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Respect Yourself

This is one that comes out of some of the chapters in my life, I am just sharing some bits I have learned along the way. At one point or another I think we all doubt ourselves and wonder if we should have kept on going when we stopped, not done something when we did or conversely, done something when we did not. Then comes the self questioning and we begin to run ourselves down faces pushed into the dirt by the likes of our own hand. I have learned that this self destruction is good for nothing. In fact it is bad for something, and that something is you.

When we turn the finger on ourselves, what we are starting is a train wreck of problems. And no, I am not implying that accountability is a bad thing, in fact it is one of the core pieces of our character. What I am saying is that when we turn the finger on ourselves and attack who we are, nothing is going to get better. Knowing that this may sound like ridiculous optimism, we must always find ways to keep on keeping on despite anything that happens as a result of an action we take. So, for those rolling about in confusion let me provide an example.

You are training to be able to run a sub 6 minute mile. After 3 months you are stuck at 6:15. Weeks pass and you simply cannot get your time any lower.

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The Code

Every man, woman or child that has ever walked this Earth has faced obstacles in life. Small or large these trials are the blocks that forge who we are, defining our individual character through each success and failure. Some people seem to think that failing to succeed makes having tried at all a pointless fact. Ask this of those individuals: what do you accomplish by sitting on your ass criticizing me. We are never going to win every battle but it is impossible to win at all without first attempting. Arm yourself with passion for what it is you are trying to accomplish. True passion is the fire that breathes life into our souls and from this synergy a steeled mind is born. A strong mind is a formidable weapon to bear against any trial that may arise in life because believing is the first step to achieving any level of success. Believe in yourself above all else, that you can do what is needed to do the impossible or unthinkable, then get out there and work. Either at a desk, on the grid iron, on the 18th green or the final stretch on the tarmac, work with all your passion and then some. Push your limits. If you look at your performance and think you are doing good, push harder. Complacency casts all to many a rising star back into the shadows as there are always others who are going to want it more and will do what you will not to get to the top. So we will chronicle these everyday events, people conquering insurmountable tasks and will provide insight and wisdom as best we can to help you go farther and push yourself harder. This blog is aimed at exposing who we are, what we are made of and how nothing can hold us down unless we allow it. Be driven in life and watch as the objects standing in your way fall to the ground; this is the code.