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2016 In Review

What a year! If you said last January I'd be cartwheeling and performing pull ups, I'd of looked at you crazy. Why would anyone even do that? At the beginning of 2015, I couldn't scale 3 flights of stairs without stopping for breath. I couldn't perform 5 consecutive push ups without dropping to my knees. Sure, I was down to 250 but obesity wasn't the only thing 35 years of laziness caused. I was out of shape and fitness wasn't even on my radar. Backstory It started with 2015. I was juggling excuses like a circus clown. I was so fixated in trying to control everything, I payed no mind to the talents I possessed. What's more, I wasn't even in control. My first step on the path toward success was becoming aware of where I was. So like how a gamer builds a hero from a peasant in a RPG, I began auditing where I was so I could get to where I wanted to go. I was the level 1 unlikely hero. Now in D&D, you audit abilities and rank skills to measure suc...

Making Excuses Opportunities

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"I have 3 kids. I don't have time to work out". That was my mindset in 2015. With a demanding work schedule and 3 kids, it's easy to make that decision. It's an easy world view to have. But.. is this the real life? Or is this just fantasy? Either way, the landslide that caught me gave me no escape from reality.