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"Getting Things Done"
Each of us holds within ourselves a vision of what our lives could be and should be: an assortment of big dreams, big plans and big ideas that fire us up from head to toe. These larger than life aspirations excite us and inspire us, filling us with hope, expectation and optimism.
"Doubt whom you will, but never yourself."
Christian N. Bovee
================================================= "Going all the Way"
Like it or not, there are always going to be those who seemingly work overtime trying to bring you down and tear you apart. But so what? Who really cares about what they have to say? These folks are going nowhere and want to take you along for the ride.
Whenever and wherever people criticize and slam you for doing what you want to do, DO IT ANYWAY. And when people constantly deride your abilities and tell you that you cant do it, show then what you're all about by DOING IT ANYWAY.
Rather than allowing others the opportunity to unduly influence the direction you take in life, why not choose to follow your heart instead? Deep down within you hold the most powerful force in the universe, the God-given potential to make a difference.
"If you ever get a second chance in life for something, you've got to go all the way."
Lance Armstrong
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"You have everything you need"
You have everything you need and will ever need to make your life all that it can be and more. It's there; right where it's always has been, deep down in your heart and soul. You need to tune out the doomsday crowd and turn on the powerful potential within thats waiting to be unleashed and see where it can take you.
Little dreams and even smaller plans are not what you are all about. No, youre about more, much more. Big dreams, big plans, big ideas implemented in a BIG time way - now that's what you were put on earth to accomplish.
Are you finally ready to make your life the super special, action-packed adventure ride it deserves to be? You bet you are! All you need to do is to start doing what you need to do, when you need to do it. And do it with everything you've got.
The Bottom Line: Why just make a living when you can make a difference instead
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"Step by Step"
"Great results cannot be achieved at once; and we must be satisfied to advance in life as we walk, step by step."
Samuel Smiles
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Let's face it, there are no two people on earth that are exact carbon copy replicas. In fact, to say that each of us are distinctively different may be the biggest understatement of all time. We have our own likes and dislikes, our own strengths and weaknesses. We have different personalities and dispositions, responding to people and situations in our own unique way. So regardless of what the commercial folks tell us, no one size fits all.
Chances are good that all the commercials and advertisements in the world will never uncover your personal pathway to success. The only system that works for you is, well... the system that works for you. As a matter of fact, how you define success and how every other person defines success will never be one and the same. NEVER! The ONLY way to truly discover your pathway to success is to get out there and find out for yourself.
"When we have done our best, we should wait the results in peace."
John Lubbock
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"Take out the Trash!"
"Life is a mess most of the time."
Charles Caleb Colton
Our lives can sure get cluttered with an assortment of stuff. Good stuff, bad stuff, all sorts of stuff. In fact, way too many people have allowed way too much of the negative stuff to accumulate over the years. Each and every one of us carry around some garbage that we would like to get rid of once and for all.
You know how the story goes. We pick up a little here and pick up a little more over there and before we know it, we have quite a mess on our hands. This unsightly accumulation of worthless stuff, although harmless in appearance, lends itself to a life of disarray and disorder.
"It's not the tragedies that kill us, it's the messes."
Dorothy Parker
Winners refuse to allow anyone or anything hold them back, yet this mess does exactly that and more. No doubt about it, we have to get rid of this mess. But in order to get rid of something, we must first determine what it is that we need to get rid of. It is time for you and me to come clean and confess to the mess.
If something is holding you back, it is time for you either fix it or get rid of it. If someone is preventing you from living life to the fullest, then you must change the relationship immediately. If something is upsetting you, this something must be repaired, replaced or discarded right away. If something is impeding your progress, you need to change direction and find a way to go around, over or through it. OK, so if you are willing to confess to the mess, what's your next move?
"Success is relative. It is what we can make of the mess we have made of things."
T. S. Eliot
Once you have owned up to the stark reality that there are some things in your life that need to change, you should focus your efforts on changing them right now. Not sooner or later or whenever you get around to it. No, these changes are needed and they are needed right now. You need to clearly spell out in meticulous detail all of the garbage that you want to get rid of once and for all. That's right, you need to include everything that needs to go.
If something holds you back, it has to go. If something prevents you from doing your best, you need to pitch it in the garbage. You need to make certain that any self doubts or self defeating thoughts are thrown in the trash pile too. Anything and everything that negatively affects your life in any manner whatsoever has got to go - and go right now.
Once you have assembled all of this negative garbage into one big junk pile, it's time to take out the trash. That's right! Get rid of it - all of it. Throw it away. Flush it, burn it, toss it, chunk it, discard it - but one way or another get rid of it all. Can you imagine all of the things you can do and the fun you can have when you have completely eliminated all of this rubbish from your life for good?
"Although we have a mess of problems, we have great capacity, intellect and resources to do some thing about them."
Henry Ford
This exercise of taking out the trash can be accomplished by periodically painting a sensory rich picture in your mind. You start by bringing this negative trash pile into full view in your mind. You should see and feel all of the pain this mess has caused you. You should think about all of the good things in life this worthless heap of negative conditioning has cost you. Now picture yourself throwing all of that negative garbage out for good! Let your mind and body feel the lifting of this unwanted burden once and for all. By mentally purging yourself of all of these negative influences, you completely free yourself to enjoy life at its very best.
