Month: April 2011

My Purpose

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“success is a journey, not a destination. material abundance, in all its expressions, happens to be one of those things that makes the journey more enjoyable…. even with the experience of all these things (material possessions), we will remain unfulfilled (and unhappy) unless we nurture the seeds of divinity (the spirit) within us… true success is therefore the experience of the miraculous. (true success) is the unfolding of “the spirit” within us. it is the perception of “the spirit” wherever we go, in whatever we perceive — in the eyes of a child, in the beauty of a flower, in the flight of the bird.” – Deepak Chopra, The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success (2-3)

i post this because i believe there is a science and an art behind a lot of things, if not everything.

a lot of my posts have been about the science of success, but the art of success, for me, lies in spirituality. science has its purpose, but my purposeinvolves things such as beauty and love and forgiveness, all of which originates from my spirituality and faith (in Him). so i understand that i will be successful once i feel that i have fulfilled my purpose.

Be Consistent

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“the positive results you want to experience in your life will be the result of smart choices (and actions) repeated consistently over time. you win when you take the right steps day in and day out.” – The Compound Effect (111)

from the get-go, i let my clients know that the toughest thing about our program will not be the resistance training or cardio training. the toughest thing will be trying to be  consistent. i let all my clients know that true health and fitness is not a 2 or 3 week thing, it’s a lifestyle thing. health and fitness is a journey… a lifestyle.

My Rising Routine (re: practice 04/03/11)

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  • set my iPhone alarm for 6:30am every morning
  • hit snooze (which is ~8 minutes on the iPhone). during these ~8 minutes i will do 3 things:
  1. say a quick, thankful and grateful prayer
  2. recite my TOP 3 (goals) in my head or aloud
  3. decide what my daily goal is
  • play my current theme song(s) (Till I Get There – Lupe Fiasco)
  • shower/brush teeth/get dressed – or as i like to call it proper “y-giene”
  • take 20-minutes for a productive read (ie. Men’s Health, Men’s Fitness, The Compound Effect, or any book recommended by #Striveware)
  • eat breakfast

hopefully this gives you some ideas for your own Rising Routine.

 

Practice 04/03/11 – Rising Routine

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Create a morning Rising Routine!

the reason i say “rising” routine instead of “morning” routine is because i know we all can’t wake up the same time every morning. i am surrounded by many friends who are nurses, a sister in college with a hectic college schedule, and clients who work graveyard shifts; i understand that we all don’t have 9-5s.

here are a couple of ideas to get you started:

what will always be your first waking thought? what is your precept, your motto, your maxim?

what song will be the first song you listen to everyday that will prepare you for your day? what is your current theme song?

“to reach new goals and develop new habits, it’s necessary to create new routines to support your objectives” – The Compound Effect (99)

Always Think Positively

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“always think positively. don’t think  about things you can’t do or things you don’t have. rather, think about the things you can do well and be thankful for the things that you do have. as for the things that you don’t have, think about the actions and behaviors that will help you eventually get that thing. always think positively.” – me