When the world is crumbling down around you, rise up. When you’ve fallen down again and again, get up. When you’ve seen wrong, stand up. When you are in extreme discomfort, push on. When you want something, get it. When you feel unworthy, level up. When you make a mistake, learn and move on. WhatContinue reading “Get up”
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Questions
Everything you’ve worked so hard for can be gone tomorrow. What would it have been for? Everyone’s opinion of you can change. What will be your worth? Every bad circumstance imaginable can come true. How will you respond?
Stories
One of the differentiating aspects that separates humans from other animals is our ability to tell, share, and create stories. Stories run the world. Personally, we tell ourselves stories every day. One of the most profound stories we create is our purpose. Purpose to do something. Purpose to not do something. Purpose to push throughContinue reading “Stories”
Simple kick in the ass
When needing motivation, here’s a simple way to generate some to make sure your habits and lifestyle aligns with what you want. Think about who you want to become. Either envision yourself a few months or years down the road or imagine someone you admire greatly. Then ask yourself, “What would that person being doing?”Continue reading “Simple kick in the ass”
Come on now…
Don’t say you want more and then be upset when you actually get it. More at work, more relationships, more money. Don’t say you want to develop at your company or as a person and then get upset when you have more responsibility and pressure to produce. Don’t volunteer your time trying to get betterContinue reading “Come on now…”
The ups and downs
As I’ve experienced the ups and downs of life, I’m starting to find a common theme between the ups and the downs. When I’m feeling down, it’s usually because I’m comparing myself to others and focusing more on what others are doing rather than doing what I know I need to do. I feel anxiousContinue reading “The ups and downs”
Failure
I fail daily. But that’s because I give a shit in the first place. When I wasn’t failing, when I was comfortable, when I wasn’t frustrated, that’s when I was sitting idle. No plans. No ambitions. No working on myself. Improving yourself isn’t easy. You’re signing up for a path of the most resistance. TheContinue reading “Failure”
How to know if you’re over something
I was talking to one of my buddies a few weeks ago and realized I really wasn’t fully over my alcohol issues from the past. It was a while since we chatted. Years in fact. To me, I’m a totally different person now. I am more than the drinking maniac that I was. But toContinue reading “How to know if you’re over something”
Look at what people do, not what they say
Everyone has an opinion. Everyone has advice. Everyone thinks they know what’s best for others. We give power to those who put out advice for a living, while rarely taking a peak at what they themselves are doing. Are they following their own advice? Behind the smoke and mirrors of a good caption, hyped upContinue reading “Look at what people do, not what they say”
How to reach your goals
Most of us come up with big goals for ourselves. We want to be wealthier, healthier, wiser, happier, and much more. Which is awesome. The issue is that when most people want to do something new to reach those goals, they think in extremes. “I need to lose weight. So, I’m going to cut myContinue reading “How to reach your goals”