. {Er, let me try it again. I hope I've give you enough reasons
this is true - uggh, that still sounds like shi-ite. Put the 'why' back in.}
Kick butt - take names!
Matt Furey
Want more reasons why ... then head on over to Furey Central
and check out all the goodies.
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