Comments on: Increase Your Mental Toughness With Broccoli and Beets http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2007/08/increase-your-mental-toughness-with-broccoli-and-beets/ Goal Setting and Productivity for People Who Like Technology Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:34:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Lucy http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2007/08/increase-your-mental-toughness-with-broccoli-and-beets/comment-page-1/#comment-26003 Lucy Tue, 28 Aug 2007 20:52:03 +0000 http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2007/08/increase-your-mental-toughness-with-broccoli-and-beets/#comment-26003 Sighhhhhh. Here's a quick story. My daughter liked most of her veggies. She was a good eater. However, she could not stand tomatoes, eggplant and potatoes. We decided to make her eat them, just to "make her tough." All we got was projectile vomit -- every time. Years later, she was tested and found extremely allergic to nightshade vegetables. So, use a little caution when you are trying to force a child to eat something that perhaps their body is desperately trying to tell you isn't good for it. The human body is not a one-size-fits all thing. See if there is a nutritional alternative that the little one can eat and does like. Also the poster that just gulps food down he does not like and washes it down with drink of some kind is a digestive ticking time bomb. Appreciation is part of the digestive process that allows the proper enzymes to be produced to break down the food you have ingested. Eating should be a joyful experience. I am a mother and a grandmother and my adult children are not in the least bit picky eaters, love their veggies, and are if anything, slightly underweight and healthy. The same can be said for my granddaughter. If she tells me something tastes bad, I then taste it to see if perhaps it is something her developing taste buds aren't ready for. Sighhhhhh. Here’s a quick story. My daughter liked most of her veggies. She was a good eater. However, she could not stand tomatoes, eggplant and potatoes. We decided to make her eat them, just to “make her tough.” All we got was projectile vomit — every time. Years later, she was tested and found extremely allergic to nightshade vegetables. So, use a little caution when you are trying to force a child to eat something that perhaps their body is desperately trying to tell you isn’t good for it. The human body is not a one-size-fits all thing. See if there is a nutritional alternative that the little one can eat and does like.

Also the poster that just gulps food down he does not like and washes it down with drink of some kind is a digestive ticking time bomb. Appreciation is part of the digestive process that allows the proper enzymes to be produced to break down the food you have ingested. Eating should be a joyful experience.

I am a mother and a grandmother and my adult children are not in the least bit picky eaters, love their veggies, and are if anything, slightly underweight and healthy. The same can be said for my granddaughter. If she tells me something tastes bad, I then taste it to see if perhaps it is something her developing taste buds aren’t ready for.

]]> By: Brad Isaac http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2007/08/increase-your-mental-toughness-with-broccoli-and-beets/comment-page-1/#comment-26002 Brad Isaac Tue, 28 Aug 2007 16:19:26 +0000 http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2007/08/increase-your-mental-toughness-with-broccoli-and-beets/#comment-26002 @ v.Neely, you've touched on an important point. Racing to get the bad stuff out of the way <b>while</b> making it as comfortable as possible is a great strategy. @John Cage, So are you saying your vegetables taught you a lesson? ;) @ v.Neely, you’ve touched on an important point. Racing to get the bad stuff out of the way while making it as comfortable as possible is a great strategy.

@John Cage, So are you saying your vegetables taught you a lesson? ;)

]]> By: John Cage http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2007/08/increase-your-mental-toughness-with-broccoli-and-beets/comment-page-1/#comment-26000 John Cage Tue, 28 Aug 2007 14:30:41 +0000 http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2007/08/increase-your-mental-toughness-with-broccoli-and-beets/#comment-26000 Great article Brad. When it comes to planning my working week, I always do the stuff I really DON'T want to do first. Get it out of the way so that I can enjoy the rest of the week. Never realised until now that I'd just adopted the very same method with my work as I had for years with my food! Great article Brad. When it comes to planning my working week, I always do the stuff I really DON’T want to do first. Get it out of the way so that I can enjoy the rest of the week. Never realised until now that I’d just adopted the very same method with my work as I had for years with my food!

]]> By: V. Neely http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2007/08/increase-your-mental-toughness-with-broccoli-and-beets/comment-page-1/#comment-25998 V. Neely Tue, 28 Aug 2007 05:30:11 +0000 http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2007/08/increase-your-mental-toughness-with-broccoli-and-beets/#comment-25998 There are ways to cheat and still eat all your broccoli too. For instance, there's butter and melted cheese... and gulping down lots of your drink with every bite. :) That's what I do with peas if I'm forced to contend with them. Instead of chewing them thoroughly, I just do a quick job of it and then wash 'em down with whatever I'm drinking. There are ways to cheat and still eat all your broccoli too. For instance, there’s butter and melted cheese… and gulping down lots of your drink with every bite. :) That’s what I do with peas if I’m forced to contend with them. Instead of chewing them thoroughly, I just do a quick job of it and then wash ‘em down with whatever I’m drinking.

