A New Day

If you think you can keep hurts within you and live a perfectly happy and healthy life, then you may need to think again. Hurts are like cancer that eventually eat into the fabric of every area of our lives. It often starts as something small but it eventually grows to become an elephant and it controls you. So letting go of hurts is actually doing yourself a favor.

 Too many times many of us end up complaining about how things could have been if  x or y had happened. There is nothing we can do about the past so lets get over it. How you ask? Take responsibility for your happiness, learn from your mistakes,  forgive yourself and any other person who may be involved and then move on. Give yourself a gift by choosing to rewrite the future. Let today be a turning point and mark a new beginning in your life. No more excuses, complains or justifications. Decide that the rest of your life is going to be the best of your life. Thats a decision only you can make and it is worth making.

How to Be a Champion

How to Eat an Elephant

I remember when I chose to have a healthier life style and started going to the gym. I was very discouraged because I felt my efforts were not proportional to my results and so I gave up several times. I later realized that the problem was my motive, I was looking for a quick fix and when that didn't happen, I jumped ship. I knew that in order to be the person I wanted to be, I had to focus more on the journey than the destination. I focused on changing my health habits a day at a time and I made small steps that were going to be a life style for me. I am not where I want to be but thank God, I am far from where I used to be. I was driving the change I wanted to be and not allowing the change I wanted to see overwhelm me.

Like anything else, change has to be taken one step at a time. The way to eat an elephant is one piece at a time or it seems like a mission impossible. Have the end in mind but be prepared to take  one step at a time to get there

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A Tale of True Friendship

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A Turning Point (Short Film)!

Not an Option

Recently I blogged about the newly crowned American Idol, Candice Glower. During one of her auditions Simon Cowell told her that at best she would be a lounge singer and sing in a hotel lobby and people will eat peanuts and turn their heads. Unlike many of us, Candice refused to let Simon's perception of her define who she was and who she was capable of  becoming. For Candice, failure was not an option and that kept her coming over and over still she won. I dare to say that when you find something you believe in and failure is not an option,  you have found what will you give your life meaning and significanse. You will cross seven oceans and climb fountains to get it. It is your heartbeat. If you are unwillingly to make sacrifices to get your dream, then you may want to check that you are following the right one. The joy that lies ahead is what gives you the motivation to fight for your dream. It keeps you late at night and pushes you to move on when others laugh and ridicule you. There are to many people who settle for less because they buckle under pressure. Pressure  reveals who you are during the tough times. Ask anyone who has achieved any meaningful success, and they will tell you so many more challenges they faced before reaching their goals. 

I do not know what you are going through but you cannot afford to quit. You may feel knocked out and that is okay, but you need to get up and try one more time. Silver and gold have to be refined through the furnace to become purer. What doesn't kill you will make you stronger. You have come too far to  go back now. The bend of a road is not the end of a road. You are not in this world to be a spectator, you are in it to enjoy, live and win it. You have a great future ahead of you and it is worth fighting for. Winners never quit, You are a one.

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Sign Me Up

Today we celebrate our fallen heroes who sacrificed their lives to give us a safer and better future.  Like us, they  had parents, dreams, children, spouses and so many  unfulfilled dreams  These brave men and women gave it all up and walked their talk. Our fallen heros fought to ensure that we enjoy the freedom we have today. They had a dream bigger than themselves and they lived it. I believe memorial day is a reminder to us that we will be remembered for the problems we help solve or the ones we create.  Not everyone of us can or will join the army, but lets look around us, there are many wars that need to be won - poverty, HIV, cancer, autism, human trafficking, racism,   discrimination, corruption, etc. Our fallen heros did not look at problems and leave it for others, they owned and tried to solve it. Their golden words were "sign me up". So, what cause are you passionate about? What are you going to do about it? You have waited long enough, why not make this memorial day memorable by "Signing up".

Happy memorial day everyone!

Power of Persistence

It takes the hammer of persistence to drive in the nails of success.

How Bad Do You Want It?

I came across a story that captured my attention the other day. It was a story of Candice Glower, who recently became the Season 12 American Idol winner. Candice had auditioned for the show three times before finally winning the golden crown. I was amazed by her determination despite all the emotional roller coaster she had experienced in past seasons. I did some soul searching and wondered how many times I had taken a rejection to mean a period, rather than a comma. I asked myself what was the line between been hopeful and reaching for your dreams or being delusional and realistic. I do not have the answers to these questions but using Candice as a case study, we can see that Candice did not let the opinions of other people become her reality. Candice was a phenomenal singer, she was not a wannabe, her gift was evident. So in a room full of equal talents  with one prize money, who wins? The best singer - thats relative, the person with the total package - probably, the most determined - this was Candice story, she wanted it badly and couldn't imagine having it any other way.  

 Candice has shown that it takes more than talent and hard work to succede. We need the hammer of persistence to drive in the nails of success. The world always makes room for a person who knows where they are going. I submit to you that if you have the talent and want something bad enough, it will eventually happen. It may not happen the first time but just hang on.

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