Adversity Series: Week 1- It's Temporary

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If you have been on this journey with us, we would like to Thank You for a wonderful first quarter and pray that you will continue to support us. We are going to kick off the second quarter and this April series talking about Adversity.  Week one’s topic is It’s Temporary.

Hey guys, I just want to say to you today, BE ENCOURAGED!!  No matter who we are, or where we are in Life, problems are and will be a part of our Lives.  One thing that I need you to get, is that you are either approaching a season that’s hard, in a season that’s hard, or coming out of a season that’s hard.  It doesn’t matter who you are.  You could be an Athlete, Sales Associate, or CEO of a company, problems are a part of Life.  Listen, even though problems are a part of Life, don’t let them consume you.  They are a part of your life, but they are NOT LIFE!!  Continue to focus on what’s in front of you, what’s important, and focus on solutions, don’t dwell on the problems. 

Second thing I want to talk about, is It’s Temporary.  Whatever Pain or Adversity you’re going through or whatever you might go through in the future, understand that It’s Temporary.  What I need you to do with that pain, is use it to fuel you to the next level.  Work through that Pain, fight through that Adversity, because it is not Permanent, it’s a stepping stone to your reward.  I’m telling you, if you can work through your pain, you will get to that reward. 

The last thing I want to say is this, you are going to get through it.  You can and you must get through it.  Problems are going to come, Pain is going to come, Adversity is going to come, but it’s just temporary.  Is it going to be easy? NO, but is it worth it to keep going? ABSOLUTELY!!  Trouble don’t last always.  WEEPING MAY ENDURE FOR A NIGHT, BUT JOY COMES IN THE MORNING. -Psalm 30:5. So Keep running and I promise you will win your race!! 

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March Straight Up Mindset 30 Day Challenge

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Do not talk yourself out of your Dreams and Goals.  Eliminate negative talk, negative thoughts and negative people.  Pursuing your Dreams and the goals that you have set out for yourself will not be easy, but they are achievable.  You will feel pain, you will feel alone, and you will shed a tear, but you have to keep fighting.  If you want to live in the Life that you imagined, what are you doing daily to Leave your Legacy.  You have what it takes, but it’s not going to fall in your lap, you have to earn it!  If you can follow the principles that we have given you this month, you can accomplish everything you set out to accomplish. 

So week 1 we talked about Commitment.  You cannot give me less than 100% and expect to achieve every goal you have set for yourself.  You have to be committed to your goals and the process.

The second week was about getting and staying Focused.  If you want to accomplish everything you set out to accomplish in your life, you have to be laser Focused.  If you want it, then you need to be focused and committed enough to go get it. 

Last week we talked about Finishing.  You are so close to going to the next level, but you haven’t Finished what you started.  Whether it’s getting that degree, finishing that business plan, or even record that song that’s on your heart.  Do yourself a favor and stop with the starting and stopping, and go Finish.

This month, I need you to give me a little more energy and a little more effort.  For the next 30 days, I need you to continue to work on you.  We should always be willing to work on ourselves and do the necessary things to upgrade, to grow, and be the best version of ourselves we can possibly be.  Whatever your goals are for this month, whatever goal that you feel is too big, I need you to stay Committed to it.  Focus on the things that you need to do to make them a reality.  Start small, do you research, and your homework on what steps you can take next to accomplish these BIG goals.  There was a Great person in my Life that once told me, “Good, Better, Best, never let it rest until your Good is Better and your Better is Best.” Only you know at the end of the day, when you lay down to rest, if you gave your absolute best.  It’s possible to achieve everything you want in life, if you would just believe you can.  Do me a huge favor this month, if you start something or have started something, please Finish it.

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Finish

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The first week we talked about Commitment.  You can’t give me 50%, 70%, or even 90% and expect to achieve every goal you have set for yourself.  You have to be 100% committed to your goals and the process.

Week 2 was over getting and staying Focused.  If you want to accomplish everything you set out to accomplish in your life, you have to be laser Focused.  If you want it, then be focused and committed to enough to go get it.

