{"id":360649,"date":"2022-01-27T06:06:10","date_gmt":"2022-01-26T20:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=360649"},"modified":"2022-01-27T06:06:10","modified_gmt":"2022-01-26T20:06:10","slug":"missing-the-point","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/missing-the-point\/","title":{"rendered":"Missing the point"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019ve come to a sudden realization that incompetency is omnipresent\u2014from top to bottom. Even for an optimist such as myself, having to deal with it takes a toll on you. That\u2019s not what has been on my mind lately, though.  It\u2019s strange that a person trying to eat healthier is low-key shamed. Yet for some odd reason you\u2019re rude if you try to gently nudge someone into losing weight and making better food choices. That, too, is not what has been on my mind.<\/p>\n<p>If there\u2019s anything I took away from these last two years or so, it\u2019s that many people seemingly fail to understand context and nuance. Someone is always quick to disprove my two cents on a particular topic when it\u2019s their perspective that\u2019s being challenged.<\/p>\n<p>I mean what do I know, right?  It\u2019s not like I haven\u2019t been coaching people up for nearly a decade.<\/p>\n<p>Look, as much as I harp on the fact it\u2019s all about being consistent in making better food choices and exercising regularly, I\u2019d be remiss if I didn\u2019t say it\u2019s much more nuanced than that. Basically, different cases require different approaches. It would be ridiculous of me to put everybody in the same boat.<\/p>\n<p>Provided you have a good understanding of the fundamental principles of diet and training, it\u2019s really a matter of what fits your lifestyle, circumstance, and preference.<\/p>\n<p>With that in mind, the lesson here is if you want to change the trajectory, seeking out a capable expert is tremendously beneficial. This is the best way to attain meaningful results, but most of all, become self-sufficient. For someone who does this sort of thing for a living, this may seem biased. You might say it\u2019s conjecture. Believe me when I tell you there\u2019s a ton of value in having a qualified coach take the reins. Heck, even I have one.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019ve come to a sudden realization that incompetency is omnipresent\u2014from top to bottom. Even for&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-360649","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/360649","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=360649"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/360649\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=360649"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=360649"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=360649"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}