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Category: Living Well

Inside Jobs

Published on October 27, 2022
  • Joy is an inside job.
  • Love is an inside job.
  • Health is an inside job.
  • Identity is an inside job.
  • Success is an inside job.
  • Discipline is an inside job.
  • Fulfillment is an inside job.

In today’s world, it’s easier than ever to think the opposite.

But, don’t get it twisted… the feelings/ states that you most desire…

Are built from the work you do within—never without.

P.s. I had a great conversation today with Emily Leahy and Samantha Demers on Scaling Businesses/ Energy Management/ and Mindset Mastery (conversation starts at the 3:40 mark). If this tickles your fancy, this conversation is for you (available for 30 days). Enjoy!

Ego vs Self Presence

Published on October 23, 2022

Not all presence is created equal.

The goal is to be present with the Self in charge—so we can:

  • Feel our feelings
  • Embrace fleeting moments
  • Free ourselves from overthinking

The goal is NOT to be present with Ego in charge. It turns our present focus into obtaining:

  • Immediate desires
  • Comfort zones
  • Excuses

Ego presence burdens our future self. Self presence sends our future self beautiful gifts.

P.s. In case you missed it, you can read the best of what I posted to MoveMe Quotes last week, here.

Getting To 10

Published on October 20, 2022

My desire to workout, on a scale from 1-10, was at a solid 4 this morning.

The resistance was real.

  • Showing up anyway got me to a 5.
  • Foam rolling/ stretching got me to a 6.
  • Playing the right music got me to a 7.
  • Finishing my first set got me to an 8.

And before I knew it… I was done.

…And feeling like a 10.

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What’s Enough?

Published on October 13, 2022

I have access to:

  • More books than I could ever read
  • More art than I could ever fully absorb
  • More nature than I could ever “bathe” in
  • More amazing people than I could ever meet
  • More beautiful food and health facilities than I could ever need

If that’s not enough, then I don’t know what is.

Looking for a good read? Check out my library of books that I’ve uploaded quotes from. You might even find your next favorite read…? :)

Black Belt You

Published on October 10, 2022

What does the black belt version of you look like?

For me, as a 20+ year martial arts practitioner, black belt represents something much greater than combat or performance abilities.

Black belt represents potential fought for; potential realized; potential unleashed.

It’s a firm commitment to the realization of a greater version of yourself. A version that’s disciplined; focused; confident; respectful; generous. A 2.0 version that’s built to handle to challenges presented by life.

What does your black belt version look like? Even if you never plan on stepping foot into a Dojang (although I think it’s beneficial for most everybody)—a deep visualization practice can produce a life-changing image.

Because once you see this version clearly in your mind, you can finally start to reverse engineer your way to that 2.0 you. Without it, 1.0 you is all you’ll ever know. And you can’t reverse engineer to what you don’t know.

Close your eyes and start building.

P.s. In case you missed it, you can read the best of what I posted to MoveMe Quotes last week, here.

Life’s Precious Beat [Poem]

Published on October 9, 2022 
I often find myself stuck
Somewhere in the middle
Of capture and surrender
Of live now and remember
Of render and let it be

I don’t often feel
Like I get it quite right
Like how to remember
What wasn’t captured
Or fully absorb
What’s seen from a screen

But every now and again
I capture a moment
Or surrender to a scene
And briefly find my footing
As I rebalance to the rhythm
Of life’s precious beat

P.s. This poem was inspired by this picture.

Content Fridge

Published on October 8, 2022

Every time you click your mouse, you fill your content fridge.

If you click the clickbait, don’t be surprised when you open your content fridge and see junk.

That’d be the same as picking junk at the grocery store, and then getting home and being surprised when you open your shopping bags.

…Junk?! How did this happen?! That grocery store sucks.

No. It’s not the grocery store’s fault—it’s what you picked.

It’s the same for what you see on media as it is for what you see in your shopping bags.

Just as you resist junk food while food shopping, resist clickbait when clicking.

For what you pick will only continue to show up in your life (and will ultimately be what you consume) over and over and over again.

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