"If you don't make mistakes, you're not working on hard enough problems. And that's a big mistake." - F. Wikzek
Mistakes are made daily. We forget things, we mis-type something, send a fax to the wrong number. Mistakes are meant to be learning tools, we should learn from and not dwell on mistakes. Each day is a new day, a new start, a clean slate. We should look at our past mistakes, learn from them what we can and move on.
Let's start fresh. A new month starts tomorrow, a new day is dawning. Let's discover life while making a few mistakes along the way...
"The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing." - John Powell
Matty
www.iweighedmorethanjared.com
A sample chapter of my new book is available for download!
Friday, August 31, 2007
Friday, August 24, 2007
Determination...
"Go for it now. The future is promised to no one." - Wayne Dyer
Been listening to the album, "1984" by Van Halen. A highly energetic album filled with a lot of positive messages. I dare say that it is the best Van Halen album with "Diamond" Dave at the helm. One song that really gets my blood pumping isn't the commercial anthem, "Jump" that everyone associates with this album - but rather the song "I'll Wait".
The chorus of the song goes:
"I'll wait 'til your love comes down,
I'm coming straight for your heart.
No way you can stop me now,
As fine as you are..."
Determination. It's all about determination. He is going to get the girl, no matter what. Even though she may resist or think that he won't - he will. That's what we all need to focus on in our own lives, where is our determination? Where is our drive? How did we lose it? What will it take to get it back?
I fought with this concept this morning. My right ankle has been bothering me so I have been favoring it. I thought about cutting my job short this morning but pushed through. I thought about not biking this morning but pushed through. Thought about not exercising this morning but pushed through. Thought about cutting my morning walk short but pushed through.
Excuses were running through my mind on why I shouldn't continue. But then I flashed on watching the show "Fat March" and how several people had been making the same excuses for quitting the show. Some quit. Others pressed on. I wanted to press on. That's determination.
"If you woke up breathing, congratulations! You have another chance." - Andrea Boydston
Matty
www.iweighedmorethanjared.com
PS- the much-anticipated book of mine is coming along great! You can download a sample chapter from my website's store! Enjoy!
Been listening to the album, "1984" by Van Halen. A highly energetic album filled with a lot of positive messages. I dare say that it is the best Van Halen album with "Diamond" Dave at the helm. One song that really gets my blood pumping isn't the commercial anthem, "Jump" that everyone associates with this album - but rather the song "I'll Wait".
The chorus of the song goes:
"I'll wait 'til your love comes down,
I'm coming straight for your heart.
No way you can stop me now,
As fine as you are..."
Determination. It's all about determination. He is going to get the girl, no matter what. Even though she may resist or think that he won't - he will. That's what we all need to focus on in our own lives, where is our determination? Where is our drive? How did we lose it? What will it take to get it back?
I fought with this concept this morning. My right ankle has been bothering me so I have been favoring it. I thought about cutting my job short this morning but pushed through. I thought about not biking this morning but pushed through. Thought about not exercising this morning but pushed through. Thought about cutting my morning walk short but pushed through.
Excuses were running through my mind on why I shouldn't continue. But then I flashed on watching the show "Fat March" and how several people had been making the same excuses for quitting the show. Some quit. Others pressed on. I wanted to press on. That's determination.
"If you woke up breathing, congratulations! You have another chance." - Andrea Boydston
Matty
www.iweighedmorethanjared.com
PS- the much-anticipated book of mine is coming along great! You can download a sample chapter from my website's store! Enjoy!
Friday, August 17, 2007
Impatience...
"Experience has taught me this, that we undo ourselves by impatience. Misfortunes have their life and their limits, their sickness and their health." - Michel de Montaigne
The waiting game. We've all played it from time to time. Anticipation gives way to frustration. Fear of the unknown clouds our minds. I have struggled well with impatience, and have lost the battle many times. Our impulsiveness and "need it/want it/gotta have it" attitude tends to be our downfall.
Baking a cake takes patience. Painting a masterpiece takes patience. Raising a child takes patience. Starting a new lifestyle change takes patience.
When impatience starts to take control, sit back - take a deep breath and count backwards from ten. Meditate, keep your mind occupied, try not to dwell on the situation or problem causing the impatient reaction...
"One moment of patience may ward off great disaster. One moment of impatience may ruin a whole life." - Chinese Proverb
Matty
www.iweighedmorethanjared.com
The waiting game. We've all played it from time to time. Anticipation gives way to frustration. Fear of the unknown clouds our minds. I have struggled well with impatience, and have lost the battle many times. Our impulsiveness and "need it/want it/gotta have it" attitude tends to be our downfall.
