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The last time the topic was burn out and how it can affect your dream. When I wrote that I had way too much stuff going on. I trimmed it down to a doable level and now the dreamchase is back on track. I most certainly was going down hill at a fast pace and my health was suffering for it so something had to go. Guess what that was? My job. I left my job and don’t have another one isn’t that scary in this day and age when the economy is BAD. Well, it was the thing I dreaded most and by far the most stressful, so after much forethought and prayer I opted to quit. It’s been great, I feel like a huge burden has been lifted off of me and I am able to pursue my seemingly impossible dream and actually focus a bit too.

My focus was way off I couldn’t think about anything for longer than 5 minutes. That’s one of the ways you know you’re headed down the road of imbalance; loss of focus. And typically I’m a focused person so that’s why I noticed that every day was all jumbled up into the next, nothing made sense and I didn’t care if it did or not. I’m sure you’ve gotten to the point that you don’t care about things like you used to and wondered why. However, you were so tired you dismissed those thoughts and went on aimlessly trying to fulfill responsibilities and going through the motions of daily life.

I for one don’t like just going through the motions I want purpose and meaning to each day. I want to be working toward my goals and making progress not acting like everything is Ok and it isn’t. Of course, I’m one of those what you see is what you get kind of people so I wear my soul on my sleeve, if I’m down it will be obvious. I’m absolutely no good at being phony, can’t do it, don’t want to do it, won’t do it. I got to be me like the old song says hmmm, I wonder if that song is on Youtube. Of course it is, check it out below,  a classic by Sammy Davis Jr. with a nice little speech too.

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I’ve been busy working on another blog and have neglected this one. Whether it’s good or bad I don’t know I just know I ran out of time for everything. I know most everyone has this problem now and then. However, I decided it was time to do a post on my favorite blog, this one.  This particular blog is all about chasing your dream which I am doing at a frantic pace. Of course, as usual I try to do too many things at once. And when you do that it can hinder the chase or even bring it to a halt.

That’s what I’m going to briefly write about today. Naturally, when you are hindered or brought to a downright halt you have to look at your life and try to figure out what you can let go. Too many priorties on the plate and something has to go. Then you may go over your daily tasks and think “I can’t let anything go, it’s all important”. What then? Then you have to reassess your priorties and start asking yourself questions, like ” Is this still the most productive use of my time?” “Do I still need to be doing this?” “Or is this something that I should let go of, but don’t want to. ”

That’s what I’ve been doing lately, trying to figure out what can I take away. It’s coming down to having to give up something I love to do, but don’t need to do. Otherwise, my health is at risk due to the load being too heavy, not to mention my dream being negatively affected. After all how can you chase your dream when you’re body breaks down and ceases to function. The answer is simple; you can’t.

It’s important to keep your dream alive for without it life doesn’t have much meaning or purpose. To keep the dream alive we have to keep ourselves alive. And not just alive, but alive and well. The reality is that if your health isn’t good you will not be able to do anything significant. You simply won’t have the strength. I know this from my own past experience when I ran myself in the ground; burned out.

Since I have been there done that, I know the symptoms and can take steps to avoid another burnout. The first step to avoid burnout is to do what I mentioned above. Reassess priorties and cut out the least productive. Sounds simple, but isn’t! The next thing I do is try to get more rest and quiet time so that I can get my energy level where it needs to be. No energy, no production, no production, no dream fulfilled.

For this reason, if you have discovered you are heading for burnout and have too many to do’s on your daily list it’s time to trim down to a doable list. This must be done or your dream will not become a reality, but will stay a dream. I don’t know about you but I want to live my dream not just dream it. In fact, it’s up to us to not let it die, but to bring it to life.
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Do you ever wonder what takes up all your time? Do your days seem to go by and somehow you feel like nothing has gotten accomplished? I find this happening more often than not and I don’t like it. The worst part of this is that my dream seems to lose it’s importance and responsibilities are in total control. It’s good to be responsible, but I’m one of those overly responsible people. For some reason I think I’m responsible for everything and I must be the one to make sure it’s done and done right.  I’m always saying these words to other people” That’s irresponsible, you need to be more responsible.” And they pay no attention to me and keep on being irresponsible, so then I finish what they should have and am resentful while they go on  with their happy go lucky attitude; not a care in the world.

I want to have one of those happy go lucky attitudes; however, I’m too responsible and am stressing out over all kinds of stuff if it doesn’t get done. I know there has to be a balance somewhere in the area of responsibility, but how do you find it? Oh here I go again, the balance word; I mention it often in my posts. The problem is that you can get out of balance very quickly, you have to be on top of it 24/7. I try hard to do this because I know I have a strong tendency to be an extremist, I’ve been this way all of my life and it has cost me dearly.

I’m talking serious consequences in health, finances and relationships; you know all the biggies. This is how I know why balance is so important and why I take action every time I think I’m headed the wrong way. It has also set me back to the beginning when it comes to possessing my dream. For example, several years ago I set a fitness goal; I’m big on fitness and was determined nothing would stop me. Well, stupid me somehow while playing tennis I acquired a stress fracture and refused to slow down and thought I could push through the pain and continue my weight training and all my other workout routines. WRONG! I wound up on crutches for six months! Set me back at least a year.

