Hello! Welcome to my daily report card. Every
day is a continuous test with no subject. What's
your answer? What's meaningful? Fail promise.
At a certain point in life, there becomes a deterioration
of conversations of Oh, we're going to be able
to do this. When we make it, we're going to be
able to do that. And eventually it leans into,
well, we can't do that. And there's no way we
can do this. And this is the only way we can
do. Both sides of the spectrum. That dream and
reality. That promise, that potential, unfilled.
And when does it stop? Is there a point to where
we failed so much to where this is reality? Or
do we give up hope? Or do we constantly stay
in that dream world and never come into the actual
realm of reality that we're in? However, would
you create your own reality? Sick world. Cold
world. Because who's to say who was right? And
also with your peer groups and who you're around.
How does that conversation change? And does that
mean that you need to change the actual group
that you're in? I know we're in a day one mentality.
However, as you rise and as you grow, you meet
new people as well. That fits your life in the
current state that you're in. Tangle Web. And
with that, let's start it. Song of the day. You
know, I really love when I have my family over,
especially those that are younger than me, because
I can just hear their music and just put it on
my YouTube and just kind of keep my ear to the
street. So shout out to my brother for Nate for
coming through and spending some time with me
and Shifter by. i swear uh viso and it's like
it was like one of those songs to where like
it was so down the rabbit hole of suggestions
of um youtube but it was the right one what i
read today uh finished influence by mark colston
second mark golston book and i really liked it
I could see myself reading it again and just
what I got from that is committed to great outcomes
through genuine connections. You're stuck and
you're here when you need to be and they're there.
Good intentions can steer good people the wrong
way. After congratulations, ask what does this
mean for you? So just those are the notes that
I really just got from it. I believe that's like
my eighth book of the year. So right on schedule
for my goal for the year was 11 because last
year I did 11 and the year before that did 13.
So was I physically active today? I can say no.
These are the days where I want to say that this
is the days where you work out for. When I was
in the military, we had physical training every
morning at 5 a .m. in college. And they used
to say the physical training test should be your
easiest day. And so I'm taking that same mentality,
but also from Tim Grover. the man who trained
Kobe and Michael Jordan, he instilled training
on game day, something that wasn't done just
to keep on the endurance to make you a better
athlete. And so I'm caught in between those two,
knowing that I'm physically able to, you know,
be with my kids and keep up with them and outpace
them. However, I'm not furthering myself. And
so I read something. from i'm on this facebook
um fitting 40 even though i'm not 40 or 38 or
37 nevertheless it's goals and um read a uh somebody
left a quote of recommitting to yourself every
day and that stuck with me about literally just
waking up and saying i'm committing to my body
on a daily and that's deep Even if it means getting
abs, and even if that means getting your family
involved, even if that means after you took the
kids out all day and they're tired and done,
that still doesn't mean you don't get your physical
activity. What did I get from my meditations?
There has to be a balance between your dreams
and your actual reality you live. Leaning too
much in either way will cause disillusion. What
did I succeed at today? sticking to the script
being in the right place at the right time in
the right uniform going back to my military um
sayings and understanding when a lot of things
when there's a lot of moving parts and a lot
of changes come that you just know what your
principles are and you stick to them and if you
stick to that then Nothing won't get lost in
the wayside. So that means making sure I'm there
for my kids. Making sure they're dressed appropriately.
Make sure they're healthy. Make sure the house
is fed. Make sure the house is clean, stocked.
Making sure I'm going to work on time. Being
there for my patients. And giving them that appropriate
attention. Not just my mind is somewhere else
and it's obvious. So that was success. What made
me smile today? Just sitting at the table with
my brother and my spouse and just making actual
moves to become better. Whether that be just
looking over a resume, talking about things that
need to be done, just those minute steps to make
a... a grand leap so that was a smile and also
being able to just have my full family at the
dinner table what do i think my dear bro um it
was challenging trying understanding quiet calm
What grade do I give myself? I'm going with a
B. Solid B. Because this is a streak of days
now where I have not actually worked my body.
Yeah, I finished a book. Yeah, I did my meditations.
However, I have to address every part of yourself.
And so, yeah, and still we have to not be so
hard on ourselves as well. So I'm trying to do
that. But it's hard. It's only one life to live
and there's so many things to do. And one thing
could just set you off. Or so you think. Nevertheless,
keep pushing, keep trying. And maintain that
balance between your reality and your dream.
And with that, once again!