I have been working on the finishing touches of my new program for finding your purpose. A part of the program is defining true ultimate success in all areas of Life Balance. As I was working on prompts for the Physical Body section, I wrote an interesting question. This question was so powerful for motivating me, that I had to share. "What Limitations are You Willing to Live With?" When you don’t want to get up to go to the gym, or you are tired and not wanting to work on your side business, ask yourself: Am I willing to live with the limitations skipping the hard work will impose? For more into on the QUEST course to find your Personal Purpose, go to: https://www.thirdpowerperformance.com/the-quest-course --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thirdpowerlife/support

I cried happy tears today... There is a children's school art project where kids give you a pep talk. It is automated and free.  Call (707)873-7862… This was what I didn’t know my soul was craving… It was magic…  We all need a touch of wholesome magic in our lives… My gift to you… Your daily dose of positive energy! #motivation #soul #goodvibes #children #thirdpowerlife --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thirdpowerlife/support

Interesting reading in today's Daily Stoic…  all about a Higher Power…  It talks about the 12-step program and how many people get caught on step 2: acknowledging a higher power… I will admit, this is one of my greatest challenges with most religions… giving up control to God… So this episode is a bit different… it is me musing about this idea of giving up control of life. What does it look like to surrender to the happenings of the universe? Lets all reflect together… Listen in… #lettinggo #surrender #control #thirdpowerlife --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thirdpowerlife/support

"The lottery is a tax on people who are bad at math" --Dan Gentry But I played it anyway! I bought my ticket today.. I really don’t play the lottery very often, but when it gets to a billion and a half dollars, I don't mind spending a few dollars for the entertainment value… (I never spend more than $10) The real value of the ticket for me is it reawakens my inner dreaming child… As we grow up, our ability to dream takes a beating… I have never been in a corporate job that encourages fanciful dreaming…  Quite the opposite… But when you start to wonder… "What would I do with a BILLION dollars?" Go to space? Pay off the debts of everyone I like? Buy a hot air balloon? Travel everywhere? Personally fund that show that you hated they cancelled? What would it be?? The crazier the better… Experience that joy again that we had when we were five… Let it fill that parched part of your soul that has been dying from lack of use… The part that the "real world" of economics and politics and bleh tries to crush… Wake up your inner child! Come play with me…  It is time for fun and fantasies…  Even if for only a little while..  #dreambig #innerchild #lotto #fantasy #thirdpowerlife #fun --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thirdpowerlife/support

"If you don’t take time for your wellness, you will be forced to make time for your illness" Read that again… I have known for over a decade that I needed to get my weight under control. I always wanted to do it, even did several temporarily successful "diets"..  But they were hard to maintain and there had to be meal plans, and I had to get buy in from my family, and I got cravings, and, and, and…   In other words, it was hard... Then in January, I wasn't feeling well, and decided to check my blood pressure…  200/137… I have never had an app on my phone freak out before….  It was like "You are in hypertensive crisis!! GO TO THE HOSPITAL NOW!!" I was able to get medicine and am (obviously) still here and doing fine. But my Dr told me I *MUST* get exercise and lose weight. It really scared me. I realized I was paying a heavy price for my lack of discipline over the past years. I have now started a true lifestyle change with REAL exercise. I have a ways to go yet, but you cannot change 20 years of bad habits with a month or two of good deeds. But this is not part of my Quest. It is part of my Legacy to make sure I am here and healthy for my family and to realize my Personal Purpose. I had an old mentor that told me you either pay the cost of success, or you will pay to price for failure. We have to learn how to create that pressure in ourselves to move now. To take uncomfortable action now, so that we can leave a legacy for our future. #success #personalpurpose #health #lifestylechange --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thirdpowerlife/support

"Adulthood is saying 'After this week, things will slow down a bit' over and over again until you die" That meme cracked me up WAY too much today. It has been a REALLY rough week at work. I realized I might not be the only person this week to experience the same feeling. So I wanted to share what I do when I get just stressed out at work. How can we get past the pressure and overwhelm? Hopefully this message helps! #underpressure #stressrelief #humor #thirdpowerlife #gratitude --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thirdpowerlife/support

There are always things that happen to us that we wish did not. The question is: Which is easier to change, our opinion of what happened or the event itself. I remember in 2001/2002 in a 4 month period I lost my family (divorce), I lost my job, and I lost my father…  It was a horrible time…  I can look back now and see the lessons I needed to learn in my life, and I can almost look back at that time in fondness… Almost…  I am grateful for what I learned from that time, and what is is allowing me to share with you. So understand, whatever you are going through right now, there is a path forward and life will get better. And whatever things you have been through in the past, look at how they can serve you in the present and future.  You paid the price, might as well use to the best of your ability what was paid for... This is one of my favorite quotes that really speaks to today's podcast is: "The same wind blows on us all, it is not the blowing of the wind, but the set of the sails." --Jim Rohn #resilience #purpose #response #thirdpowerlife --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thirdpowerlife/support

“Motivation is when your dreams put on work clothes” ― Benjamin Franklin I love this quote.  Yesterday, I talked about taking time out and making sure we take the time to recharge. It is vitally important… But it is also important to remember not to stay there.. :) We have to make progress on our true dreams. When we find our Quest, our powerful Personal Purpose, we need to make sure we are progressing towards it every day. Even if it is a tiny baby step. That is where motivation comes from. Forward progress on a worthy dream. #purpose #motivation #dreams #thirdpowerlife #personalpurpose #quest --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thirdpowerlife/support

This episode is best watched on YouTube or on Spotify video… (YouTube: https://youtu.be/RIvEBisiQ6w ) I was working on my 'The QUEST: Find your Personal Purpose' program this weekend.. I finished up one part and immediately, almost anxiously, started looking for what to do next.. It was stressing me out. I realized I was getting out of balance... There is this strong pressure on us to always be doing something.. Achieving something… We have to be constantly productive… As I had this happen to me this weekend, I remembered a phrase a mentor told me when I was trying to recover from a life out of balance… They said, "We are human 'BE'ings not human 'DO'ings" I had to remind myself of that today, and wanted to remind you of it too…   Take the time to go out and get away from technology and the distractions of our modern world.  Get into nature, even if it is your own back yard… #nature #relax #decompress #thirdpowerlife #justbe #sunset #scotch --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thirdpowerlife/support

The language we use, especially in our inner talk is critically important. I have been a dreamer all my life. However, I have NOT always been a doer. I have been waiting for "one day" to come along for a LONG time… Here is a secret, it will never come. You have to go to it! That is the difference between "one day" and "day one"… "One Day" is waiting on some magic fairy or lottery ticket to make our dreams come true. "Day One" is a sign to the universe that we are willing to work for what is important in our lives.  That is a major difference! #dayone #workforit #dreambig #thirdpowerlife #makeithappen p.s. I am looking for a group of people to help refine my program to find your Personal Purpose. If interested, contact me! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thirdpowerlife/support