A lot of times as a growth junkie it's difficult to ride the fine line of being content and not unsatisfied. Then we have the nay sayers who tell us we should be content. The problem is, sometimes we listen to them and then instead of being content we become complacent and then we don't do anything at all!!! This is almost worse!!! It's okay to go after things and goals in life, but we have to stay content(happy) along the way!

I was out door knocking for a church event the other day and I was just going from door to door. At one point I look back and I was half a mile down the road and 40 houses at least! It got me thinking about how I was taking this journey one step(door) at a time.

We are all young at heart and often times so eager to get to that final destination. When we think about how we are going to get there and how far the journey is we tend to get scared, but if you just take it one door at a time you’ll get there!

Everyone thinks you can't eat a lot when in fact if you're eating "super clean" or the old school way of doing things you probably eat more. The other morning I had 9 egg whites, 3 eggs, and some cheese.

The point I'm trying to make is that you don't have to restrict your calories to hardly anything just to lose weight. If you want to lose weight and the simplest form is to eat a LITTLE less and move more.

I will do another podcast later to explain more, but give this a try for now.

What is this challenge? It's 10 set of 10 reps for 30 days on one muscle group. The goal of this is to add size to the muscle group you’re targeting. By doing something repetitively and consistently you're reinforcing that that muscle will have to grow due to the fact that you're now hitting this muscle group 4-7 times more than you normally would in a given month you should see growth.

First of all the definition of a professional is: A professional is a member of a profession or any person who earns their living from a specified professional activity. Too many people complain because someone is doing something without being “qualified” to do that job. I’ll tell you right now that that is a bunch of lies!! You’ve got to get that experience before you can call yourself a professional. A piece of paper just isn’t enough!!!

A want to or like to do something isn’t enough. The only way you’ll get a want to or like to done is when you’re motivated. Turning those into a have to is the most guaranteed way to get it done. It all comes down to discipline. Motivation will only get you so far.

There are so many diets out there..keto, paleo, weight watchers, and Atkins diets to name a few. All of these seem to limit or completely cut out something from your diet. As I’ve grown in my fitness and health knowledge I’ve come to the realization that diets don’t work!! At least not for the long run. Many people including myself don’t have the mental fortitude to up with a diet for decades.

Most of the time it’s about doing the work and not talking, but let me tell you two reasons why you should talk about what you want!

1. People will know what you want to or are doing

2. People will start trying to help you achieve that goal!

So my challenge to you is to talk more about your goals! Speak them into existence!

Planning things out is great, but if we take too much time planning, we won't get things done when they need to get done. I challenge you to take action on one thing you have been thinking about even if you don't feel like you're ready to actually do it. You'll see just how freeing it is once you go for it!

Too many people look at their day and all they can say is how bad things were. Why not take the same amount of time you spend finding the bad and find the good? I promise life will be way better if you do!

Listen to this podcast to hear how I looked at my day which could have been considered bad, but I turned it around to be a good day mentally.