August 18, 2008 – 11:56 am
Every morning I take my cat Winx for a walk. This may seem strange, as most people do not walk their cats, but my cat loves it. I do not have a leash, or anything like that. I have a patch of grass on the side of my house, and some wooded area behind it, that Winx loves to explore. It is like he becomes a kitten every time we get to go outside. I simply take out my laptop, sit in the field, and let him roam free to do what cats do.
Today, I happened to catch the first 20 minutes of an interesting documentary about the life of the famous boxer Rocky Marciano. Being Italian, I always heard stories about Rocky Marciano and his undefeated record of 49-0. I knew of the legend, but never anything about the real story behind it.
The documentary was interviewing family and friends of Rocky when he grew up in Massachusetts. They all talked about his great work ethic, and his love of athletics. But the one thing they said about Rocky that always stood out, was something their parents always repeated to them in Italian…
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A Simple Way to Save Your Breath and Make your Goals Easier to Achieve.
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…continued from yesterday’s post…
The next lesson on how to better read people is a phrase you have probably heard a 1000 times.
Actions speak louder than words.
This is a well known phrase everyone has heard at one time or another. However, I don’t think people realize how useful it is on a daily basis. Think of it like this: If actions speak louder than words, than you should be hearing people’s ‘actions’, not listening to what ‘words’ they use. I have written before about how people use excuses to rationalize what they ‘feel’ like doing instead of what they ’should’ do. Think of a dieting person who says ‘I’ve been good all day. I deserve a snack‘.
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Opening Up Your Mind to A New World Of Communication Part 2.
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When I went to college in the mid 90s, I had a very good friend I met in my freshman dorm. He was an Armenian young man, strong as an ox with an unmatched resolve. He was also incredibly smart at anything he put his mind to. However, the one thing I learned from him more than anything else is how to read people.
My friend had a gift for it. He seemed to know things before they happened. He was like Vito Corleone telling his Consigliore Tom exactly what every gangster would do before they did it. He opened up my mind to a whole other world of communication I had no idea existed. It consisted of reading others body language, responses, and actions. It was honestly the single most important thing I learned in my two years at the University of Maryland. It is a skill I have been developing ever since.
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Opening Up Your Mind to A New World Of Communication Part 1.
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When I read a title like the one above I always laugh at the finality of it. It makes it sound as if your life will be changed forever into everything you ever dreamed simply by reading this. As if reading something can have that significant of an affect on someone.
Well what if it could? What if I told you that not only by reading this, but by actually following it, you can have anything you want in life? Anything at all. Would you believe it?
Me neither, so I’m not making any drastic promises.
But I am going to tell you that the following, although not much of a secret, can help you achieve any goal you have. I am going to talk about a not so secret key to everything you want in life. It is called ‘Self-Discipline’, something we all could use a little more of.
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The Secret Ingredient to Everything You Want in Life.
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By Peter James
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For those that check in in the morning, sorry for the late post. I was at a Kindergarten graduation this morning. My mother has owned a nursery school for 14 years. For the last 6 or 7, I have done the end of year video for the Kindergarten graduating class. Today, her latest bundle of joys donned the stage in front of all the immediate family: grandparents, parents, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, etc. They sang their hearts out with the help of their teacher’s guidance. The parents applauded again and again.
When I went to film school, one of the biggest things I had to deal with was how to properly take open criticism. It is not easy when an entire class gives you pointers on something that took you 5 months to write. Some will say they don’t like it, others will be more specific. But how do you know what is right?
Ego plays a bigger role in all our lives then we would like to admit. We all have different levels of Ego and it affects our every action. One of the toughest things I have noticed for people to do is to properly take criticism. People can get defensive, annoyed, distraught, hopeless, and all sorts of terrible feelings from just a simple piece of criticism. So today, we are going to learn a few simple ways on how to take criticism.
By Peter James
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This may not be the normal inspirational video, but it is if you follow this blog. I started this blog right at the crux of a huge change in my life and this video is a major stepping stone in the right direction. Below is the commercial I have been working on for the last month. It is for my Brazilian Jiu Jitsu school, and good friend, Brian Katz.
It may only be a start, but it is a pure example of what happens when you ignore everything else and focus your mind on a goal. Do what you love, and love what you do. Money, time, stress, etc. are all just obstacles in the way of living the life you dream. But if you never try, you will never get there.
My mother sent me this, as she received a chain letter. I’m not in to those sort of things, but this one has some incredible sayings worth reading and digesting over the course of the day. I was supposed to send this on to many people, but I figured this is a much better outlet.
From the letter….
This is a nice reading but short. This is what the Dalai Lama has to say for 2008.
1. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
2. When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.
3. Follow the three R’s.
- Respect for self
- Respect for others
- Responsibility for your action
4. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a stroke of luck.
Being heavily involved in the sport, I watch a lot of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fights. For those that do not know, it is like the UFC fights. There just happens to be a lot of different organizations many people don’t know besides the UFC. MMA is probably the fastest growing sport in the world. This past weekend, for the first time ever, an MMA fight was on national TV. CBS broadcast Kimbo Slice vs. James Thompson on Saturday night.
MMA is one of my favorite sports because it is extremely symbolic of life in general. It takes great endurance, dedication, intelligence, and patience to succeed. The other great thing about MMA is there are no excuses. When two guys fight it out, one wins & one loses. Simple as that. Life tends to not define winners as quickly.
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The Fear of Success: Developing that Killer Instinct.
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Every morning I take my cat Winx for a walk. This may seem strange, as most people do not walk their cats, but my cat loves it. I do not have a leash, or anything like that. I have a patch of grass on the side of my house, and some wooded area behind it, that Winx loves to explore. It is like he becomes a kitten every time we get to go outside. I simply take out my laptop, sit in the field, and let him roam free to do what cats do.