So, this week I need you to Finish.  Some of you are so close to going to the next level, super close to Success, or even extremely close to accomplishing something Amazing, but you haven’t Finished.  I am here to tell you, that you can accomplish everything you ever wanted in life, if you just Finish. Your probably like, “Finish What??”  Some of you might need to go back and finish your College Degree.  Some might need to Finish that resume to that job you want.  Some might even need to Finish writing that book or building out that business plan for that company that’s been on your heart to start.  Listen to me, if you want to take your life to the next level, you have to stop starting and stopping, and you have to Finish. 

For me it was losing weight.  I would get to a point where I would lose some weight, but when the weight stopped coming off, I would stop working out, or stop eating right.  I would get so upset, because I had put all that work in and the weight stopped coming off.  I would give up and go back to my old ways.  Finally, I got with a friend who specialized in helping people build good habits and giving them the necessary tools to not only lose the weight, but keep it off.  Now my life is starting to change and when my weight plateaus, I understand, that I have to trust the process and Follow Through.  So, do something for me, if you start something, please Finish it.  It doesn’t matter if it’s difficult, Finish it.  It doesn’t matter if you don’t feel like it, Finish it.  It doesn’t matter if it looks like you can’t Win, Finish it anyway.  You are the Creator of your own destiny and if you don’t Finish, then the destiny you envisioned will never come to Life.

So, I need you to do two things for me this week.  I need you to Follow Through and Finish.  Stop running from challenges, stop running from conflict, stop running and stand up to it.  Stop looking at the negative in everything and see the positive in it.  If I go back to College and Finish, I can get that Degree, If I Finish that resume, I can get that Dream Job, or If I Finish my Business Plan, I can start that Business.  I’m going to leave you with this, everything you do today, will impact your tomorrow! Even if it doesn’t look promising, still Follow Through and Finish. You don’t know what will happen if you keep going, but one thing is certain if you stop, you will continue to get what you have always gotten.  So don’t just Finish, Finish Strong! 
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FOCUS

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Last week we spoke about COMMITMENT. "You know why successful people are in the positions they are in? They are 100% fully committed to their goal and process."

This week’s topic is over FOCUS and how important that is to obtaining your goals. If you want it then you have to go get it. If you want it bad enough, you have to ingrain it into your mind that nothing else will interfere with you obtaining it. You aren't worried about going to the club, you aren't worried about hanging out with your friends, you aren't worried about trying to catch your favorite TV shows.

It takes laser focus, and as I mentioned in the last blog it takes 100% COMMITMENT. See one of the main reason why people don't reach their goals or fail is because they allow their focus to get rerouted too easily. There is a saying "Where your focus goes, your energy flows" and what that means is, wherever you put your focus, that is where your time and energy is placed. Think about that! We all have the same 24hrs, all of us. Those who are successful and those who are able to reach and get what they want put 100% of their focus in doing what is needed and get to the finish line.

While you are waiting for Friday night to go party with your friends there is someone out there burning the midnight oil increasing their lead on you. I challenge you to really put your FOCUS on your goals and start executing your plan to get it done. Put in the work now so later you can live the life that others still dream about.

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Commitment

 

 

Welcome everyone to the March edition of the Straight Up Mindset Blog. This month’s Theme is going to be over DOMINATING THE QUARTER.

We will be talking about Commitment for this first week. The Quote above states there is a very big difference between Interest and Commitment. See a lot of you out there are just interested in doing things and only give anywhere between 50%-75%. Then wonder why it didn't work out for you or just simply lost interest in it. You can’t go through life just being interested and not have something behind it that burns inside you and you become obsessed.

You know why successful people are in the positions they are in? They are 100% fully committed to their goal and process. They become soo invested and obsessed with completing the task that nothing will keep them from finishing and obtaining whatever it is that they want. Example, Jordan, Brady, Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Oprah....etc. The list goes on and on but the one thing they all have in commons is the level of commitment they put into their craft.

You can’t be successful in anything without a high level of commitment. So I challenge you to go find out what it is that you really want out of yourself and life. Once you get that down, I want you to put 120% commitment into it to obtain your goal. Doesn't matter what that is, fitness, relationship, career, family. Whatever it is that you are wanting to get to the next level understand that your level of commitment will determine whether or not you reach the finish line or fade off into the background

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