"Don't ask yourself what the world needs; ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go and do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive." - Harold Whitman
What drives you?
Someone once said that if you choose to make a career out of something you enjoy, you will never work another day in your life. I always dream of that. Doing something I enjoy and never dreading going to work like we all do some days.
Things are exploding around me. I was on the local public access channel for an interview the other day. Turns out the host is a director of wellness for a big health insurance company. She is interested in me coming out to speak to some of their clients on healthy living.
I have a seminar coming up that is sponsored by the local hospital, they had to change the venue because the event was maxed out with a waiting list for the venue they had originally selected.
I am going to be in the Zeeland Record, & the Holland Sentinel because of the seminar.
I am filling out a business license application for 4:13 Fitness Concepts, a business I am starting up to handle the speaking engagements.
Am I excited? You bet. Am I scared? You bet. But I love speaking to people, I love being able to inspire others. I love the feeling of comforting those that need it. If I could make my life out of speaking to people around the world, that would be great.
I have to remember, one step at a time...
So tell me, what are you passionate about? No, really. Post a comment about what you are passionate about, I'd love to hear it!
"Follow your passion, and success will follow you." - Arthur Buddhold
Matty
www.iweighedmorethanjared.com
Friday, February 23, 2007
Friday, February 16, 2007
Weakness...
"The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing." - John Powell
Much like Dave Ramsey, the more I talk about losing weight and making a commitment I am doomed to re-learn the same lesson each and every day. Dave Ramsey is "doomed" to teach and counsel people on money and finances each and every day as a reminder.
We all make mistakes, we are all human. It's what we learn from our mistakes that makes us better. Thomas Edison was credited as stating that he did not make 10,000 mistakes while inventing the light bulb, but rather it took 10,000 steps to making a working lightbulb.
When you make a mistake, don't get upset. Take a deep breath, step back, and think about what you could learn from that mistake. Every mistake is an opportunity to learn.
"From the errors of others, a wise man corrects his own." - Syrus
Matty
www.iweighedmorethanjared.com
Much like Dave Ramsey, the more I talk about losing weight and making a commitment I am doomed to re-learn the same lesson each and every day. Dave Ramsey is "doomed" to teach and counsel people on money and finances each and every day as a reminder.
We all make mistakes, we are all human. It's what we learn from our mistakes that makes us better. Thomas Edison was credited as stating that he did not make 10,000 mistakes while inventing the light bulb, but rather it took 10,000 steps to making a working lightbulb.
When you make a mistake, don't get upset. Take a deep breath, step back, and think about what you could learn from that mistake. Every mistake is an opportunity to learn.
"From the errors of others, a wise man corrects his own." - Syrus
Matty
www.iweighedmorethanjared.com
Friday, February 09, 2007
Adversity...
"If you break your neck, if you have nothing to eat, if your house is on fire, then you got a problem. Everything else is inconvenience." - Robert Fulghum
Just got off the phone with someone that I know a little bit, not too closely but well enough to be able to chit-chat with. I could tell she was troubled and was asking me about my weight loss and about my involvement with Dave Ramsey.
I could hear the pain in her voice, I think she was getting to the crossroads where I was when I finally made the decision to change my life and lose weight. The vibe of the conversation was starting to weigh down on me, I wanted to help as much as I could and give as much encouragement as I could muster.
Sometimes it takes the weight of the world pushing down on you or the crashing down of the walls of your life to finally come back to the realization that what you were doing wasn't working. Dave Ramsey likes to call it having a "Prozac moment" when we teeter on the edge blissfully unaware of the danger.
Life is filled with adversity. It's how we deal with it and how we let it affect us that determines our future. I will be praying for her today...
"I ask not for a lighter burden, but for broader shoulders." - Jewish Proverb
Matty
www.iweighedmorethanjared.com
Just got off the phone with someone that I know a little bit, not too closely but well enough to be able to chit-chat with. I could tell she was troubled and was asking me about my weight loss and about my involvement with Dave Ramsey.
I could hear the pain in her voice, I think she was getting to the crossroads where I was when I finally made the decision to change my life and lose weight. The vibe of the conversation was starting to weigh down on me, I wanted to help as much as I could and give as much encouragement as I could muster.
Sometimes it takes the weight of the world pushing down on you or the crashing down of the walls of your life to finally come back to the realization that what you were doing wasn't working. Dave Ramsey likes to call it having a "Prozac moment" when we teeter on the edge blissfully unaware of the danger.
Life is filled with adversity. It's how we deal with it and how we let it affect us that determines our future. I will be praying for her today...
"I ask not for a lighter burden, but for broader shoulders." - Jewish Proverb
Matty
www.iweighedmorethanjared.com
Friday, February 02, 2007
Persistence
"If you're going through hell, keep going." - Winston Churchill
Perserverance is weathering the storm, persistence is storming the castle. Sometimes we just need to press on and keep going though the current circumstances say "quit and give up now". i felt that way this week. Weigh in came back at 256lbs - no gain/no loss. Another month with no change really begins to grate or wear down one's motivation or drive.
But I continue on, making tweaks and changes to my lifestyle that will jumpstart or facilitate the weight loss again. Years ago I would have just given up, grabbed a quart of toffee ice cream and said "piss on it". But then again I did not have the drive nor the support that I do now.
Are you among the 9% of Americans that have stuck with their New Year's resolutions? Persistence and Perserverance go hand in hand. Today is your day to start over. Dust off that list of resolutions and try again. You can do it!
"Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up." - Thomas Alva Edison
Matty
www.iweighedmorethanjared.com
Perserverance is weathering the storm, persistence is storming the castle. Sometimes we just need to press on and keep going though the current circumstances say "quit and give up now". i felt that way this week. Weigh in came back at 256lbs - no gain/no loss. Another month with no change really begins to grate or wear down one's motivation or drive.
But I continue on, making tweaks and changes to my lifestyle that will jumpstart or facilitate the weight loss again. Years ago I would have just given up, grabbed a quart of toffee ice cream and said "piss on it". But then again I did not have the drive nor the support that I do now.
Are you among the 9% of Americans that have stuck with their New Year's resolutions? Persistence and Perserverance go hand in hand. Today is your day to start over. Dust off that list of resolutions and try again. You can do it!
"Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up." - Thomas Alva Edison
Matty
www.iweighedmorethanjared.com
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)