As I had stated i wanted to write once a week. I dont know if thats enough time to truly formulate what i want to write. My goal s to share myself in my writing and I like to think im deeper than a weeks worth of thoughts. Some weeks i get wrapped up in work and I forget. What i am realizing is I am just making excuses. Just like my clients tend to when they dont follow the plan we set forth for them. I am no better in this case. I broke my word to a friend and its time to settle up and write.
Time continues to pass and I am left with so many half and quarter thoughts that are never finished or even started. What i am realizing is that while before, i didnt think my decisions in life truly affected anyone but me, now i see that there is a ripple effect that can be felt by many. Now, this doesn't mean i think i am all that important but i do understand that every decision has an equal and sometimes rash reaction as well.
There are some serious decisions coming up in my life that i know could affect some of the most personal relationships I have in my life. I am not struggling with the fact that they are difficult; no, i am struggling with making everyone happy in the situation. One thing I have figured out about myself is that my happiness is tied directly to how i make people feel.
Life seemed so much easier when there are no attachments. I went through a period of life when it was just myself and my dog. Us against the world or so I thought. Interesting thing was i was oblivious to the relationships that helped me survive. From my father helping me with rent to my daily calls to my mother to visits from college friends, i relied on them when i thought i was alone. Everyone goes through these times i know and i dont have a but to put in there. I am no different.
Now, the positive influences in my life have been many. I didnt start realizing the positive till i was about 6 months away from leaving Sacramento. I had just broken off my engagement, quit my job and was in a low place. But, one person turned me on to the power of the positive thought. Imagine that, ever the pessimist was a positive thinker now.
yet, there are some situations where i feel there may be no winner. There may not be a loser but no one wins. What do you do when you have a choice and that choice could break so many connections you have? If you go one way, many people disappear from your life, if you go another you lose people too. How do you rationalize that one decision.
This may be hypothetical or it may not be but what would you do?
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Walls
For the past 6 months, i have been observing more, opening my eyes to the things around me as I continue on my journey of life. I realize my path and that is to be a guide for others along their journey. As rewarding to me as that is I have selfish moments. "Why do people turn to me?" "What did I do to have people need things from me?" 'Why don't i need things from other people?" These questions are real. They creep into my mind on a whim and they like to linger. They set up shop in my brain and feed on my weaknesses, and it has plenty to feed on as I do have many.
I realize that i have positioned myself or been positioned because I have alot to give. That may not be knowledge, or assets but I have been blessed with much in my life so in turn, I feel the need to adapt to situations and give what is needed. 99% of the time, people need an ear and a shoulder for which i have two of each. I realize this sounds like i am complaining but i am not. What i am doing is coming to a realization that I don't live my life looking for the next thing to help myself but I live my life with compassion and love for everyone and I am willing to give my only moments that i have to others because that is what makes my life complete.
I am a personal trainer and a nutrition coach, both certified. I didn't get into this business to make money off others but to help people feel better inside and out. Yes, its a service with a fee but the majority of it is about making progress. Progress isn;t about taking steps back; its about taking steps, baby steps, crawling, forward, no matter how much forces you back. I have been through enough in my 29 years to understand what difficulty is, what hard times are, what hurt is. I feel i am not ever going to be done learning but along my path i can assist others in getting through the issues that confront them. Help give them the strength to push through the wind in their faces, the walls in front of them.
My walls are many and i am constantly trying to find a way to conquer them. Some need me to find a diplomatic way over, or around them but some need me to go right through the middle of that wall. That is what people find difficult but you dont do these things because you just want to or just have to, you do them because nothing should stand in the way of you and your happiness. Whatever the goal is, whatever your desires, they truly can be yours if you are willing to put in the work. Not just sweat and tears but the behind the scenes work.
I believe i am lucky. I was born and developed a mindset that puts blinders on me when i have a goal in front of me. Someone very close to me says i am single minded. Like a shark, that when i want something nothing else is good enough. Then when i get what i want there is no celebration, no party. The next goal is set and the journey continues. I was asked recently if anything will ever be good enough for me. My answer is why would i want good enough when i am reaching for better than that. No, no goal will ever be good enough because the journey of life, my journey of learning, will always be going forward. Settling isnt an option because then you leave the should a would a thoughts out there. Who wants to second guess themselves? Not me. I guess that is my ultimate wall. Getting to a point where what i have accomplished is good enough. I think i have a story that will explain that:
When i was a kid, my father bought me a cigar to smoke when I was drafted into the NHL. I think i was 15 at the time. Needless to say, i quit hockey after high school and went to college for football. Then we said we would smoke it after my first touchdown. That happened freshman year and it just didnt seem like it was good enough. Then it was when i graduated. Still not good enough. Then it was my first job in sports, my first promotion, when i got engaged, when i got unengaged, when i moved back home to open my own business, when we had our first event, when we had our best month, etc. That cigar still sits in a humidor in my apartment here.
