Believe in yourself.

Believe in what you’re doing.

Believe you’re helping others.

You have the support system around you.

You have the resources and time.

The best time to start is now.

Forget the fear. Use it to your advantage.

You have nothing to be afraid of.

Take the leap.

Take action now.

Believe.

 

 

Running gives you a feeling like no other sport.

When you’re done with that run, sweats pouring from your face, you can barely move, exhausted beyond belief, you question why you keep doing this to yourself.

You stumble up to your room, take off your clothes and hop in the shower. It begins.

The runner’s high.

There’s no other feeling in the world like it; besides maybe hard drugs but that’s for another discussion.

It’s addictive. It makes you want more. It makes you want that feeling indefinitely.

You may be tempted to run every day but don’t.

Cross train instead.

Cross training helps you avoid injuries and gain strength in other areas.

You may not have the same feeling cross training as running but it’s equally as important.

Swimming, biking, boxing, Yoga, basketball, lifting, etc.

Try getting off your feet and transition to using your arms more than your legs.

Swimming is a phenomenal exercise. It helps your lungs, form, arms, legs, focus, toughness, everything needed for running effectively!

Cross train 3 to 4 times a week. You may not get the same feeling as running but it makes you better.

The runner’s high cannot be replaced but it can be supplemented by other workouts.

Go have fun and try something new!

It will make you appreciate running more.

 

Instead of trying meditation once and giving up after 5 minutes try a longer meditation practice first.

Start with 15-20 minutes at first. At this point in a meditation you will begin to feel the effects. Longer durations of meditation will help more than the short sessions.

It will increase your awareness, happiness, attitude and overall energy.

It’s going to be tough to get through the first 20 minutes but it is worth it.

Forget everything you’ve heard in the past about meditation.

Try 20 minutes today. If you can’t focus for the full 20 minutes that’s fine!

If you do last 20 minutes though you’ll be hooked.

You will almost immediately feel the benefits. It’s like a wave of positivity throughout your body.

Headspace is a great app for first time meditators but I would suggest using Insight timer to get the full 20 minutes in.

Don’t worry about screwing up; you’re going to.

Have fun with it. Don’t worry about anything in that moment.

 

When do you know when to give up? Or when to move on? 

When do you know to push through? How long should I drudge through this?

At what point do you move on to your next career, relationship, or habit?

Do you just know when it’s time? 

What if you’re so close to your break through though?!

There are really only two options:

Tough it out or move on.

But indecision is paralyzing. 

Make a decision either way. Don’t have one foot in and one foot out at all times. 

Either get both feet in or get out.

You make that decision.

Stop waiting around for your life to change. Go out and change it. 

It’s fucking hard. At times it sucks. You’re going to have to do things you dislike. Make sure they align with your ultimate goals. If they do then work through it.

Exercise. Meditate. Have fun. Smile. Stay positive. 

If you’re doing something you hate that doesn’t align with you’re goals stop it. Do something different. Change it up. Don’t get caught in the day to day bullshit. 

Be consistent. 

Do what’s necessary each day to put you one step closer to your goal. 

It doesn’t have to be huge. Just make sure you do something. No matter how small it may seem. 

Small steps can help you accomplish big goals. 

Focus on doing something each day. Anything really. 

Take a small step in the right direction. 

It will all pay off in the end. 

There are times when things suck.

Nothing seems to go your way. You start to get down on yourself. You start to feel bad for yourself. We become known for being “that” guy or girl. The one that always has something horrible going on. The pessimist. Mr. Negative. We start to blame others. This company sucks. My territory sucks. This can’t happen. No one can do well. I hate working here. 

Please, don’t be this person. 

Focus on what you can control. 

Work hard. Stay late. Come early. Be a vocal leader. Stay positive. Be encouraging. Get excited. Always feel great–no matter how you feel. Smile. Laugh. Speak loud. Be consistent. Be grateful. Stay motivated. Focus on the end goal. 

Both of these people spread through companies, teams, friend groups, etc. 

Be the positive, hardworking, grateful person who focuses on their end goal and doesn’t let outside sources effect them. 

Certain people won’t like you. Won’t respect you. Will judge you. Who cares? Not everyone’s going to like you anyway. 

Stay positive and motivational. Be optimistic. 

No one likes a negative nancy.

“There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist.” -Mark Twain

“Adaptability is not imitation. It means power of resistance and assimilation.” –Mahatma Gandhi

Adapt to every type of weather condition, terrain, emotion and competition.

Be ready for anything.

To be ready for anything you must train in all conditions, emotional states, terrains, and with all types of competitors.

If you can perform well under any circumstance you’ll win; every time.

Weather for most people will be the hardest. Rain, snow, sleet, ice, humidity, scorching heat, freezing cold, freezing rain, etc. It’s not going to be easy. You can make it fun. Think positive and stay positive. No matter what type of weather make sure you get out there. It will pay off in the long run (pun intended). Just show up and run.

