{"id":129,"date":"2013-12-15T18:25:32","date_gmt":"2013-12-15T18:25:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bobbetterman.com\/blog\/?p=129"},"modified":"2014-03-22T09:57:08","modified_gmt":"2014-03-22T14:57:08","slug":"patience-persistence-push","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bobbetterman.com\/blog\/patience-persistence-push\/","title":{"rendered":"Patience. Persistence. Push."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Patienc<\/span>e<\/strong> is a virtue, right? If you&#8217;ve had a beer belly or love handles for 20 years, don&#8217;t expect to change that overnight. It&#8217;s going to take time, so be patient and the results of your hard work will eventually be revealed.<\/p>\n<p>Be <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>persistent<\/strong><\/span>. Keep going. Don&#8217;t quit. If you keep working at your goals you will achieve them. 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