You are an Unstoppable Force - Tap into it.

You are UNSTOPPABLE. You do work HARDER than anyone else. You are WILLING to change. You can BE who you want to be. 

Those aren't just affirmations or things that you say to yourself before a big presentation, interview or competition.  Those words have power.  They should fire you up and give you that burst you need to take some ACTION.  Without action backing up the words they are just words on a page. They are emotionless, meaningless and getting you nowhere.

There are many people out there who are going to tell you what you should do and how you should change.  They all have bright ideas for your success and some of them might actually be right but ultimately, it comes down to your ability to take Meaningful Action towards a certain path.  

If you don't know what your path is then start to figure that out.  My way to do that is to ask myself - "What is it about my life that I want to change".  I ask myself that question for 7 Days at "5 ceremonial times a day".   I simply ask myself the question and write down immediately what comes into my head.  I don't judge, question or react to the answer, I simply write it down and move on with my day.  After 7 days of doing this I then look at my 35 answers to the "What is it about my life that I want to change" question.  The data I collect is unbiased, honest and current with who I am.  It gives me a starting point to start looking at what path I want to start stepping down.  It is my Leaping off point because I am a firm believer that we all need to Leap.  Look before you leap but LEAP you must.

Don't put off your life for one more second because your chance may never come again. Make your first step a simple one but take that first step NOW.

If you need help taking that first step then reach out and find me on Twitter @the365effect.  Send me a message.

Stoking the "Fires Within" - What are you feeding them or are you putting them out?

I got to thinking late last night about what keeps me motivated and pushing to be the best version of me that I can be. It was probably not the best of ideas to start thinking about as I was super tired after a fantastic CrossFit workout earlier in the evening and SLEEP was what my body was craving. Once I got into it though, the pen flew to paper and the notes started to accumulate on the page.

The "Fires Within" burn inside us at all times and at certain times these fires can consume us, direct us or even incapacitate us. Look at LOVE as an example. Can you remember a time when that "Love Fire" was so strong that it utterly consumed you to a point where nothing else was on your radar. You fed that fire with every ounce of your being, intention and thought. I can remember when I first met my wife Kathy and we were in the initial stages of our love relationship. I will never forget the burning and almost physically uncontrollable urge to crawl over a desk to kiss her for the first time. It was a fire that I had to monitor lest it rage out of control and ruin what has turned out to be the "relationship" of my life. The Kiss when it did happen was spectacular but that kiss might have not ever happened if I hadn't carefully fueled my fire within.

We all have these intense desires and passions or "Fires". I wonder though, how many people consciously feed these fires to give them life, or do most people put out the sparks before they can burst into flame. What makes a person ignite that fire within and what makes them extinguish it? Why do some rage out of control and others barely flicker and starve to gain the light?

These thoughts kept me up last night. As always, I can only answer for myself and in my case it is this undeniable desire to EXPERIENCE Life. I crave experiences, challenges and discoveries. Experiences are the fuel that feed my fire. When I am lucky enough to have the opportunity to share these experiences with others and provide an opportunity for them to have a possible "Fire" come to life inside of them is when I know I have lived to my full potential.

One of the greatest lessons that "The 365 Effect" gave me was the realization and knowing that I can change. As funny as that sounds for those of you who know me, I really didn't fully know if I could do it. As the year long process evolved it became apparent that not only could I change but that the changes would become permanent. I have always had a fire deep within to "break the cycle" of my youth and now I knew that not only was this cycle broken for good but also that I could break ANY cycle that was consuming me on any level and at any time. What POWER.....I am invincible (but still human).

My motivating factors are different than yours and my goals, intentions and "fires" are also different, but what we do share are the same "fuels". We have access to the same foods, the same exercises, the same mentors, educators and encourager's. We can find support, guidance and instruction from virtually all corners of the globe. It is at our fingertips and always within reach. You just have to CHOOSE to go after it. You have to use INTENTION when looking at how you are going to "Fuel" your fires within. You have to ask yourself GOOD QUESTIONS because the better the questions you ask yourself the better the "Fuel" you will be feeding your fires. Make sense?

I CHOOSE to feed my fires. I push, pull, drag, and sometimes kick my way to getting what I want. I haven't met all my goals or dreams yet, but damn it, I am still trying and will keep trying because, well, that's what I do.

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