"If you don’t take time for your wellness, you will be forced to make time for your illness"

Read that again…

I have known for over a decade that I needed to get my weight under control. I always wanted to do it, even did several temporarily successful "diets".. 

But they were hard to maintain and there had to be meal plans, and I had to get buy in from my family, and I got cravings, and, and, and…  

In other words, it was hard...

Then in January, I wasn't feeling well, and decided to check my blood pressure…  200/137…

I have never had an app on my phone freak out before….  It was like "You are in hypertensive crisis!! GO TO THE HOSPITAL NOW!!"

I was able to get medicine and am (obviously) still here and doing fine. But my Dr told me I *MUST* get exercise and lose weight.

It really scared me. I realized I was paying a heavy price for my lack of discipline over the past years. I have now started a true lifestyle change with REAL exercise. I have a ways to go yet, but you cannot change 20 years of bad habits with a month or two of good deeds.

But this is not part of my Quest. It is part of my Legacy to make sure I am here and healthy for my family and to realize my Personal Purpose.

I had an old mentor that told me you either pay the cost of success, or you will pay to price for failure.

We have to learn how to create that pressure in ourselves to move now. To take uncomfortable action now, so that we can leave a legacy for our future.

#success #personalpurpose #health #lifestylechange

"Adulthood is saying 'After this week, things will slow down a bit' over and over again until you die"

That meme cracked me up WAY too much today. It has been a REALLY rough week at work. I realized I might not be the only person this week to experience the same feeling.

So I wanted to share what I do when I get just stressed out at work. How can we get past the pressure and overwhelm?

Hopefully this message helps!

#underpressure #stressrelief #humor #thirdpowerlife #gratitude

There are always things that happen to us that we wish did not. The question is: Which is easier to change, our opinion of what happened or the event itself.

I remember in 2001/2002 in a 4 month period I lost my family (divorce), I lost my job, and I lost my father…  It was a horrible time…  I can look back now and see the lessons I needed to learn in my life, and I can almost look back at that time in fondness… Almost…  I am grateful for what I learned from that time, and what is is allowing me to share with you.

So understand, whatever you are going through right now, there is a path forward and life will get better. And whatever things you have been through in the past, look at how they can serve you in the present and future. 

You paid the price, might as well use to the best of your ability what was paid for...

This is one of my favorite quotes that really speaks to today's podcast is:

"The same wind blows on us all, it is not the blowing of the wind, but the set of the sails."

--Jim Rohn

#resilience #purpose #response #thirdpowerlife

“Motivation is when your dreams put on work clothes”

― Benjamin Franklin

I love this quote. 

Yesterday, I talked about taking time out and making sure we take the time to recharge. It is vitally important… But it is also important to remember not to stay there.. :)

We have to make progress on our true dreams.

When we find our Quest, our powerful Personal Purpose, we need to make sure we are progressing towards it every day. Even if it is a tiny baby step.

That is where motivation comes from. Forward progress on a worthy dream.

#purpose #motivation #dreams #thirdpowerlife #personalpurpose #quest

This episode is best watched on YouTube or on Spotify video… (YouTube: https://youtu.be/RIvEBisiQ6w )

I was working on my 'The QUEST: Find your Personal Purpose' program this weekend.. I finished up one part and immediately, almost anxiously, started looking for what to do next.. It was stressing me out. I realized I was getting out of balance...

There is this strong pressure on us to always be doing something.. Achieving something…

We have to be constantly productive…

As I had this happen to me this weekend, I remembered a phrase a mentor told me when I was trying to recover from a life out of balance… They said, "We are human 'BE'ings not human 'DO'ings"

I had to remind myself of that today, and wanted to remind you of it too…  

Take the time to go out and get away from technology and the distractions of our modern world.  Get into nature, even if it is your own back yard…

#nature #relax #decompress #thirdpowerlife #justbe #sunset #scotch

The language we use, especially in our inner talk is critically important.

I have been a dreamer all my life. However, I have NOT always been a doer.

I have been waiting for "one day" to come along for a LONG time…

Here is a secret, it will never come. You have to go to it!

That is the difference between "one day" and "day one"…

"One Day" is waiting on some magic fairy or lottery ticket to make our dreams come true.

"Day One" is a sign to the universe that we are willing to work for what is important in our lives.  That is a major difference!

#dayone #workforit #dreambig #thirdpowerlife #makeithappen

p.s. I am looking for a group of people to help refine my program to find your Personal Purpose. If interested, contact me!

Halloween: A Day When We Get it Right.

Strangers come to us

beautiful, ugly, odd or scary,

and we accept them all without question,

compliment them, treat them kindly,

and give them good things.

Why don’t we life like that?

--Steve Garnaas-Homes

#love #inclusion #nojudgement #kindness #thirdpowerlife

Self-Improvement is near and dear to my heart. It has been a passion for many years.  However, I was reading my Daily Stoic the other day, and it talked about how important the why behind your self-improvement is.

Do you want six-pack abs to challenge yourself and achieve a difficult goal, or do you just want to look good with your shirt off? Do you want a nice car for the safety and comfort, or just to make other's jealous?

The why behind the actions matters.

This is why your Personal Purpose is so important.

#purpose #personalPurpose #selfimprovement #why #thirdpowerlife

Our subconscious does not understand negatives.  For instance if I tell you not to think of a blue elephant, you immediately think of a blue elephant.

For negative thoughts, negative emotions, and negative habits, we cannot stop them by saying "don't do that", we have to oppose them with a stronger positive version!

#positivity #goodhabits #goodemotions #gratitude #thirdpowerlife

Great insight from creating a program I did this weekend. I modified my "Path to a Breakthrough" program with an insight:

"Your mental state is a direct reflection of how closely you are fulfilling your Personal Purpose"

Our Personal Purpose is so important to how we feel.

#Purpose #personalpurpose #inspiration #thirdpowerlife