3rd Quarter Grind Series - 30 Day Challenge

Knowing is not enough, We must apply.

Willing is not enough, we must do.

- Johann Von Goethe

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What's up Straight Up Nation! Thank you for returning to the blog. This week we are finishing the 3rd Quarter Grind Series. The quote above is the essence of what we try to share and show to you. We can post and say quotes all day but if you don't actually apply them then none of it means anything nor changes anything.

Week 1 the topic was Enough Talking!!. Enough talking!! Some of you, the reason why your dreams are not a reality, is because your doing to much talking and not enough Grinding.  Talk less, Grind more, let your work do the talking.  We are not talking anymore, 3rd quarter living is all about doing.  It's ok to put your dreams out there, so someone close to you can hold you accountable, but one time, then get to Work.

Week 2 we talked about Expect To Win. "I Expect To Win" Those should be the first thoughts in your mind when you wake up everyday. A true competitor doesn't enter a competition with a game plan on how to lose.  Nothing else should enter your mind but you expecting to win. Start each day with that mindset and a plan to execute whatever it is you need to do to win.

Week 3 the discussion was about being ALL IN. All in means giving more than you thought you had in you, more than you thought you could give, and more than you thought you were ever capable of.  Every breathe, every ounce of energy, and every second should count.  NO DAYS OFF!!  You should never tell yourself, "I can get it done later or tomorrow or next week, it's about getting it done NOW!!

This week and as we do at the end of every series, we challenge you to take all we discussed in the previous weeks and start applying them to your life. We don't want you to read the blogs and just feel motivated. Motivation is not an impulse of the body or a personality trait. Motivation is
an intention and a will of a mind that wants more than to just be average. If you apply what we give you then you start to change your mindset. When your mindset changes then you start to see your life change for the better

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3rd Quarter Grind Series - Week 3 - All In

Be All In or Get All Out, there is no halfway!! ~Unknown

Welcome everyone to the July edition of the Straight Up Mindset Blog. The past few weeks of the 3rd Quarter Living: The Grind Series we talked about "Enough Talking" and "Expect To Win."  This week, we are going "ALL IN!!"


All in is about learning how to use your past hurts, present pain, and future problems to push you to your Greatness!  In Life you might only get one shot to live out your dreams or accomplish your big goals, so you have to take advantage of every second, every moment, and every opportunity that comes.

All in means giving more than you thought you had in you, more than you thought you could give, and more than you thought you were ever capable of.  Every breathe, every ounce of energy, and every second should count.  NO DAYS OFF!!  You should never tell yourself, "I can get it done later or tomorrow or next week, it's about getting it done NOW!!  It takes blood, sweat and tears to get to the top.  There may not be a tomorrow, so I need you to focus on the 86,400 seconds today and accomplish everything you can.

All in is knowing your Why!!  Is it greater than your failures, is it greater than your problems and it's greater than your pain.  You aren't headed to the top to quit, your headed to the top, because your destined for it, your headed to the top, because you were built for it.  You have put to much time, effort and energy into your dreams and goals, you have to keep going.  Having a bigger reason in the beginning stages of your unbelievable dreams or big goals, will help you to stay the course and keep fighting.  Especially when you don't have anything left in the tank.

Lastly, All In is fighting for every inch.  You have to fight for your dreams when no one else believes in them.  You have to be in a mindset, that if you say your going to do something, you are going to get it done by any means necessary.  When you are All in by any means necessary, you will start seeing things, having things, and experiencing things that others may never experience.  Listen, if you want to leave your mark on this world, you have to go ALL IN!!  NO EXCUSES!!

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3rd Quarter Grind Series - Week 2 - Expect To Win

You Were Born To Win,

But To Be A Winner,

You Must Plan To Win,

Prepare To Win,

And Expect To Win

-Zig Ziglar

Welcome everyone to the July edition of the Straight Up Mindset Blog. Last week we kicked off the 3rd Quarter Living: The Grind Series with Enough Talking!!. This weeks title is "Expect To Win"