This stress releasing exercise will leave you feeling refreshed, refocused and most importantly, fully re-energized. Your mind, at last unburdened by all of this negative clutter, is for the first time afforded the chance to see countless opportunities where obstacles once stood. You are now able to take off the blinders and see the real you, a you who feels absolutely fabulous and looks forward to an unlimited future.
You will discover that practicing these mental gymnastics is tremendously uplifting and rewarding and can be replayed whenever and wherever you need them. Any time you feel yourself slipping or falling off track, just take a few minutes and take out the trash.
The Bottom Line: Don't just sit there, take out the trash!
How are you this morning? I truly enjoy that we have both risen in high spirits this fine summer day. It will be my great pleasure to see you in passing as we advance through our activites. All wellness, wholeness, and blessings to you.
and fer all ya udders readuing this thangy!!! LET"S GET IT THE HECK ON ALREADY..,...right right
Derwyddon the first 4 lines wuz to show some R.E.S.P.E.C.T.
heheheeheheh
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Day 3 of sugar free, even stopped at the CVS for a couple gallons of wawa, and had a Dark Chocolate KING SIZE hersheys, but--- I PUT IT BACK!!! hhahaha ,,, may go back and get it later,, but not right now...
great post, dr chill.
the part about how trash piles up: "We pick up a little here and pick up a little more over there and before we know it, we have quite a mess on our hands."
that reminds me of school and how homework piles up really quick if i dont do it right away -.-
projects too. those suck so much. makes everything more stressful.
but getting it done right away (before it bothers me) is the best way to take out that trash.
my friend brought me a tin of chocolate covered altoids, and I've hasd a couple, but not many-- kinda yucky today for some reason.
Also the lady from "Miracles" a few doors down asked me if the last cake was ok, because I haven;t been back.... I was getting one or two per day since I opened this new office 2 weeks ago.
anyway, just dropping in to release whats been going on today.
i had a good day. hung at a friends house. ate well. tried some monovi', a fruit drink featuring the acai berry from the amazon. awesome stuff. #1 super food.
anyway, i got home and since my lat was hurtin a bit i started to get discouraged. but i dug inside and i remembered this thread and that a strong determined mind is my greatest(and only) solace. i shook it off. i remembered a quote from here. something like "obstacles are those things that arise when we take our eye off our goals." something like that.
PB what are you doing about your lat, I agree its been far to long, seeing a DOC?
I worked 14 hours yesterday, and on the verge of working 12 today. I didnt post the end of the day yesterday ( ), I trained instead after 14 work hours.
But today, I have a "Suprise" in store for everyone, after work. I think you will like.
Off to work, everyone have a great day, and knock down those barriers. Dont go around, run over them.
My wish today is for everyone to make it through and accomplish what ever the goal is, and spread goodwill, even if faced with adversity. I know its easier said than done, but we all know YOU can do it. Our road to fat loss and/or muscle growth naturally isnt a easy one, but its worth it, and most importantly---YOU OWE IT TO YOURSELF!
And the "suprise" is coming..........................
haha
but the problem with it is hard to describe. it got "ripped" a month and 3 days ago when i was deadlifting with improper form going for new PR's.
but it HAS been healing a ton. my lat(the side part of it under my armpit) is actually pretty much healed. i used to not be able to do a side bend to my right without it aching bad. it doesnt hurt now although the negative of a military press strains it. somewhere along the line, the pain moved to my left upper back(dont know what to call it). its not the traps. i havent been doing chinups in a while. or heavy deads. hell, i havent done anything heavy but legwork since i hurt it.
i dont know if its even in my head that i cant be at 100%. im scared to workout hard because every time i do anything heavy, i focus directly on if i recieve any pain in the left lat/back.
and i dont think a doctor will help me anyway. iv been through the whole physical therapy thing and how doctors handle injuries. i can take this on my own.
Last edited by Proteinboy; Jun. 21/07 at 06:13 AM.
Cool, so long as you're on top of it. The biggest danger with an injury like that is your body over compensating for the injury by using the other side more, or maybe in your case the other muscles surrounding your lat are doing more work to compensate for the weakness caused by the injury.
But by taking it slow you're doing the right thing, I wish I'd done that when I tore my hamstring at 18!
I was a super fast skinny kid at the time and I went for football (soccer) trials for my uni team, we had 3 days of playing matches and on the third day I was playing in game, went off for about 30 minutes and then came back on again (worst organisation you could imagine).
As a sprinter who wanted to impress I thought I'd try a trick of mine, I picked the ball up from the edge of my box, walked towards their players really slowly and as soon as a small gap appeared I went from 1-100 in a second. If I was still warm I'd have left them miles behind but there was this sound like a shotgun which was hamstring tearing, everyone heard it.
I've had physio and stuff but 8 years later I still can't reach full speed without hurting it. It was made worse because I kept trying to come back too soon
It probably didn't heal because I didn't allow it to, I kept using it and trying to run before I was ready. If I'd have done what I was supposed to it probably wouldn't have happened.
Deadlifts seem to be making it stronger now though so that's something to be possitive about
), I trained instead after 14 work hours.
thats sad. i cant believe your still not 100% better. i dont understand why the body wont heal it.... 
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