Prioritize working on the body and mind

“Life has a tendency to provide a person with what they need in order to grow. Our beliefs, what we value in life, provide the roadmap for the type of life that we experience. A period of personal unhappiness reveals that our values are misplaced and we are on the wrong path. Unless a person changes their values and ideas, they will continue to experience discontentment.” ―  Kilroy J. Oldster,  Dead Toad Scrolls Do you know unhappy people? Do you know people who complain all the time, or people who think the world owes them happiness? Do you fall into the trap of trying to please them, trying new tricks and tactics, in hopes you can change them? We've all encountered these people in our lives, but a problem exists when we put our focus on trying to constantly cheer these people up. There will be times when someone close to you is going through a hard time, if they are, you should step up and try to help them.  But after a while, they must dust themselves off, a

Take a moment to look at yourself.   It may be difficult. Taking on challenges   you volunteer for is what operating on a higher level is all about, not being passive, on the defense, waiting for the next unwanted problem  Looking around at what everyone else needs to be doing, or could do better, is easy.  It makes you feel better for a short time.  It makes yo feel better about all the issues you are ignoring in your life. Take a look at yourself from another view point.  Take your emotions  out of the equation and see your life where it is now.  Treat your emotions like a disease. Do you see anything wrong? If you don't, look deeper.  You may have heard the term blind spot referred to areas of your life you do not see but hinder your performance, well being, and mental focus.   We can easily see other's flaws, but it is difficult to see our own. Not long ago, I fell into a leadership position.  I walked into the role unsure how to be an

What does success mean to you? Have you really thought about what success means to you? Are you chasing everyone else's version of success? Expensive cars, mansions, private jets, and a billion dollars in the bank is how a lot of people define success.  Is that what you really want?  If it is, fantastic, work hard to achieve your goals.  Put every ounce of energy into what you are doing, and get where you want to be. Are you putting out massive amounts of energy and focus into goals   that are not really yours?  Have you become a  prisoner  of your own life because you've been chasing what everybody else says you should? The saying money does not buy happiness is certainly true.  Plenty of people have tons of money, every material possession they can think of, make it to higher positions in the workplace, but they are still miserable.    If you chase someone else's dreams, you won't be happy if they come true.   When I was younger I

“NO MORE. No more excuses. No more: “I’ll start tomorrow.” No more: “Just this once.” No more accepting the shortfalls of my own will. No more taking the easy road. No more bowing down to whatever unhealthy or unproductive thoughts float through my mind.” ―  Jocko Willink,  Discipline Equals Freedom: Field Manual Does the thought of being more disciplined sound like a prison? You would like to stop eating junk, start exercising more, and make better use of you time. Sure, we all would.   Then the thoughts creep in.   I only live once. I am gonna have all that cake, and do something besides exercise all the time.  Life is too short for all that.   I want to enjoy my life, not deprive myself of everything! I get it.  Being a human, I give in to old habits and my emotions. It happens. It may seem like the more disciplined you are, the less freedom you will have. This is not the case, in fact, the opposite is true. When we are not disciplined