"I Expect To Win" Those should be the first thoughts in your mind when you wake up everyday. A true competitor doesn't enter a competition with a game plan on how to lose.  Nothing else should enter your mind but you expecting to win. Start each day with that mindset and a plan to execute whatever it is you need to do to win. When I wake up every morning I expect to conquer any obstacle that comes my way. When I wake up in the morning I expect great things to happen. When I went to college I expected to graduate and I did. Yeah, I had my ups and downs, I had to take a few classes more than once but I did whatever it took to make sure I got over that hump

The problem is that too many of you out there, without even realizing it expect to fail. Once you allow that thought to enter your mind that is your new expectation. When a Lion wakes up, do you think he says to himself "I hope I get to eat today?" NO, he's a lion and he knows it he needs to eat to live. He expects to capture his prey and to satisfy his hunger. Stop selling yourself short. You are born to be great, you are destined to do great things and you must think like a winner. You have to  see the outcome of victory in your mind, set a plan and succeed.

So this is what I want you to do starting today. Tell yourself that today I will no longer be a loser. Today I will no longer have a loser's mentality. I will declare what is mine and I expect to take what is mine.  Going forward, expect to win like your life depends on it. No more excuses, no more hoping and wishing. Everything that comes your way expect to push through and be victorious. 

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3rd Quarter Grind Series - Week 1 - Enough Talking!!

"Knowing is not enough, we must apply.
Being willing is not enough, we must do!!"

~ Bruce Lee

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Welcome everyone to the July edition of the Straight Up Mindset Blog. This month’s series is going to be the over, 3rd Quarter Living: The Grind Series. This weeks topic is, "Enough Talking!!

Enough talking!! Some of you, the reason why your dreams are not a reality, is because your doing to much talking and not enough Grinding.  Talk less, Grind more, let your work do the talking.  We are not talking anymore, 3rd quarter living is all about doing.  It's ok to put your dreams out there, so someone close to you can hold you accountable, but one time, then get to Work.  So, whatever it is you are trying to do in life, whether is a Athlete, Doctor, Teacher, or even an Artist, it will require more action, then you could ever believe.  So to much talking could be dangerous, because the things you have to do, to back up what your saying, is could be more than your willing to give. 

Listen, the secret that I have discovered for get to places I never thought possible, was Working Hard and Grinding for countless hours.  There is No magical number of hours to become successful, I can't tell you, that if you put in 10,000 hours your dreams will become a reality, but the day you stop putting hours in, is when it gets further and further away from you.  So, enough wishing, enough planning, and enough waiting, it's time to get to WORK!! 

Guys, becoming successful is not easy, but it's simple.  Anyone who has ever came from the bottom to the top in Life, put in hours and hours working on their goals, perfecting their craft, and making their dreams a reality.  I need you to stop talking about your Grind and do me a huge favor, Just Grind!!

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Trust the Process Series: 30 Day Challenge

Being challenged in life is inevitable, being defeated is optional. 

-Roger Crawford

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What's up Straight Up Nation! Thank you for returning to the blog. This week we are finishing the Trust the Process Series.  When we talk about Trusting the Process, it’s internal. It’s easy to quit, it’s easy to give up, but it is very difficult to Trust the Process and keep going. 

So, week 1 we talked about “Get comfortable with being Uncomfortable.”  There will be a point in your growth process, where things will get uncomfortable.  You will doubt yourself, you will question your ability, and you will almost lose Faith in the process.  Please understand, that this is all normal and a part of it.  When you are heading to a new level in life, you have to dig a little deeper and push a little harder, you simply have to continue to Trust the Process. 

Week 2 was “Don’t Doubt Yourself.” One of the biggest dream killers for anyone trying to accomplish goals is having self-doubt. When trying to pursue dreams and obtain goals, doubt is something you can’t afford. You must believe in your ability and persevere through all the struggles. You can’t expect someone else to believe in you or back you up if you don't even believe in yourself.  The first step to achieving anything is to BELIEVE!!  Believe in you and believe in your dreams, because with a little Faith and a lot of Hard Work, anything is possible.

“Be Patient” was week 3. When you are working on your dreams and goals, at some point you will get impatient. We live in a society where we want everything right now and anything longer than what we expect is a second too long. Unfortunately, life doesn't work that way and don’t expect it to. Things take time and must work its course. Just like the title of this series, you must Trust The Process. Stay the course and continue to put in the work and if you can have a little patience and stay focused, your dreams and goals will become reality. 

