"When thine mind, body and soul are working like a fine tuned machine, it is much more fun to earn and enjoy all of your GREEN..."
I'm sure you've noticed by now that being an athelete growing up and my military background have played a big part in my life. Most of the fundamentals I apply to my daily activities have come from lessons I've learned on the ball field/court and during military training.
LAW VIII plays a large role in my life and it's one that I've utilized even before I really knew about any of the other LAWs.
My father was a salesman when I was a kid growing up in Fremont, CA. He used to work tirelessly and I'd see him because he's set up a home office next to our kitchen. Every Sunday, he'd be setting up appointments for the week. I didn't realize then how big of a deal that really was until I got my first start in Sales when I was 22. He made what was really difficult seem easy and we often laugh about it now whenever I get the chance to see him.
What I didn't realize was that the reason my dad was so motivated to make those calls on Sundays, go on sales calls every night of the week and do it so well that it would allow for middle of the week boat vacations to Lake Don Pedro was that he kept himself in great physical condition.
I'd get home from school and he'd be in the front lawn stretching getting ready for a run and on Saturday morning when my sister and I were watching cartoons eating pancakes, he'd be in the back yard doing push-ups before doing yard work.
What I didn't know then that I completely understand now is that he outperformed the other sales guys in his office because he had more energy and he felt better about himself than others. When you are in great shape, you carry around a sense of confidence that is attractive to other people. You speak with a great sense of conviction and small obstacles don't seem like much because an obstacle to you is usually a leg cramp on mile 8 or hitting muscle failure when you are on your 3rd set of 50 close hand push ups.
Energy Level + Endurance = Longer hours of Focus, More Productivity and... More importantly a Healthier Overall Well Being.
ou can make all the money in the world but if your health is not where it should be and you don't feel good about yourself, none of it matters...
Recommended Reading: "Skinny, Happy and Rich", by Ridgely Goldsborough
2 comments:
"business and it would not of come without the consistent..."(this is from your blog)---if you are going to speak of greatness, use spell and grammar correctly please. Correction- "it would not HAVE come..."
Thanks, correction made. I often post or update without doing a spell or grammar check. It's always a blessing when I have spare time to blog.
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