Think how hard it was for each of you to get started after spending so much time being sedentary. That is because the lack of not moving created so much negative hardship it seemed impossible to unbury yourself from it. That's it. it is all right there in front of you. We make our own happiness through our own movement.
Read MoreIt feels like the people that have the most negative viewpoints and the most negative attributes that are brought to the table are getting to have the loudest voices and the most attention. I don't know about the rest of you, but I don't believe that is right and I will never be able to get behind that way of thinking and I will never accept that as the new norm.
Read MoreOur egos allow us to place the blame on everything and everyone else. We will try to find all the different reasons that caused us to be at a new starting over point. We blame the partner, the work place, our boss, our spouse, our friends for their lack of support.
Read MoreWhen I crossed that finish line I knew that I had changed. I knew that I had found new levels that I was capable of going to. I knew that I made my resiliency grow 20x more than it was when I started. I got to meet myself and I loved the person who was there with me. I now know that I can go farther than before. That I can push boundaries past places that I never thought possible before.
Read MoreRemember the pain and suffering you are going through is temporary, but the pain of regret from quitting will last a lifetime as the old adage says. So don't quit. Work your ass off until you finish or until you have nothing left to give.
Read MoreIt is no wonder why we all have trouble finding peace, but it is crucial that we all find a way to make that peace happen. My way is in the woods and on a trail. My hope is you all have your way as well.
Read MoreThere are so many distractions and so many negative things that bombard us everyday on a regular basis and to say that we are 100% successful all the time would be, let's face it a huge lie. But for those of us that do have an honorable code that we choose to live by everyday as best as possible the reward is too great no matter how hard the work gets
Read MoreThe good fight says NO to all these. It says my life and your life are worth more than this. It i says "I don't raise up until you can raise up as well, so let's keep fighting the good fight together".
Read MoreMake your accomplishments happen and watch how they will always move you forward in mind, body and soul. When we make accomplishments happen we make the world around us move in a more positive direction.
Read MoreI let my EGO and my other goals get in the way of doing what was necessary to let myself heal and I have been paying the price for over a month now.
Read MoreWhen failure becomes not an option we close our mind, heart and soul off to what could be the greater possibilities.
Read MoreDoing the 4x4x48 challenge may not be your hard thing to do, but I guarantee you that there is your own 4x4x48 hard challenge within all of you and it is ok to fear it. What is not ok though is to hide from it. Confront it, own it and do it no matter if failure is the end result. Because even if failure happens you learn from it so that next time failure is defeated. Remember "If You Fear This, You Must Do This".
Read MoreThis past month I have been dealing with a lot of self doubt and at first I did not want to face it or admit it, but recently it got to a point where my self doubts were affecting my mind, body and soul all together.
Read MoreThink about trying to escape one of the most feared places on the planet at the time. That takes some serious courage and resilience and an unimaginable amount of guts.
Read MoreIt is great to have the idea of new goals and new challenges, but are you willing to not just do what you are used to doing? When goals and challenges change, your way of achieving those goals must evolve and must take on new habits and adapt.
Read MoreA coach's job is not to just come up with great workout programs or coach someone through the workout session at the gym. Probably the most important job is to help motivate and inspire people to do things they believed to be impossible for themselves.
Read MoreWhen you are feeling weak or fatigued it is easy to get discouraged and jump into a negative thought process. When I saw this happening to me yesterday I needed to squash those feelings and not concentrate on the big picture.
Read MoreWhen you choose to set goals that align with your values your motivation for these goals will now have purpose and meaning to your life. They will enhance the value of your life and the ability to achieve them will grow exponentially
Read MoreOnce you decide that it's time to kick your motivation into gear, keep the two lists nearby because there will be days that motivation will wane.
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