Week 4 was “Don’t Deviate.”  It is very easy in times of doubt and frustration to deviate from our paths that we chose to walk. You feel like nothing has happened in the time frame you want. In your mind, you want to go another direction, but in reality, you just need to keep the course. If you keep pushing forward and keep on the path you will get there. 

I need you to love yourself enough, to hold yourself accountability.  I know we challenge you to stick to your goals and work on your dreams for 30 days, but for most of us, it’s tough.  Listen guys, I believe in you, I know you can do it.  I know there is better for you and I challenge you to bring out the best in you.  So I am challenging you for the next 30 days to Trust your Process, your dreams are waiting, your goals are unfinished.  If accomplishing goals and making dreams come true was easy, everyone would be doing it, but it can be done.  So I need you to Trust the Process, because you have what it takes.

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Trust the Process Series - Week 4 - Dont Deviate

"Don't let short term problems or opportunities make you deviate from your plan, even if its not the popular decision"

 

-Evan Carmichael

Welcome everyone to the June edition of the Straight Up Mindset Blog. This month’s theme is going to be  Trust The Process Series. Week 1 we discussed about "Get Comfortable Being Uncomfortable", Week 2 was Don't Doubt Yourself. This previous week topic was Be Patient and this weeks title will be Don't Deviate


It is very easy in times of doubt and frustration to deviate from our paths that we chose to walk. You feel like nothing has happened in the time frame you want. In your mind you want to go another direction when in reality you just need to keep the course. If you keep pushing forward and keep on the path you will get there. Its not a race, its a marathon, Stay focused and understand that the journey will be long. Majority of the time we quit and don't realized that we are literally one step away from the goal. When we get tired and feed up with the process that is the moment we need to push harder and dig deeper to push through that last little bit.

Don't deviate from the plan that you have set before yourself. You have already been through soo much pain why quit now?? You've already gone through the sleepless nights, the long hrs and any tears you may have shed along the way. Don't throw all that away because of your feelings or because its not the popular decision. Stick to it, keep grinding and you will get past that speed bump and to the finish line.

So as you keep pressing forward in your journey, remember to stay steady in your plan, steady steady in the process and don't let other sway you into another direction. It is your life, your dreams and your goals. No one else is going to put in the work for you, no one is going to understand or believe in your dreams as much as you do. Everyone is always going to have an opinion for your life and your decisions, but they are not going to be the ones who deal with the aftermath. Believe in yourself and believe in the plan, FINISH STRONG!

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Trust the Process Series - Week 3 - Be Patient

"Sometimes what we want doesn't happen when we want it to. But that doesn't mean the answer is "No" it just means "Not Right Now"

-Sarah Centrella

Welcome everyone to the June edition of the Straight Up Mindset Blog. This month’s theme is going to be  Trust The Process Series. Last week we discussed about "Get Comfortable Being Uncomfortable" and Don't Doubt Yourself. This weeks title is Be Patient

When working towards your dreams and goals we can call get impatient at times. We live in a society where we want everything right now and anything longer than what we expect is a second too long. Unfortunately life doesn't work that way and you shouldn't expect it to. Things take time and have to work its course. Just like the title of this series, you must Trust The Process. Stay the course and continue to put in the work until the outcome you want appears.

You will be tired, you will be frustrated but as long as you are taking the right steps towards your goals just remember that in due time you will prevail. Things will not always work in the time frame that you think it will. We all have a timeline of when we expect things to happen. We say we are going to lose weight by summer, save money to buy a car, take a trip to some exotic place or start a business...etc but some times things happen and those things get pushed back, but do not let that deter you. Just refocus and keep grinding, never let a set back take you off course.

Understand when you see successful people in business, actors/actresses, athletes, we all see the end game.We don't realize the time and the work they put in to get to where they are. All the late nights, blood, sweat and tears that were invested. We see they are millionaires now, but they have pursuing that dream for 5,10,15+ yrs. It wasn't overnight, it took time to obtain all that they have. They were frustrated, they were tired and they were ready to give up at some point. They stayed patient and continue to put in work until they got the results they wanted. So remember that when you feel like its taking too long or not hitting the milestones in the time you want. This doesn't mean you fail or that it's not working out. It just means it will take a little more work and a little more effort.

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