I really didn’t know much about Lance Armstrong before picking up this book. I knew that he was a record-breaking seven-time winner of the Tour De France and a cancer survivor — which makes him an incredible inspiration to others. But, other than that, I had no interest in the cycling sport or anything else. But, nonetheless, I decided to pick it up.
After the first few chapters of this book, I was hooked. There are a lot of qualities of Lance Armstrong outlined in this book that is worth modelling for every human being.
For one, his “never give up” mentality. His mother taught him at a young age never to quit. Never give up. And in my opinion, this is the virtue that allowed him to overcome testicular cancer and to make his comeback to cycling, pushing himself to break the record of winning the Dour De France seven times!
The Dip is a great little book written by the popular business blogger Seth Godin. In my opinion, everyone should read this book as early in their life as possible. It’s a quick quick and you’ll get through it in about 2 hours.
Seth’s message is simple. His writing is direct and to the point. Very easy to understand.
When is it time to quit?
In todays society, we’re taught never to give up. Don’t quit.
Seth has a different perspective. He states that winners quit all the time and that it’s important to know how to quit the right stuff at the right time.
I’ve been reading the book The Four Hour Work Week by Timothy Ferriss (book review coming soon) and on the last chapter there is a poem that I really liked. I thought I’d share it with you guys.
It’s called SLOW DANCE by David L. Weatherford.
SLOW DANCE
Have you ever watched kids
On a merry-go-round?
Or listened to the rain
Slapping on the ground?
Ever followed a butterfly’s erratic flight?
Or gazed at the sun into the fading night?
You better slow down.
Don’t dance so fast.
Time is short.
The music won’t last.
Do you run through each day
On the fly?
When you ask: How are you?
Do you hear the reply?
When the day is done,
do you lie in your bed
With the next hundred chores
Running through your head?
You’d better slow down.
Don’t dance so fast.
Time is short.
The music won’t last.
Ever told your child,
We’ll do it tomorrow?
And in your haste,
Not see his sorrow?
Ever lost touch,
Let a good friendship die
Cause you never had time
To call and say, “Hi”?
You’d better slow down.
Don’t dance so fast.
Time is short.
The music won’t last.
When you run so fast to get somewhere
You miss half the fun of getting there.
When you worry and hurry through your day,
It’s like an unopened gift thrown away.
You may have seen them – those rare men that are excelling at a rapid pace – and you may be wondering what their secret is. I don’t know, and frankly I don’t care. What I do care is that YOU are excelling at a rapid pace. And I’m going to share with you one of the most powerful mindsets to do that, starting TODAY.
Take a moment and think of the last time you were out being social and meeting people. Now if I was to ask you to tell me with complete honesty and integrity what level you were playing at on a scale of 1-10, would you say 100? In fact, when was the last time you played at a 100? Or worse, have you never played at a 100??
If you want to get good fast you have to push your boundaries every time you go out. Whether its rolling into a group of 9 guys and 1 cute girl, or chasing her down for 6 blocks to make her day, or deciding to get your second and third and fourth wind when things aren’t going your way.
As you’re answering this you may wonder how this translates into results. Your mind has already begun rationalizing that it’s not worth it. What’s the point, after all, you can go and approach this other girl that’s standing there by herself. Easier? Yes, and in the short-term it may seem like the better way to go. But you will deny yourself the most amazing growth and long-term results if that remains your philosophy. This whole thing isn’t about instant results, it’s about what kind of a man you become.
I know I’m supposed to read a book per week, but this book was so awesome that I couldn’t put it down and finished it within 3 days of starting it.
Driven from Within is a book about MOTIVATION, DRIVE and AUTHENTICITY. It’s how Michael Jordan, the greatest basketball player of all time, became who he is. He shares a lot about his own values and beliefs, which drive him to become the best.
It all started with an appetite to prove. Whether it was competing with my siblings or trying to get attention from my parents, I wanted to show what I could do, what I was capable of accomplishing. I wanted results, and I was driven to find out the best way to get them.
After spending this month trying to solidify my goals and resolutions for the year, I decided I’d share a proven success formula that I personally use, which is guaranteed to jump-start your emotions to take action and produce amazing results.
I learned this from the ultimate success coach, Tony Robbins, and it’s mandatory for whenever I set a new goal.
Be sure to get out a pen and a few sheets of paper. Otherwise, reading this article is USELESS if you’re just going to read it over and say to yourself “oh, that’s nice…” Rather, the PURPOSE of this is to give you enough REASONS and LEVERAGE to take massive action towards getting a specific area of your life taken care of.
I always enjoy attending membership drives and have a lot of respect for those that show up, as it demonstrates ones commitment and willingness to evolve and become better.
I can still remember my first membership drive as if it were yesterday. As a previously shy and insecure young boy, I was scared shitless hiding in the corner of the McDonald’s, trying to wrap my head around what I had just gotten myself into…
At the time, there were very few active members and limited resources within the community. There was no book “The Game”, or VH1 reality TV show, or very many DVDs or audio programs.
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