In honor of Mother’s Day I’m writing on something I learned
and learned hard from my mom, never quit.
First I hope everyone had a wonderful Mother’s Day and thank you to all
the mothers out there. To my story…When
I was a about 11 years old I was playing Little League Baseball. I was in my second year of baseball and had
good success my first year. Second year
not so much. Honestly I wanted to
quit. I was benched and very upset with
myself. I approached my mom about
quitting and she told me adamantly, “No, never, you will not quit! Quitting is never an option!” We argued and argued and frankly I really
hated my mom for not giving me the answer I want. But, in the end, she forced me to stick it
out and wouldn’t you know it, things got better. Things got alot better. I enjoyed four consecutive all star seasons
with the stats to back it up. I went
into high school as one of the best players in my class. After high school, I was offered a chance to
play college ball, but turned it down to go after education. Mom was ok with that. My point being, we live in absolutely cynical
world and family comes first. Not everyone
has the family experiences I have had I know this, but I can guarantee that
everyone has at least one moment in their life where no one was there for
except your family. And if it’s your
mom, your dad, your siblings it’s the family that counts. Your family never judges, your family loves
you for what you are no matter what. So
to the parents that are moving forward these days, remember what your mom did
for you, remember what your dad did for you and apply that to your son or
daughter. I find myself in that boat
these days and I can’t help to recall the lessons I learned from my mom, most
important NEVER QUIT! So Mom, thank you,
I love you, and you made me what I am today.
Monday, May 14, 2012
Friday, May 4, 2012
Arnold the Motivational Speaker
As most of you know I am huge into motivational positive
thinking. I cannot stand negative
thinking. I cannot stand unfocused
thoughts. The world is such a crazy
place if thoughts aren’t pure, focused, and positive they will go nowhere. I love this video. Despite Arnold’s recent trouble he is one of
the most motivating people and most successful people of the modern age. He has accomplished so much. To state a few seven Mr. Olympia titles, nationally
acclaimed actor in multiple films, and most recently Governor of the state of
California. I’d like to dive into this
video and comment on what he is saying.
1.
Trust Yourself—Never saying I want to be like
this guy or I went to school to be this.
What are you? What do you want out of life? Go out and get it.
2.
Break the Rules – I agree with Arnold when
people tell me I’m the youngest to do this or I’m the first one to do this I
just glow. That is the best thing anyone
can tell me. Why? Because I want to be
that guy that does things that no one has ever done. Can you ask for a better
high?
3.
Don’t Be Afraid to Fail – When you take risks,
sometimes they work, sometimes they don’t.
That’s risk. But if you quit, how
do you ever know what could have been?
Yes failure is part of life, but getting back up speaks the strongest words. Get back up and never stop driving!
4.
Don’t Listen to the Naysayer – What really revs
me up is when people say you can’t do this..this can’t be done. Some people call me ignorant, well yes and
thank you for that compliment. I never
settle for no this won’t work. Instead
how will this work? How can we make this
work? What can we do to make this work! I want this to work!
5.
Work you butt off – We’ve had jobs that on paper
could never be done. But how did we do
them, worked our butts off. Personally I
find myself spending nights and weekends researching, learning, and writing. Why? I
want to be the best in the industry. I’m
not a lazy person. I will never stop
working. I will never stop fighting! And when I get to the top I will keep
going. There is no finish line, there is
no goal. As long as I’m breathing, I’m
going to drive.
6.
Giving back—This to me is so important. Realizing that you never get to where you
want without help, so give back. As
little as giving back to your family.
Realize you have a support system and they need support as well. Give back to everyone. Give back to your family, your community,
your organizations, and your country. You
may just inspire the next big change.
So please take the time to watch this video if you haven’t. I promise you will enjoy it. Arnold is an amazing guy, and I personally
would give anything to have a 5
minute talk with the guy. I grew up
watching his movies as I’m sure most of you have. I have admired him since I was 12 and still
do. But he so much more than an actor
and a politician; Arnold is one of the most motivating individuals of this
era.
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