Baking a cake takes patience. Painting a masterpiece takes patience. Raising a child takes patience. Starting a new lifestyle change takes patience.
When impatience starts to take control, sit back - take a deep breath and count backwards from ten. Meditate, keep your mind occupied, try not to dwell on the situation or problem causing the impatient reaction...
"One moment of patience may ward off great disaster. One moment of impatience may ruin a whole life." - Chinese Proverb
Matty
www.iweighedmorethanjared.com
Friday, August 10, 2007
Time...
"Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you." - Carl Sandberg
It seems as though there aren't enough hours in the day to get things accomplished. We've compromised our health by giving in to our tiredness by visiting fast food restaurants or "preparing" instant meals. "But it's easier, no hassles" you tell yourself.
Think of it this way - in the time it takes to drive to a fast food restaurant and wait in the drive-thru (because you know there are others with a similar mindset) and finally drive home, you could have prepared a simple meal at home that would taste 100 times better than any fast food fare.
"But I don't have time to exercise" is another excuse I have heard lately. I think when people hear the word "exercise", they imagine some huge production that takes at least an hour to complete.
I submit this - can you find 10 or 15 minutes to walk around? Have a stressball at work? Squeeze that ball 20 times in each hand (10 reps/2 sets), there's your exercise. It doesn't have to be an involved process. 10 minutes of exercise is better than no exercise at all.
You can find the time to make a good meal or exercise, you must be committed to that end...
"Time is an equal opportunity employer. Each human being has exactly the same number of hours and minutes every day. Rich people can't buy more hours. Scientists can't invent new minutes. And you can't save time to spend it on another day. Even so, time is amazingly fair and forgiving. No matter how much time you've wasted in the past, you still have an entire tomorrow." - Denis Waitely
Matty
www.iweighedmorethanjared.com
It seems as though there aren't enough hours in the day to get things accomplished. We've compromised our health by giving in to our tiredness by visiting fast food restaurants or "preparing" instant meals. "But it's easier, no hassles" you tell yourself.
Think of it this way - in the time it takes to drive to a fast food restaurant and wait in the drive-thru (because you know there are others with a similar mindset) and finally drive home, you could have prepared a simple meal at home that would taste 100 times better than any fast food fare.
"But I don't have time to exercise" is another excuse I have heard lately. I think when people hear the word "exercise", they imagine some huge production that takes at least an hour to complete.
I submit this - can you find 10 or 15 minutes to walk around? Have a stressball at work? Squeeze that ball 20 times in each hand (10 reps/2 sets), there's your exercise. It doesn't have to be an involved process. 10 minutes of exercise is better than no exercise at all.
You can find the time to make a good meal or exercise, you must be committed to that end...
"Time is an equal opportunity employer. Each human being has exactly the same number of hours and minutes every day. Rich people can't buy more hours. Scientists can't invent new minutes. And you can't save time to spend it on another day. Even so, time is amazingly fair and forgiving. No matter how much time you've wasted in the past, you still have an entire tomorrow." - Denis Waitely
Matty
www.iweighedmorethanjared.com
Friday, August 03, 2007
Results
"Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending." - Author Unknown
On some of the previous episodes of "The Fattening of America", I shared from my garden. One episode focused on growth and how just like I weeded, water, & nurture the garden, we also need someone to nurture and grow us in our journey.
Then you start to see results. I am starting to see results in my garden in the form of tomatoes, peppers, and coming this fall - pumpkins. On our own journey, our results don't just include numbers on a scale. It could also include other things like things we can accomplish, clothes that fit better, or physical/mental/emotional changes.
Just because the needle on the scale isn't moving doesn't mean that you are failing. Sit down and make a list of accomplishments that don't include pounds lost. I'll bet you will feel good when you look over the list and see some of the results...
"Sometimes the path you're on is not as important as the direction you're heading." - Kevin Smith
Matty
www.iweighedmorethanjared.com
On some of the previous episodes of "The Fattening of America", I shared from my garden. One episode focused on growth and how just like I weeded, water, & nurture the garden, we also need someone to nurture and grow us in our journey.
Then you start to see results. I am starting to see results in my garden in the form of tomatoes, peppers, and coming this fall - pumpkins. On our own journey, our results don't just include numbers on a scale. It could also include other things like things we can accomplish, clothes that fit better, or physical/mental/emotional changes.
Just because the needle on the scale isn't moving doesn't mean that you are failing. Sit down and make a list of accomplishments that don't include pounds lost. I'll bet you will feel good when you look over the list and see some of the results...
"Sometimes the path you're on is not as important as the direction you're heading." - Kevin Smith
Matty
www.iweighedmorethanjared.com
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