Soar High Personal Development

 Ron talks about a great story he read over the past week where an ultra marathon race took place about 20 years ago in Australia. The race was from Sydney to Melbourne which is about 444 miles. All of the athletes were dressed very similar, except for one. There was an older gentleman that wore overalls and rubber boots. Because he stood out from the crowd, they interviewed him and found out he was a sheep farmer and ran all the time chasing his sheep. The race took place with the majority of participants sleeping some then running some. However the sheep farmer did not sleep at all and ended up winning the race. The story shows to not judge a book by its cover. 

 Ron talks about being kind to others and help those in need when you can all the time. Recently he was at a gas station to get air in one of his tires, and a guy came up to him and offered to put air in his tire for him. Ron said thank you! We need more kindness in this world, I appreciate your kindness! He said thanks, that is what it is all about, share it! And STAY POSITIVE! Ron says that all the time, and wondered if he was an angel? Be kind and nice to people. 

 Ron had a friend years ago that he made a bet with that if she stopped smoking he would do something really nice for her. They moved and 20 years later he got a call that she had a heart attack and was in poor health. Ron talks about how you should take care of your body and exercise. He said he read where 22% of the US population is smoking or vaping. 

 Some people that have high IQs have an advantage over others in life, but that is not the majority and not everyone has that advantage. Many times they don't have common sense so it does not matter if its easy or hard, keep working towards your goal. Ron talks about a story he read about a guy that went to California during the gold rush days in the 1800's and spend all his money and time, and worked for months and months not finding gold. He gave up and left the mine, someone else took it over and it was not long before that person did find gold. So the moral to the story is never give up. 

 Ron talks some about the music industry and how some artists are struggling because they rely so much on just streaming. There is about only 500 artists that have hit a billion streams, and Lady Gaga is one of them. There are many other ways to promote yourself and generate exposure and income. A lot of Independent artists are creating their own path today. If it is something you really want to do, then go for it and don't give up! 

 Ron believes you should check to see where you are at every day in life goals. Each day you are either in 1 of 4 places, Emergency, Survival, Par or your are advancing. And every day is different and there are things that can affect the outcome. Money, health, luck, economy, addiction and more. He also discusses some new medical news he read about regarding heart transplants and advancements in cancer research. 

 Ron talks about you should act on your ideas. "I'm the conductor, and the world is by audience" You are the master of your own journey. If you have an idea and you want to run with something, you can make anything happen! Now you may try multiple times with many challenges, but keep trying! Rons old coach used to tell him, "A fighter fights, and you have to face your fears or you will become a prisoner in your own mind for the rest of your life". You cannot go through life putting your head in the sand, you need to face things head on and find solutions on how to get there. 

 Many people across the board experience in their life someone they know that has had cancer or heart disease, or other types of diseases or even accidents that happens unexpectedly. So even if they were healthy, or were trying to eat right and work out, this can still happen. But because you or they were exercising and eating right, it will make it easier to manage and even recover through the treatment or process needed. Ron talks about some news he was reading about that they are working on a new cancer vaccine that is close to be rolling out, and in Israel they have developed a program to grown spinal cords that is already working on animals. 

Ron was visiting with a friend that was depressed and not happy. She told him her mom was a drug addict and they moved around a lot. She was in and out of foster care and was hanging around the wrong people. Ron said she had poor influence in her life and encouraged her to surround herself with good people and change the path you are currently on so you can improve yourself. He told her to not give up! 

 Ron talks about one of his martial arts instructors has always wanted to do stand up comedy. So Ron has been encouraging him to stretch out and just do it. Even offering the DOJO location as his first gig. Also he talks about consequences. There are consequences to your actions and decision making throughout life.Make good decisions, especially with drugs and addiction, so you don't suffer bad consequences.