No, nothing will ever be good enough because its not about being good. I want to be great. I want to help people be great. If i get married, i will want children, then i will want more children, then grand children, then who knows, maybe a pet alien. I dont know but i wont be the guy to sit on my couch one day and say "i made it" because made what? What i want people to learn is that life isnt about materials, or accomplishments but the fire inside to be better. Be the best you, whatever that is. Inspire people to be better, love life but dont settle for something because its there.
This may be all over the place but as I blog more i will get better, it has been 4 months since my last blog and it will be a weekly thing now. see you next week.
I realize that i have positioned myself or been positioned because I have alot to give. That may not be knowledge, or assets but I have been blessed with much in my life so in turn, I feel the need to adapt to situations and give what is needed. 99% of the time, people need an ear and a shoulder for which i have two of each. I realize this sounds like i am complaining but i am not. What i am doing is coming to a realization that I don't live my life looking for the next thing to help myself but I live my life with compassion and love for everyone and I am willing to give my only moments that i have to others because that is what makes my life complete.
I am a personal trainer and a nutrition coach, both certified. I didn't get into this business to make money off others but to help people feel better inside and out. Yes, its a service with a fee but the majority of it is about making progress. Progress isn;t about taking steps back; its about taking steps, baby steps, crawling, forward, no matter how much forces you back. I have been through enough in my 29 years to understand what difficulty is, what hard times are, what hurt is. I feel i am not ever going to be done learning but along my path i can assist others in getting through the issues that confront them. Help give them the strength to push through the wind in their faces, the walls in front of them.
My walls are many and i am constantly trying to find a way to conquer them. Some need me to find a diplomatic way over, or around them but some need me to go right through the middle of that wall. That is what people find difficult but you dont do these things because you just want to or just have to, you do them because nothing should stand in the way of you and your happiness. Whatever the goal is, whatever your desires, they truly can be yours if you are willing to put in the work. Not just sweat and tears but the behind the scenes work.
I believe i am lucky. I was born and developed a mindset that puts blinders on me when i have a goal in front of me. Someone very close to me says i am single minded. Like a shark, that when i want something nothing else is good enough. Then when i get what i want there is no celebration, no party. The next goal is set and the journey continues. I was asked recently if anything will ever be good enough for me. My answer is why would i want good enough when i am reaching for better than that. No, no goal will ever be good enough because the journey of life, my journey of learning, will always be going forward. Settling isnt an option because then you leave the should a would a thoughts out there. Who wants to second guess themselves? Not me. I guess that is my ultimate wall. Getting to a point where what i have accomplished is good enough. I think i have a story that will explain that:
When i was a kid, my father bought me a cigar to smoke when I was drafted into the NHL. I think i was 15 at the time. Needless to say, i quit hockey after high school and went to college for football. Then we said we would smoke it after my first touchdown. That happened freshman year and it just didnt seem like it was good enough. Then it was when i graduated. Still not good enough. Then it was my first job in sports, my first promotion, when i got engaged, when i got unengaged, when i moved back home to open my own business, when we had our first event, when we had our best month, etc. That cigar still sits in a humidor in my apartment here.
No, nothing will ever be good enough because its not about being good. I want to be great. I want to help people be great. If i get married, i will want children, then i will want more children, then grand children, then who knows, maybe a pet alien. I dont know but i wont be the guy to sit on my couch one day and say "i made it" because made what? What i want people to learn is that life isnt about materials, or accomplishments but the fire inside to be better. Be the best you, whatever that is. Inspire people to be better, love life but dont settle for something because its there.
This may be all over the place but as I blog more i will get better, it has been 4 months since my last blog and it will be a weekly thing now. see you next week.
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Humility
Life is funny this way. Just when you feel you are doing well enough or excelling something in another area tends to drop off or go wrong. Now, i like to think I am a humble person for the most part. I dont look at myself and think, "Damn, what a guy." or anything like that.
