We may have been looking at it the wrong way our whole lives. If the glass is half-empty, you have already consumed half of the beverage, water, milk, whatever and that is a positive. If it is half-full, you did not put a full measure of effort into filling the glass in the first place. Are you putting in the full measure have you taken in the goodness from the glass?

Having the desire to do something does not necessarily translate to having the ability to do something. It is good to have the will, but you need to also have the skill.

You can use the Internet to get all the information that could ever want. You can get education and training, but the execution is up to you. No one can lift the weight, press the trigger, or pluck the strings for you. All the education and information in the world is useless without execution.\

Do you have the faith in your coach to trust them? When times are tough, you get tired and frustrated and you want to quit, you need to trust your coach.

There is no such thing as a safe victory. In our modern world we are constantly looking to achieve success or victory without risk. It does not work that way. Nature prohibits it. “What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly. It is dearness only that gives everything its value.” Thomas Paine.

One of the toughest things for men and women to do is be uncomfortably honest with themselves. Strength training is just one way to keep yourself honest.

Experience from hunting, those who achieve the most success, put the time in. Too often we expect overnight success and instant results. We see successful people and think that they are lucky. What we don’t see in the all the time that they put in before you noticed their success.

Def: the state of having inconsistent thoughts, beliefs, or attitudes, especially as relating to behavioral decisions and attitude change.

Land Navigation: the Back Azimuth, going back and starting over. When you are having trouble, when you are lost, go back to the beginning. Return to the basics.

We’ve all heard it before, “You don’t understand, the problem is complex.” or “Oh it’s not that easy.” Is it really not that easy, or are you just making it seem harder than it is?

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