The perils of having a magic bullet mindset

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Magic bullet promises are everywhere – on your phone, your desktop, and your television. Everywhere you look there’s an offer of an easy fix to lifelong problems. While the promise is alluring, we have to dig deeper to find the evidence of true results. We’re bombarded with quick-fix messages that tell us that…</span></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">if you do this one thing, you're going to have this amazing result</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">one email can absolutely dramatically shift your business</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">one Facebook Live is going to get a bunch of people to enroll in your program</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">if you follow this eating plan for a week, you'll drop 30 pounds</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">if you take that this pill, everything you want is going to be in your experience</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">if you follow this advice, it’ll solve all your problems</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">So many promises, but it never really pans out that way, does it? Magic bullets may sell, but they don’t do much else besides leave us disappointed and looking for someone or something to blame for unfulfilled expectations.  </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I’ve bought plenty of programs, taken courses, and read books, and while some did provide a piece of the overall puzzle, they certainly didn’t offer an enduring solution.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The danger of the magic bullet mindset is those unrealistic expectations, when unfulfilled, leave us feeling stuck because, after all, this was supposed to be quick and ea