]]> By: Natasha http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2007/08/increase-your-mental-toughness-with-broccoli-and-beets/comment-page-1/#comment-25992 Natasha Sun, 26 Aug 2007 04:17:25 +0000 http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2007/08/increase-your-mental-toughness-with-broccoli-and-beets/#comment-25992 Great stuff Brad. Someone sent me your Seinfeld link and I found this post. I am looking forward to "not breaking the chain" with my own personal goal -- and maybe even having a few veggies along the way. ;) n. Great stuff Brad. Someone sent me your Seinfeld link and I found this post. I am looking forward to “not breaking the chain” with my own personal goal — and maybe even having a few veggies along the way. ;)

n.

]]> By: Abdul Rahman http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2007/08/increase-your-mental-toughness-with-broccoli-and-beets/comment-page-1/#comment-25989 Abdul Rahman Sat, 25 Aug 2007 09:34:16 +0000 http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2007/08/increase-your-mental-toughness-with-broccoli-and-beets/#comment-25989 <em>The broccoli young entrepreneurs eat every day is in the form of getting up earlier than others and missing out on TV shows, movies and social events.</em> That reminds me of idiot self. I wish to be an entrepreneur but not willing to give up TV and entertainment and I basically ruin my newly formed business relations because of it. So, will you tell me how to 'toughen up' my mental state? (Hell, I do know the answers - but...) The broccoli young entrepreneurs eat every day is in the form of getting up earlier than others and missing out on TV shows, movies and social events.

That reminds me of idiot self. I wish to be an entrepreneur but not willing to give up TV and entertainment and I basically ruin my newly formed business relations because of it.

So, will you tell me how to ‘toughen up’ my mental state?

(Hell, I do know the answers – but…)

]]> By: Karen (Karooch from Scraps of Mind) http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2007/08/increase-your-mental-toughness-with-broccoli-and-beets/comment-page-1/#comment-25988 Karen (Karooch from Scraps of Mind) Sat, 25 Aug 2007 01:18:47 +0000 http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2007/08/increase-your-mental-toughness-with-broccoli-and-beets/#comment-25988 Great article Brad. I never considered this when raising my daughter. I never forced her to eat anything she didn't like. But on the other hand I didn't allow her to eat whatever she liked (if you know what I mean). But some great food for thought (if you'll pardon the pun) here. I just had to Stumble and Digg it. Great article Brad. I never considered this when raising my daughter. I never forced her to eat anything she didn’t like. But on the other hand I didn’t allow her to eat whatever she liked (if you know what I mean). But some great food for thought (if you’ll pardon the pun) here.

I just had to Stumble and Digg it.

]]> By: Terra Andersen http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2007/08/increase-your-mental-toughness-with-broccoli-and-beets/comment-page-1/#comment-25985 Terra Andersen Fri, 24 Aug 2007 20:43:27 +0000 http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2007/08/increase-your-mental-toughness-with-broccoli-and-beets/#comment-25985 I like your answer "It make syou tough" That's wonderful. I'll remember this when I have kids. *=) -Terra www.BetterForBusiness.com I like your answer “It make syou tough” That’s wonderful. I’ll remember this when I have kids. *=)

-Terra
http://www.BetterForBusiness.com

]]> By: Andrew Seltz - The Go-To Guy! http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2007/08/increase-your-mental-toughness-with-broccoli-and-beets/comment-page-1/#comment-25981 Andrew Seltz - The Go-To Guy! Fri, 24 Aug 2007 15:09:28 +0000 http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2007/08/increase-your-mental-toughness-with-broccoli-and-beets/#comment-25981 Brad, After the title, I was ready for a report on the nutritive values of vegetables - great twist! My wife and I have a 7 month old daughter. My wife has sought out advice on parenting from friends and people in parenting forums and it is astonishing the number of people who believe that a parent's primary role is to react to their child's desires rather than pro-actively teaching them to be healthy well-adjusted adults. Very often people give in to their children because it is the easiest course in the moment. But, as we have learned, it always leads to much more painful behavior corrections in the end (and it is not worth it!) Teaching kids (and ourselves) to manage difficult and/or unpleasant aspects of life means they won't be in the learning process when real challenges hit - and they always do! Thanks for a very thoughtful post, Andrew Seltz The Go-To Guy! www.AndrewSeltz.com Brad,

After the title, I was ready for a report on the nutritive values of vegetables – great twist!

My wife and I have a 7 month old daughter. My wife has sought out advice on parenting from friends and people in parenting forums and it is astonishing the number of people who believe that a parent’s primary role is to react to their child’s desires rather than pro-actively teaching them to be healthy well-adjusted adults.

Very often people give in to their children because it is the easiest course in the moment. But, as we have learned, it always leads to much more painful behavior corrections in the end (and it is not worth it!)

Teaching kids (and ourselves) to manage difficult and/or unpleasant aspects of life means they won’t be in the learning process when real challenges hit – and they always do!

Thanks for a very thoughtful post,

Andrew Seltz
The Go-To Guy!
http://www.AndrewSeltz.com

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