Gordon’s March Goals
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Gordon’s February Goals
Gordon's February Goals
JR’s February Goals
JR's February Goals
One of the reasons I love training
Be the Change
for the longest time, i’ve always looked at everything that was wrong in the world. i would look at someone and say to myself, “they shouldn’t be that way, they shouldn’t act that way, they should be like this and act like this.” but i’ve realized that this is the wrong approach to living a genuinely good life; that this approach was holding me back from growing as person. i spent too much time pointing out and criticizing the “flaws” and “insecurities” of others and not spending enough time correcting my own. and then i read a post from some priest that said:
“just as in the moral life, the most effective way of combating a bad habit is not to concentrate so much on repressing the vice as to form the contrary virtue.” – i forgot where i got this
and how i interpreted this (and it may be completely wrong) was:
“Be the change you want to see in the world.” – Mahatma Ghandi
if we want our parents to trust us more, we have to be more trustworthy. if we want to have more responsibility, then we have to be more responsible. if we want our loved ones to be more open-minded, then we too have to be open-minded. if i want someone to act a certain way, i have to make sure that i possess that certain characteristic myself.
we have everything we need to change our lives right now; we have our heart and our mind. keep your heart and your mind positive and healthy, and the possibilities are endless. change yourself, change the world. be the change.
No Excuses, Only Solutions
“when you have a problem, resolve to be solution oriented.” – Goals! (203)
don’t be one of those people that points fingers and complains. identify the problem, determine why it happened, and don’t let it happen again. go get it!
Why Am I Eating More?
Client: JR, I’ve been eating a lot more lately!! I don’t want to eat more, I’m trying to lose weight!
me: Eating more huh? Have you been working out more lately?
Client: heck yea! I’ve been working out 5 days a week, I’ve been going to Zumba, and I’ve been using the stairs a lot more when I’m at work
me: awesome! i’m glad to hear that! so about the eating, don’t worry about you eating more lately. we’ve been working out really well the past couple of weeks and you’ve been gaining some good muscle. remember, the more lean muscle we have, the more energy it takes to fuel that muscle and keep it healthy. so the extra food that you’ve been eating lately is actually being metabolized and used for muscle growth and maintenance as opposed to just being stored as fat! just make sure we’re consuming nutrient-dense foods and not empty calories like we’ve been talking about.
Client: Thanks JR! that makes a lot of sense
me: cooooool, anymore questions?
Client: yes, why are you drinking a can of Coke and eating Strawberry Hi-Chew?
me: uh, they’re not mine. 100 push-ups, NOW!
*i was just kidding about those last 3 statements.
but anywho, i’m pretty sure some of you have had a similar experience at one point or another along your journey to better health. remember this, a lot of people are overweight and unhealthy not because they eat too much, but because they eat too much bad food (ie. soda, pizza, french fries, chips, etc.). food is our energy, so if you’re eating a lot of good food, that means you’re fueling yourself with good energy. and good energy means a better work day, a better workout, a better sex life, a better attitude, and a better YOU overall. so don’t worry so much about the quantity of food you’re consuming, first take a look at the quality. do this and your “diet” will instantly gain 10 points on the awesome scale!
The Beginning
”The beginning is the most important part of the work.” – Plato
Choose a “Goal of the Day” RIGHT NOW and promise YOURSELF this: No matter what happens today, I will accomplish this goal by the end of today. Then we’ll do the same thing tomorrow morning. And the next day. And the next day. And this is what it takes! this is how we #getbettereveryday #ypowr
Inside-Out
“inside out means to start first with self; even more fundamentally, to start with the most inside part of self — with your paradigms, your character and your motives….. if you want to have a happy marriage, be the kind of person who generates positive energy and sidesteps negative energy rather than empowering it. if you want to have a more pleasant, cooperative teenager, be a more understanding, empathetic, consistent, loving parent. if you want to have more freedom, more latitude in your job, be a more responsible, a more helpful, a more contributing employee. if you want to be trusted, be trustworthy. if you want the secondary greatness of recognized talent, focus first on primary greatness of character.” 7 Habits (42,43)
this is “man in the mirror”-status
Listen to This
“to relate effectively with a wife, a husband, children, friends, or working associates, we must learn to listen. and this requires emotional strength. listening involves patience, openness, and the desire to understand — highly developed qualities of character.” – 7 Habits (37)
“but knowing i need to listen and know how to listen is not enough. unless i want to listen, unless i have the desire, it won’t be a habit in my life. creating a habit requires work in all three dimensions.” – 7 Habits (47)
i am constantly working on my ability to listen. i promise to begin every conversation by saying (in my head), “i want to understand.”
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