Goals are great But without an end date what usually happens?  The goal never gets accomplished  That’s like tying up our shoes to go run but flicking through the channels instead  “I’ll get to it later” “not today” “next week”  One of the issues is that there’s no end date on the goal  “Right this … Continue reading 227. End Dates

We’re afraid to get started on that venture or do the next project  A reason is because of fear  Fear of the unknown, of failure, of losing, and a million other excuses.  So we resort to not trying, to not doing  Because if we never try we can never say we lost  That’s true  But … Continue reading 226. Can’t lose

To those that decided to join the service  Who devoted their time to the greater good Who left their loved ones behind Who fought for our country Who went to foriegn terrain Thank you.  We civilians have no idea what that’s like  And to those of us who didn’t serve (like me)  we can learn … Continue reading 225. Freedom

Eat fruits and vegetables  Don’t drink alcohol  Drink more water  The less processed and less ingredients a food has, the better.  These four simple rules to follow will pay DIVIDENDS for our health  It's not complicated  We just have to do the work  We have the goal, to be healthy  We have the strategy - … Continue reading 224. Time will tell

We only have so much time in a given day  That's the common denominator between all of us - the same 24 hours  Yeah we all have different cards we were dealt  Circumstances, situations, events, thoughts, biases, influences, etc  But what’s more important is what we do with the time that we have at this … Continue reading 223. Only so much

Language is a code. The written word, the spoken sound.  And languages are simply organized codes  This code sounds like this, that code sounds like that  These codes get written like that and this.  Use these codes with those codes, but not them codes.  And could it be that what a code means to me … Continue reading 222. Codes

How often do we just blow off reading instructions?  Do we ever even stop to read the directions? The rules of the game?  Or do we go off of what we think? What other people say? What we “know”? Because we know assumptions are made and most assumptions are wrong  But do we practice that … Continue reading 221. Reading directions

A fitness enthusiast  TV watcher Intelligent Stupid  Wealthy  Poor Silly  Normal  And a million other things  We all identify with something  And that's okay  But who we identify as, has a big impact on who we will become  If someone believes “I’m no one special” vs “i'm the greatest in the world at x and … Continue reading 220. I’m …

In boxing, mma, any type of fighting  One doesn’t go out into the ring and start wailing going for the kill.  Instead, it’s careful planning, preparing, and executing.  It’s feeling the opponent out, where’s there an opening?  But damn believe when that opportunity arises to go forward with a choke or knockout, these fighters will … Continue reading 219. The Set UP

How do we look at situations?  Like the end of the world? Or just a minor bump in the road? The freaky part is that we have a subconscious rhythm  We process information and situations faster than the smartest computers.  And over a period of time, the strains of our habitual viewpoint of the world … Continue reading 218. If we can control our perspectives