I actually put alot of pressure on myself to always be better. To always go beyond a goal to whats past it. THis tends to affect my life in a couple ways. First, i am never satisfied or content. Case in point, Story Number 1.
When I was young, i played hockey. I was pretty ok at it and my dad was one of my bigest fans. He bought this real fancy cigar for me and said this is what we will smoke when you get drafted.......Well, needless to say i never got drafted but we made another deal. That would be the cigar we smoke when I graduated prep school. The time came and I felt it wasnt a good enough occasion. So, i made a deal that when I graduated college id smoke that cigar........The time came and like the previous time I didnt think it was momentus enough. This went on for the next 8 years. When i get my first job. When i get my first promotion. When I beat all sales for the team i worked for. When I opened my nutrition store. When we had our first great day. When we broke our own sales record. When we made it over a year in this economy........Nothing was good enough. That cigar still sits in my humador, ive smoked many cigars in the last 17 years but never that one.
This mentality has affected relationships as well. Never in a truly good way. I never project my ways on anyone yet my personality and mindset is so strong it tends to be hard on some people ive dated. Ive been told im selfish, i am too driven, too singleminded, i work too hard. Ive never thought working too hard and being committed to something was bad until recently.
Yet another thing to keep me humble are in fact those women. I have many women in my life who i would charactorize as inspirational. Others tend to attempt to play games, and others are more just not happy with themselves which leads to bad vibes. Currently i am in fact not "with" anyone. Yet there are humbling experiences that have led me to expel someone from my life, another that makes me constantly think about if I am good enough, and another who can evoke so much anger and so much happiness all at once. It is amazing to me.
Keeping my mind straight use to be an issue but one thing i have worked to focus on is the positive aspects of life. I love my job, I have a support system of people in place whom i love and care about, and recently have learned to just allow the things that matter affect me and nothing else. Its a matter of choice. I choose to smile and be happy. I choose to keep or remove people from my life. Life is way too short to waste on people who are jealous, who hate for no reason, who dont like how you look, act, etc. Use your positive influence to build your circle then you have all you need.
I actually put alot of pressure on myself to always be better. To always go beyond a goal to whats past it. THis tends to affect my life in a couple ways. First, i am never satisfied or content. Case in point, Story Number 1.
When I was young, i played hockey. I was pretty ok at it and my dad was one of my bigest fans. He bought this real fancy cigar for me and said this is what we will smoke when you get drafted.......Well, needless to say i never got drafted but we made another deal. That would be the cigar we smoke when I graduated prep school. The time came and I felt it wasnt a good enough occasion. So, i made a deal that when I graduated college id smoke that cigar........The time came and like the previous time I didnt think it was momentus enough. This went on for the next 8 years. When i get my first job. When i get my first promotion. When I beat all sales for the team i worked for. When I opened my nutrition store. When we had our first great day. When we broke our own sales record. When we made it over a year in this economy........Nothing was good enough. That cigar still sits in my humador, ive smoked many cigars in the last 17 years but never that one.
This mentality has affected relationships as well. Never in a truly good way. I never project my ways on anyone yet my personality and mindset is so strong it tends to be hard on some people ive dated. Ive been told im selfish, i am too driven, too singleminded, i work too hard. Ive never thought working too hard and being committed to something was bad until recently.
Yet another thing to keep me humble are in fact those women. I have many women in my life who i would charactorize as inspirational. Others tend to attempt to play games, and others are more just not happy with themselves which leads to bad vibes. Currently i am in fact not "with" anyone. Yet there are humbling experiences that have led me to expel someone from my life, another that makes me constantly think about if I am good enough, and another who can evoke so much anger and so much happiness all at once. It is amazing to me.
Keeping my mind straight use to be an issue but one thing i have worked to focus on is the positive aspects of life. I love my job, I have a support system of people in place whom i love and care about, and recently have learned to just allow the things that matter affect me and nothing else. Its a matter of choice. I choose to smile and be happy. I choose to keep or remove people from my life. Life is way too short to waste on people who are jealous, who hate for no reason, who dont like how you look, act, etc. Use your positive influence to build your circle then you have all you need.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Life as I know it
When taking a look at life, most people feel that their life is harder, their life has more drama, their life has more walls to climb than others. Now, i dont think i go through anything different from anyone else but this has been an interesting week to say the least.
Monday - Someone close to me got mad at me over something online. It turned into a no talking contest for the remainder of the week. I felt I handled the situation as best as I could. Clearly the goal here was to learn a lesson about relationship and friendship management.
