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

How many times do we try “quick fixes” on things  It could be anything  Repairs to a house, a car, cleaning...  A quick fix is cutting corners  “Instead of reeling the hose in, i’ll just throw it on the ground”  “I won’t make my bed today because I’ll just sleep in it tonight“ These things … Continue reading 217. If ya gonna do it do it right

Asking questions is such a powerful way to find information out  Because we never know  We never know who someone knows, what someone does, where someone has been, what they've gone through  Or what is and isn’t allowed, what have we been told that’s a lie And even better  Asking better questions gets better answers  … Continue reading 216. You never know

Karma, what goes around comes around, here’s a story  They (Corie) nicknamed me bucket.  We were looking at this property More of a dump that squatters lived in at some point.  Wall crumbled in the back, trash filled rooms everywhere.  We could barely walk around let alone stand the stench to stay in there.  No … Continue reading 215. Sure as shit

"Hold on for dear life"  An acronym for investments  Hodl is a strategy.  Another strategy is to time the markets - buying low and selling high daily.  It’s important to have strategies because it's how we do something  But strategies are only effective if we know what our ultimate goal is.  Because if our goal … Continue reading 214. HODL

There’s so many decisions to make Where to live, who we spend time with, what to eat, how we move,  what to do at work, at home, at school, with our kids what we think about, how we’re going to make a living  And within those decisions, there is an exponential number of choices  Philly … Continue reading 213. Not choosing is still a choice

Life is a battle, filled with challenges, problems, situations  Ups and downs  It’s not rainbows and unicorns but we can sure look for them, taking the positivity out of every situation vs the negative Learning from situations instead of being emotional  There’s a slight but powerful difference there.  And life’s problems may seem insurmountable  Like … Continue reading 212. How do you eat an elephant?