“Long distance running is 90% mental and the other half is physical.” –Rich Davis

Emotions can take over in a negative or positive way in your running. You choose. If you tell yourself, “I don’t feel like running”, “I don’t need to run today”, “It’s just one day”, “I can always run tomorrow”, “I’m just not feeling it today”, you chose to not run. You tricked yourself into feeling bad…for yourself. When these feelings hit you, it’s the best time and most needed time to run. As soon as you start feeling like this commit to running. Tell yourself, “I’m going to run”, “I feel good”, “I can’t miss today”, “I will feel so great afterwards”, “I can do this”. Stay positive. Focus on your long term goals. Mental toughness is essential to running. Push your mental and physical limits. You won’t know what heights you can reach until you break down these mental blockades.

Train on the flat, easy, downhill surfaces and the hardest and steepest of hills. If you had to chose between the two paths which would you take. Close your eyes and imagine there are two paths in front of you, a metaphorical fork in the road, to the left is a nice easy downhill and to the right is the steepest and longest hill you’ve ever seen. Which path do you chose? The simple answer is…the hills! Hit the hills hard. Whenever you have to chose between a hill or downhill choose the hills. It will pay off. The mental and physical barriers you will break through will be well worth it. CRUSH THE HILLS.

Run with all types of runners. Slower than you and faster than you. The same pace. You need to be able to feel what it’s like to run slower or faster than you’re used to. It will make you a better runner by gauging your speed. Being able to tell when you’ve gone out to fast or slow is a lesson learned over time. Run with people who have just started running and who have been running much longer. You can learn something new from everyone. Be opened to hearing from others in terms of the way you train, what you eat, how much you should stretch, etc.

Ultimately, you want to push through the hard times. It’s easy to say but hard to follow through. Set a strict schedule for running. Make sure you run the same time each day but remember to mix it up. Run hills one day fast, then run slow and on a flat surface, run long and slow or run short and fast.

“Eighty percent of success is showing up.”– Woody Allen.

As long as you get out there each day, give it your all and stay positive, that’s all that truly matters.

Have fun. Happy running 🙂

Do what you love. Create what you want. Listen to feedback. Not negativity and doubt. Believe in what you do. If you don’t have belief you won’t create something worth while. 

People will always doubt you. They will always criticize you. It’s going to happen. You have to ignore these individuals. It’s hard enough as it is. Don’t let it get to you. Stop hanging around these people. You need to be around positive people. Positivity will push you. Listen to the positive people. Their feedback is necessary. They will help your business evolve. 

Haters are gonna hate. Who cares? Ignore them as much as possible. You can do anything. Believe in the impossible. Remove impossible from your vocab. 

Anything is possible with belief.

“If you have a positive attitude and constantly strive to give your best effort, eventually you will overcome your immediate problems and find you are ready for greater challenges.” -Pat Riley

Consistent positivity can change your thought patterns. We’ve all heard about it. Be positive and your world will change! …..yeah right…..

But have you ever tried it? Try it now. It works wonders. Positivity makes everything better. Before being negative about a situation try to make it positive.

Smile! Smiling makes you feel positive and happy. Don’t be that negative pessimist. It does nobody any good. Smile and think of the positives 🙂

Be consistently positive. It spreads like wildfire and vise versa. If you’re overwhelmingly positive others will follow. But, if you’re overwhelmingly negative you will drag others down with you. One bad seed will ruin a group’s energy. Weed out the negative individuals in your life.

Maintain a positive spirit. Don’t forget to smile! Be aware of how your positivity (or negativity) affects others around you!

Whenever a negative thought pops in your head be aware of it but replace it with something positive.

BE OVERWHELMINGLY POSITIVE!

 

“No matter how great the talent or efforts, some things just take time. You can’t produce a baby in one month by getting nine women pregnant.” — Warren Buffett

Don’t try to do everything at once.

You’ll end up doing nothing. Instead, break it up into small manageable chunks. Do what’s most important first. Don’t push things that are boring or scare you to the next day because that day will never come. Do it now.

Remember that no matter what you’re doing it’s going to take a ton of time and hard work. Don’t focus on the things you can’t control. Focus on the things you can control like the work that you put in everyday.

Breaking tasks up into smaller chunks will take a lot of time but it will save you in the long run. You won’t burn out, you’ll feel accomplished every day and you will create your dreams in small incremental steps.

Break it up! Try it today with something that overwhelms you. Start small and make your goals attainable. Don’t wait! Start now.

“If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you’ll never get it done.” — Bruce Lee

“Honesty and integrity are by far the most important assets of an entrepreneur.” -Zig Ziglar

Don’t say we might be able to make it or I think we should be there. Tell the truth. You’re not coming. We all know it anyway so you might as well say it. Don’t feel bad for hurting someone else’s feelings. It would hurt worse if you said you’d be there and never showed up.

