Trying to lose Weight?
Trying to stop that bad habit?
Trying to save & invest more?
Trying to repair your marriage?

What you need to do is stop trying!!

Trying implies you’ll put effort in until you meet resistance & then you’ll reassess it.

What you really need to do is
👇👇
Decide right now your line is in the sand.

You don’t care what obstacle comes up or what resistance you meet!!

I’m talking about the real level of commitment.

You’re going to stay disciplined long after motivation wears off because you believe so deeply in your WHY to do it!!
I drew such a line a few years ago.
I was:

-Skinny fat
-Low energy
-Blamed everyone but myself
-In a bad marriage
-Depressed
-On anxiety meds

Then I got on my knees one night & wrote out who I was going to become & WHY I was going to become that man!!!
Motivation kept me going 3 weeks.
My WHY has 3+ years.

I see people with a goal but they’re stoppable.

A few obstacles & they quit & go back to doing what’s easy.

Since I drew my line in the sand I’ve been,
-fired
-doubted myself 1,000 times
-wanted to quit even more
I don’t quit though!
I decided my WHY was worth it.

It was worth giving up
✅TV & Netflix 17 months ago
✅Excuses of any kind
✅Snoozing & sleeping in
✅Garbage food & sugary ☕️

So what’s your WHY?
Here’s mine.

When motivation fails they keep me going!

🔥WIN because your WHY!

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29 Mar
The best place I learned about life was at a nursing home.

My wife asked me to volunteer a few years ago & I reluctantly accepted :)

I’ll admit, I dreaded it at first.

But like everything in life,
what you put in you get out.

The experience ended up changing my life!
👇👇
We started going 1 Sunday a month.

I even got to preach a Bible lesson & our family would then serve communion.

After a couple Sundays we started staying after to chat & hangout.

We met war heroes, widows, business owners, & some of the most interesting people there!
It’s amazing what talking & building a relationship with people in their last season of life will do.

So many spoke about regrets.
They spoke about priorities & what truly mattered in life.

I learned quickly not one regretted failing.
The only regrets were not taking chances!
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22 Mar
I know someone reading this is thinking
Monday, the week is just starting & I feel tired, worn down & not my best.

I would like to offer a word of encouragement & quick story about how one man not zoning out on a Monday changed my entire life.

👇👇👇
Guy on the far left is Kolby
the most positive, motivating man I have ever met!

I met him at the lowest point in my life:
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- depressed & riddled with anxiety
- drinking uncontrollably
-149 pounds no muscle & less confidence
-suicidal thoughts :(
One Monday a friend who was concerned asked me to lunch.

I went & there was introduced to Kolby.
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This dude talked to everyone, encouraged & thanked waiters & staff!
Complimented strangers!!

He seemed so happy to be alive!
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3) Get accountability!

@devinmcdermot said

“Its amazing how it affects & destroys almost every aspect of your life.
Relationships, depression & loneliness etc.
Porn affects all these things and people don't realize it.”

I saw this & messaged two of my best friends I was done!
Men seeking other men for help is a taboo thing & shouldn’t be!

I told 2 brothers that night, I never thought I had a problem, it was just occasional, all guys did it...

That was a lie,
It was harmful!

I came clean & told them.
It was a weight off my chest!
I wasn’t alone now!
4) You’ll hate this, but if you want to quit, do what it takes.

Tell your wife or S/O.

It’s not easy.
Real men, honorable ones, like you want to become do hard things.

I told my wife the truth.
I wanted her to be the only woman I ever:
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-dreamt of
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Transitioning out of full time bank management & reflecting a bit on the journey.

Here’s my favorite story I had with a jerk client a few years ago :)

(I’ve since grown as a human & probably wouldn’t do this today..

but he may have deserved it 😉you guys tell me!)

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This super grumpy gentleman walks in his late 40s.
He came in a couple times week & had a complaint every time.

He had filed a complaint before we had too many handicapped parking spots?

I know you know the type :)

That day he walks in & says I want to speak to a manager!!
I say that’s me man come in to my office.

He proceeds to tell me one of my tellers has been stealing from him for months.

I ask which one & he says,
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My jaw must have hit the floor.
I had one employee that fit that description.
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My dads a really smart man.

✅Read a book a week for 30 years!
✅Can fix anything!!
✅Socially strong & networks well!
✅Great leader!

He never moved up in his company.

I recently asked him why & the answer he gave me brought me to tears!!

Man I love my dad ❤️🙏
He told me at 25 he had given up drinking for good.

His father was an abusive alcoholic & he was on the same path until he met Jesus at 24 & I was born :)

He didn’t go to college.
He married my mom at 18 to escape his childhood & at 18.5 they were pregnant with my sister.
He had to grow up fast & took a job at an auto parts store at 18.

He was quickly promoted & promoted again to assistant manager by 20.

At 23 he was promoted to manager & running his entire shop!!

The money was good, but the hours weren’t.
55-60 hour weeks.
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10,000 teammates I’m humbled & grateful🙏❤️

The community means so much to me!

When I decided to share here I knew I wanted to be authentic & share the real me.
-divorced
-fired
-on anxiety meds
-dad bod before

BUT IMPROVING 1 DAY & 1 INTENTIONAL DECISION AT A TIME!!
🧱 by 🧱
This last year has been the best of my life & that’s no coincidence.

I follow & interact with champions daily on here & IRL!!💪🔥

Here’s a few:
@_CynthiaThurlow I am forever grateful. I have abs & am intentional about what I eat now!
Better yet, my energy levels have
@ZachHomol my man, love you brother!
You have coached me & challenged me to level up:
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✅marriage & priorities
✅rest & recovery
✅living with intent in every area!!

I said if I could have one mentor I would choose you over anyone, glad I did :) 🙏💪🔥
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