Tuesday - Did i mention facebook is the devil.
Wednesday - I had been going back and forth on travel arrangements for a trip i had been planning. Well, one backed out then another treated me fairly poorly so i had canceled my trip.
Thursday - Said f it, im going anyway and rented a car. My buddy got a room and we are heading out in a week. Push through!
Friday - Found out that i was played for a fool by someone in my life for 6 months. Devistating really. Went through the full range of emotions.....sick, then angry, then dejected, then....well who knows where i am at the moment.
All this and honestly and deeply know that there is meaning and positive thoughts to this week. Looking back it teaches me alot. The value of friendship. Honestly, morals, ethics, when to have witty banter and when not to. When to trust someone and when not to. The point being that despite the darkness that may pass over us the sun is out there all the time. The dark is just a small period that is asking us to give in to it but the positive will always triumph if you choose it to.
I was speaking to the perosn who :showed me the light" the other day and she said she could feel my dark.......i use to think, no way but i beleive her. She reached out to me and gave me some words that i always live by but need reminding sometimes. I called her my Yoda. Its rare to find people in this world that put themselves behind everyone else but she always has. The moral, the goal in life is to be that person, give unconditional hope and love to people and have them pass it on. She gave it and still gives it to me no matter how much crap we have been through and I hope to pass it to people in a manner that they can do the same for others. Think with the light in mind.
Monday - Someone close to me got mad at me over something online. It turned into a no talking contest for the remainder of the week. I felt I handled the situation as best as I could. Clearly the goal here was to learn a lesson about relationship and friendship management.
Tuesday - Did i mention facebook is the devil.
Wednesday - I had been going back and forth on travel arrangements for a trip i had been planning. Well, one backed out then another treated me fairly poorly so i had canceled my trip.
Thursday - Said f it, im going anyway and rented a car. My buddy got a room and we are heading out in a week. Push through!
Friday - Found out that i was played for a fool by someone in my life for 6 months. Devistating really. Went through the full range of emotions.....sick, then angry, then dejected, then....well who knows where i am at the moment.
All this and honestly and deeply know that there is meaning and positive thoughts to this week. Looking back it teaches me alot. The value of friendship. Honestly, morals, ethics, when to have witty banter and when not to. When to trust someone and when not to. The point being that despite the darkness that may pass over us the sun is out there all the time. The dark is just a small period that is asking us to give in to it but the positive will always triumph if you choose it to.
I was speaking to the perosn who :showed me the light" the other day and she said she could feel my dark.......i use to think, no way but i beleive her. She reached out to me and gave me some words that i always live by but need reminding sometimes. I called her my Yoda. Its rare to find people in this world that put themselves behind everyone else but she always has. The moral, the goal in life is to be that person, give unconditional hope and love to people and have them pass it on. She gave it and still gives it to me no matter how much crap we have been through and I hope to pass it to people in a manner that they can do the same for others. Think with the light in mind.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Balance
I'd like to say that I have figured this whole life thing out. I try not to complain much, i stick to my own business, i try not to let outside stimuli affect my daily mood. There are so many things in life that have no explanation though. Like why does my body hate carbs because I truly love them!
Outside of that, i have never been able to find a true balance in life. When business is good, personal relationships are not.....when relationships are good, business tends to suffer. The key is balance but how when business takes 65 - 75 and relationships take 55 - 75 percent, how do you balance that. I dont know about you all but my day lasts 24h and those numbers tend not to add up.
Owning two businesses, personal training and Max Muscle, takes time to build and grow. Most of you who have done your own thing know and those of you that havent Im sure care very much about what you do and make sure you get done what needs done. So, this takes time. Friends, girlfriends, etc take time as well. Building a friendship is the basis for everything. How do you build that in the time you have. I dont talk much in my sleep so that is out.......oh, and I almost forgot you have to spend time on yourself as well.
The last part is the hardest part.........I have never been able to balance out me time with anything. It is the hardest thing I have ever done. Most the time I blame my need to be perfect, to fix everything or everyone else.
This use to drive me nuts but i have come to grips with it. I have those mechanisms in place that keep me good. One is my nutrition. That is my balance. I know, you all think i am crazy but its true. Think about it this way. When life isnt going as you had planned for an hour, a day, a week, a year.........you have things you can control. I control what goes in my mouth. I dont look at food as anything but nourishment except for my mom's lasagna, that is more heaven than food, lol. But i fuel my body for my day. Being awake for 19, 20 hours is no fun if you have no energy.