If you’re upfront with someone you don’t need an excuse. You don’t need to explain yourself and you especially don’t need to lie. Honesty is key. If you become known for being flaky and for telling people you’ll be somewhere and never showing up, people won’t trust you. If they don’t trust you they’ll never help you and they sure as hell will never do business with you. If you tell someone you’ll be somewhere — be there. If you ask them to lunch sometime this week set that date right away. Put everything on your calendar so you don’t forget. Make sure you let that person know you’re committed to seeing them and taking time out of your schedule. By doing this you hold the other person accountable to show up as well. It helps both parties in the end.

Think back to a time when you asked a friend to hangout over the weekend or a colleague to go out to dinner and they let you know the day of that they couldn’t come or, better yet, they never showed up? How did that make you feel? Pretty fucking pissed I’m sure. Now imagine that same situation but instead of promising they’ll be there they let you know that day won’t work. They then proceeded to pull out their phone and add your time/event to their calendar. Not only do you know they’re committed to coming but you also are inspired by their actions. You feel special. You know exactly what day and time they’ll be there. They immediately become a trustworthy person.

So next time you tell someone you’re going to be somewhere you better be there. It’s simple really — all you have to do is show up.

“Eighty percent of success is showing up.” -Woody Allen

“It takes 20 years to make an overnight success.” -Eddie Cantor

You never know how close you are to accomplishing your goals until you actually do. It’s not a quick process and it isn’t easy. It takes time and a lot of patience. Rome wasn’t built in a day and your business and goals won’t happen overnight. 

There are no such thing as an overnight success. It’s a myth. An overnight success doesn’t happen overnight, it’s comprised of long hours of work, time spent and sweat. It will take years and years for anyone to notice your work, who you are or how long you’ve actually been doing this. When people start to recognize you that’s where the term overnight success comes from — people will realize you have fantastic work and it spreads like wildfire. Who cares in the beginning though? Don’t put your work out for other people. Do it for you. Don’t wait. The longer you wait the harder the journey becomes. Start now.

The earlier you start the closer you’ll be to becoming an “overnight success”. 

“I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual.” -Henry David Thoreau

Life moves too fast. We need to take a minute to stop and smell the roses. Focus on this moment right now. Be more grateful for what you already have. This doesn’t mean we should stop pursuing our goals and dreams. You should want more for yourself and family. This helps us realize that we’re on the right path by being grateful for what’s come before. 

Take a minute right now to think about what you’re most grateful for in your own life. Most responses will be family, friends, shelter and food. But take some time to think deeper. Think about the small things in life. Like the ability to walk, the sun shining today or your loved one’s smile. These small things mean the most. Don’t just stop there. Reach out to someone you truly care about and let them know you appreciate everything they’ve done for you. You wouldn’t be the same person without them. Let them know they mean the world to you. Make someone else’s day better. 

At the very least you help spread gratitude. Life is too short to always be complaining or constantly thinking about the future. What are some things that are special to you? What are some things you overlook on a daily basis? Be grateful for those people around you and your experiences from the past. It will make you happier and a more positive person. If it doesn’t change your perspective, it will help those close to you realize how much they mean to you. That’s well worth the 5 minutes in the morning or throughout the day practicing gratitude. 

“Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes.” -Oscar Wilde

It’s never fun to make mistakes. To mess up in front of our peers or a large crowd of people. To make a fool of ourselves. But we all make mistakes and we’ll continue to make mistakes as we try new things. The great people learn from their mistakes while others give up. Imagine what our world would be like if Benjamin Franklin gave up after the first try. He understood that what he was doing would take time and patience. “I didn’t fail the test, I just found 100 ways to do it wrong.”― Benjamin Franklin 

We need to change our perception of mistakes. We have been ridiculed for making mistakes from such a young age. Get good grades, act this way, don’t do this and don’t try that. Stay in formation. We don’t want to draw attention to ourselves. In reality we should be rewarded for failing and trying again. Were you great the first time you shot a basketball? Were you able to run before you walked? No way. Instead of looking at ways we’ve failed or made a mistake, look at them as lessons learned. Don’t fail once and give up. Keep trying. Try different things. Experiment until you get it right. It could take 3 hours or it could take 3 years. Hold out for that moment. 

Don’t make mistakes and not have a corrective plan. For this to work you need to take the time to address the areas in which you failed. Learn why it failed and how you think you should change that. Then change what you believe made you make the mistake. The only way for mistakes to truly help is if you learn from each mistake. You should be excited when you make a mistake or fail at something! You just helped yourself get one step closer to winning! You found the correct formula of how not to do it.

Make more mistakes if you can. The more mistakes you make the closer you are to breaking through that wall. Instead of being down and embarassed get excited! Congratulations! You just made a mistake! If you look at mistakes from this angle it will help you get over the fear of failing and boost your confidence to keep pushing towards your ultimate goals. Always learn from your mistakes and you’ll never make one again. You’ve just learned a lot of valuable lessons along the way.