We welcome Derek Milgate to the Lib & WR Podcast. Derek is our first Acres of Diamonds member to be featured on the show. On this episode we discuss Derek's journey to AOD and the power of perception and meditation.

Time is limited and we live our life in moments. In one moment, you could be here, and in the next you're not. Time is precious and it's important to let those who made an impact in our life know while we have some time left. Introducing the Life Eulogy, eulogizing someone while they are still alive. In this episode I breakdown the Life Eulogy and how to apply it to someone who has helped you in some way. It's time to say thank to those who have helped shape who you are.

Visualization is a powerful exercise by mentally creating pictures in your mind. I was a part of a visualization exercise that brought me to tears and had to share the power of this incredible tool. Visualizing three specific areas every day will change your life. In this episode I outline those three areas.

Acres of Diamonds is the belief that each one of us has greatness within. This greatness if not properly managed can be covered up and hidden by social media, mainstream media and authoritative figures such as parents, teachers and coaches. Acres of Diamonds has the vision of helping people uncover those diamonds, remembering who you truly are and the type of thinking you apply to your life. Our job is to give you the tools to increased confidence, increased mental health and a new perspective on how beautiful life can be when you show up looking for that beauty. Diamond Minds™ start here.

We often make small problems large in order to hide the real problem at hand, in turn we are actually protecting the real problem. Professional coach, author and host of the New Man podcast Tripp Lanier introduced me to an incredible idea around each of us protecting something. When we reflect on what we are protecting and why we start to uncover the real problems, insecurities and fears that are holding us back. Some of these problems we aren't even aware of, and this question exposes them.  

The Jordan Challenge otherwise commonly known as the 4x4x48 challenge was created by David Goggins. The challenge kicks off on March 4th at 8 pm and you run 4 miles every 4 hours for 48 hours totaling 48 miles in 48 hours. You can still participate in the challenge even if you don't run, but you have to do an equivalent physical movement for however long it would take you to run 4 miles (biking, swimming, air squats, pushups for the duration of your 4 miles time) and then do that activity every 4 hours for 48 hours. Part of the challenge is raising money for a charity/organization, so we decided to raise money for our good friend Jordan Ott. Jordan was diagnosed with breast cancer in July of 2021 and all proceeds will be going to her. She is the inspiration behind renaming the 4x4x48 challenge to the Jordan Challenge. If you would like to support Jordan and tackle this challenge, please reach out to DJ Logory, Nick Prince or Adrian Sanchez. Most importantly if you would like to donate to Jordan, please do so at the link here https://gofund.me/b68b5a06

There are 3 ways we can show up to the challenges we face. We can be fragile which means we break easily. We can be resilient which means we withstand some stress initially and eventually break. Or we can be antifragile where stress and challenge actually make us stronger. The waves of life will not stop so we need to become better surfers to those waves. A key piece to becoming that better surfer is the antifragile mentality. This is a glimpse into the 21st century mental operating system Acres of Diamonds and Libraries and Weight Rooms helps build in individuals.

Remember the ending scene of the Polar Express? If you could hear the bell you believed in the spirit of Christmas, the power of belief in its purest sense. As 2022 comes upon us we will set goals and visions of what we want to accomplish and what we think our life may be like in the new year. Having a certain level of personal belief is critical to achieving those visions and goals. In this episode I outline a couple goals and how believing in yourself is the first step to achieving anything you want. 2022...here we come.

The Dad bod is a term given to the "average" look of a male physique. Not too shredded and not too overweight, somewhere in between with a little side of a gut and lack of muscle tone. The important thing to remember about the Dad bod is that you can change the way you look. If you want to gain muscle and physically change your image you can. Exercise, sleep, nutrition and drinking water are all pieces to this solution. In this episode we address all of it from both a male and female perspective on what the Dad bod is.