A buddy of mine turned me on to CT Fletcher. I guess he got tired of hearing my excuses about not working out and wanted to get me to listen to someone who gives straight talk. Message recieved. Fletcher talks about motivation and belief and getting off your ass and taking all the right steps to get to where you want to be. The key is to stop making excuses and stop taking short cuts.
Its funny, I always here that you have to fall in order to realize how far you need to go to get to the top. How do you know when you’ve fallen? Is it the people around you telling you? Is it that unfamiliar face/body in the mirror? The strange moments of tension or anger where there had been only happiness before? Or maybe it is as simple as realizing you don’t care as much about the things that used to mean so much. Maybe its when you start taking shortcuts because you care more about the result than the process.
Being happy is such a highlight in the American lifestyle. We are raised to be happy and to be successful, but are we raised to be the best we can be anymore? Are we taught to work hard and find love in the process of that work? Does being the best you matter anymore?
It still matters to me, even if I forget myself from time to time.
Some Thoughts:
- I am more mentally present when I blog in the morning vs. blogging at night. It therefore stands to reason that the best time for me to write may be in the morning vs. late at night when the only thing of value I seem prepared to create is Minecraft tunnels.