Also, my workouts are important to me. They are my stress relief, the way i set my day up to be full of life and energy. That in turn makes me want to eat better to keep my high from the workout. This is imperative because you can have workout crash. Find the balance in your eating then in your life. I have the nutrition down and im working on the rest. Constantly learning to balance life.......
Outside of that, i have never been able to find a true balance in life. When business is good, personal relationships are not.....when relationships are good, business tends to suffer. The key is balance but how when business takes 65 - 75 and relationships take 55 - 75 percent, how do you balance that. I dont know about you all but my day lasts 24h and those numbers tend not to add up.
Owning two businesses, personal training and Max Muscle, takes time to build and grow. Most of you who have done your own thing know and those of you that havent Im sure care very much about what you do and make sure you get done what needs done. So, this takes time. Friends, girlfriends, etc take time as well. Building a friendship is the basis for everything. How do you build that in the time you have. I dont talk much in my sleep so that is out.......oh, and I almost forgot you have to spend time on yourself as well.
The last part is the hardest part.........I have never been able to balance out me time with anything. It is the hardest thing I have ever done. Most the time I blame my need to be perfect, to fix everything or everyone else.
This use to drive me nuts but i have come to grips with it. I have those mechanisms in place that keep me good. One is my nutrition. That is my balance. I know, you all think i am crazy but its true. Think about it this way. When life isnt going as you had planned for an hour, a day, a week, a year.........you have things you can control. I control what goes in my mouth. I dont look at food as anything but nourishment except for my mom's lasagna, that is more heaven than food, lol. But i fuel my body for my day. Being awake for 19, 20 hours is no fun if you have no energy.
Also, my workouts are important to me. They are my stress relief, the way i set my day up to be full of life and energy. That in turn makes me want to eat better to keep my high from the workout. This is imperative because you can have workout crash. Find the balance in your eating then in your life. I have the nutrition down and im working on the rest. Constantly learning to balance life.......
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Decisions
Every day in life people are left to make decisions. This morning when i woke up, i had the choice of black or white socks. Then i had the choice of route to take to work. Then what to eat for breakfast. Ok, maybe not that one, i have a shake at 230am then one at 600am. I use an isolate to replenish what i burn with a slower burning casianate (Max Triple Whey, Max High 5) for both of those. But then the food decisions start. Owning a business, my decisions dont end with food. I have to think what is best for each client and each goal. What products to order, what marketing. Then i have to figure out what is best for my personal relationships.
Some people have hard decisions to make daily. Decisions that deal with pain, addiction, love, hate, religion, etc. Every time things can be looked at from different angles in different ways. Each one looks right and rationalizing what is right and wrong is what makes our society the way it is.
I make a conscious effort to make the right decisions in regard to the things i can control. My workouts: the intensity, duration, quality of exercise. My food: lean meats, veggies, high quality protein, proper vitamins.
The choices you make in your day define who you are as a person. Deciding what your heart truly desires and sticking to it. Making the right decision even when the thing you may want most is a choice away. If you take that choice, you may compromise a few values, a few promises to yourself. But whats a promise to yourself cost? could be morals and ethics. could snowball like the choice to cheat your nutrition. Could cost you your marriage or relationship with a loved on or a great friend. Is it worth that? Those are the tough decisions.
Whatever you decide, the only person who can judge you is you. You always have a choice. There is always a way to keep who you are in tact. its a matter of deciding to do what you believe, knowing that a step back could mean a jump forward.
When i write, i dont intend to preach, i do not judge anyone but myself. No one is harder on me than me. When i have to make a decision, i analyze and analyze and over analyze. I still have made bad decisions. Moving to california was made for the wrong reasons and staying there was made for the wrong reason as well. Both situations i learned from and finally made the positive thought process a way of life. I tell people you dont have to do what i do but take it and make it your own. Thats it. Bend it to you. your choice.
Some people have hard decisions to make daily. Decisions that deal with pain, addiction, love, hate, religion, etc. Every time things can be looked at from different angles in different ways. Each one looks right and rationalizing what is right and wrong is what makes our society the way it is.
I make a conscious effort to make the right decisions in regard to the things i can control. My workouts: the intensity, duration, quality of exercise. My food: lean meats, veggies, high quality protein, proper vitamins.
The choices you make in your day define who you are as a person. Deciding what your heart truly desires and sticking to it. Making the right decision even when the thing you may want most is a choice away. If you take that choice, you may compromise a few values, a few promises to yourself. But whats a promise to yourself cost? could be morals and ethics. could snowball like the choice to cheat your nutrition. Could cost you your marriage or relationship with a loved on or a great friend. Is it worth that? Those are the tough decisions.
Whatever you decide, the only person who can judge you is you. You always have a choice. There is always a way to keep who you are in tact. its a matter of deciding to do what you believe, knowing that a step back could mean a jump forward.
When i write, i dont intend to preach, i do not judge anyone but myself. No one is harder on me than me. When i have to make a decision, i analyze and analyze and over analyze. I still have made bad decisions. Moving to california was made for the wrong reasons and staying there was made for the wrong reason as well. Both situations i learned from and finally made the positive thought process a way of life. I tell people you dont have to do what i do but take it and make it your own. Thats it. Bend it to you. your choice.
Monday, January 24, 2011
Barriers
"It takes climbing over barriers, under fences, through obstacles to get to a happy place. Not a thing in my life i would change, the good, the bad, and the extremely ugly. I know i am not me without them."
Barriers, fences, and obstacles are always going to be in the way of your progress in life. There are options when it comes to these. You can give up, let these walls defeat you and never advance to your true potential
two, you can stall climbing the fence, running into the wall, and continue to try the same tactics to overcome old problems.
Three, you can think outside the box, climb up, over around the barriers and reach and exceed your true potential.
I understand that sometimes all three options enter your mind. Things can be difficult and make you want to give up. Ive been there. Ive been through hard personal times and i have allowed myself to wallow in my own pity. Ive also, taking the second option into account, tried to run into the wall the same way knowing that it wasnt the right way but still continuing to do it because at least i was trying. The third way is the obvious choice but seldom felt. It is the toughest, it will put you through hardships and make you hurt. The hard decisions are the ones that can put you back a step to move forward exponentially.
I will be the first to admit, I am not always the most positive thinking person. Doubt frequently creeps in when the situation presents itself but one thing my stubborn brain has learned is that i know there is positive behind every sorrow. That good will always triumph over evil and that the things that matter most have a way of shining through.
These are the battles, the fights with the darkness, that you can win. You can win them all. You may have to let go of somethings that you think need to be there but there will always be a positive if you let it.
One thing that the secret taught me was that I can control the sunshine and the clouds. I can bring the light back when the rain comes. Clearly im not saying literally but the main thing I know I can control is me and my outlook. I, like most if not all of you, have hard decisions in life but with each passing decision, with each challenged conquered, I am smarter for having gone through it. It may leave a scar but that leads to character and when all said and done, all we are left with is our character and our word. and I stand by both of mine. I have a great team around me for support and who you surround yourself with says as much about your character as what you do. I love my team and wouldnt be me without them.
Barriers, fences, and obstacles are always going to be in the way of your progress in life. There are options when it comes to these. You can give up, let these walls defeat you and never advance to your true potential
two, you can stall climbing the fence, running into the wall, and continue to try the same tactics to overcome old problems.
Three, you can think outside the box, climb up, over around the barriers and reach and exceed your true potential.
I understand that sometimes all three options enter your mind. Things can be difficult and make you want to give up. Ive been there. Ive been through hard personal times and i have allowed myself to wallow in my own pity. Ive also, taking the second option into account, tried to run into the wall the same way knowing that it wasnt the right way but still continuing to do it because at least i was trying. The third way is the obvious choice but seldom felt. It is the toughest, it will put you through hardships and make you hurt. The hard decisions are the ones that can put you back a step to move forward exponentially.
I will be the first to admit, I am not always the most positive thinking person. Doubt frequently creeps in when the situation presents itself but one thing my stubborn brain has learned is that i know there is positive behind every sorrow. That good will always triumph over evil and that the things that matter most have a way of shining through.
These are the battles, the fights with the darkness, that you can win. You can win them all. You may have to let go of somethings that you think need to be there but there will always be a positive if you let it.
One thing that the secret taught me was that I can control the sunshine and the clouds. I can bring the light back when the rain comes. Clearly im not saying literally but the main thing I know I can control is me and my outlook. I, like most if not all of you, have hard decisions in life but with each passing decision, with each challenged conquered, I am smarter for having gone through it. It may leave a scar but that leads to character and when all said and done, all we are left with is our character and our word. and I stand by both of mine. I have a great team around me for support and who you surround yourself with says as much about your character as what you do. I love my team and wouldnt be me without them.
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