This is just one of many examples I could use. Do you do this dumb stuff too? If you do then STOP doing it! Easier said than done of course. Actually, I am much better than I used to be I know I’m not completely cured since it is natural for me to be extreme and push beyond my limitations. There’s another good point, knowing your limitations. I didn’t use to think I had limitations, however since I let my dream slip between my fingers more times than I care to think about, I know better.  If you don’t know your limitations then you’ll do what I did; learn the hard way.

OK, to sum up, we get out of balance if we’re overly responsible, extreme, and don’t know our limitations. Naturally, this just a few of the things in life that can throw us into a tizzy. Speaking of tizzy, guess what? I just got sent into a tizzy. Know why? A PRAYING MANTIS just flew onto my computer! Wow, here he is and he’s a big one! Major interruption while writing my post. Last time it was a cricket; see Chasing the Cricket and the cricket fight video. This is too awesome, the Mantis is like the King of the Bugs. Be back in a minute, got to catch him!

He didn’t take near as long or cause me near as much trouble as the cricket. He flew around kind of like a small airplane and landed a couple of times, once on the ceiling, hit me in the zoom down while I was standing on a chair with my cup and piece of cardboard for the capture and then sat down on the floor. I watched him closely as he rubbed his front legs together and wiggled his antennae, totally oblivious to me and had no fear whatsoever. Once I closed in on him however, he furiously beat the cup from the inside with his wings. I was very careful not to chop a leg off like I did the cricket, he’s unharmed and so am I. A win win! Now he’s safely outside where he’s supposed to be.

Sorry I got off topic, but this is a blog not a novel and the Mantis is way cool and worth it. I was finishing up anyway so in closing I would like to say please don’t kill a Mantis if it wanders into the house, catch him and put him outside so he can kill all the pesky bugs that really bug you.

WATCH HOW THIS MANTIS RULES!

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I have a question. Have you ever had a cricket in the house and couldn’t sleep for all the noise? Then went on the hunt for said cricket and found it? This is what happened to me just last night and I did find him, he was a big one, sneaky, smart and very loud. Of course, at this point the chase was on. I got my broom, a water bottle to squirt him with, a large cup and piece of cardboard for the capture. The battle ensued for at least 30 minutes. I was determined to take him alive and throw him outside, but would kill if necessary. I chased the cricket under and behind everything, I watched him closely to see if I could predict his next move. He was clever and never came out in the open so I had to be strategic.

As I planned my strategy  the chase reminded me of life and chasing my dream, just when I started to get close it seemed to slip out of my grasp. While I waited for a glimpse of him it came to mind how many times I waited for an open door and how my hopes thus far have been just that, hopes. I knew if I gave up there would be no sleep or rest all night. The same holds true of my dream, if I give up it will never be a reality and I will have no rest thinking about all the work I’ve done and what a waste of time it all turned out to be.

It was the waiting that was the hardest part. Standing at the end of the desk like a cat waiting on a mouse to run out. The same is true in the chasing of my dream, waiting and wondering if that special call will come or  what will happen, if anything, from all the networking and hoping for just the right connection to the right business or person. Persistence and patience is vital to catching the cricket as is with the seemingly impossible dream. And one more thing; you must pursue.

In my pursuit I managed to hurt my back and the cricket lost a leg. It was war! And I wasn’t about to lose it. I did begin to wonder though at the 15 minute mark, when I hit my head on the table, pretty hard, so I had a hurt back and a bump on the head. With broom in hand I swatted him from behind the desk and squirted him with water. He jumped and hid under the computer. I lifted the computer and he ran behind the chair, it was like he knew what to do and where to go. He knew my apt. better than I did! If I wasn’t a Christian I would have cussed at him.

It was becoming more and more like my dream that always manages to elude me, right when I think I’m on the verge of having a breakthrough. It’s gone again without a trace of evidence that it was ever there. Then I’m left frustrated and disappointed just like chasing the cricket so I could sleep. By this time I was getting tired and a little aggravated. The fun had wore off. This also happens in the real dream chase, you’ve come too far to quit, and there’s too much at stake.

Finally, I see him creeping out like he’s looking for me. I’m hiding behind the fridge now, waiting. I have set my broom down and have my big plastic cup and cardboard in hand. I know I had to move fast or he would get away again. The same is true in the dream chase if you know it’s within your grasp you better move fast, don’t hesitate MOVE NOW before it escapes you one more time. That’s what I did I slammed the cup down over him and he was trapped! I slid the cardboard under it and walked down the stairs and threw him out in the grass. I was smiling,  victory was mine.

All the persistence and patience paid off just as it will when I finally possess the dream that I have chased for such a long time. Whether it’s chasing a cricket, a Moonbow or a dream you can never give up, but continue to advance forward until you have the victory. I WON, the cricket lost! Why? I was persistent, patient, I pursued and I didn’t give up.

He was like the one in this video, now you know why he had to go!

Watch Cricket Fight Below…

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Well, I got my computer fixed, at least for now, so I can post. It’s been about a week and usually I post several times a week. Consequently, my dream chasing went down to a crawl. Things will happen to set you back, but you have to keep going and not give up no matter what. This is where you find out how important the dream is and how to keep it going. What sacrifices are you willing to make and how hard are you willing to work? Are you willing to give your all?

When you ask yourself these questions and answer them honestly I think you will find what you want to know. More than likely you will find yourself assessing priorities and what order they should they go in. Who and what is most important in your life? If your priorities are misplaced you can have potential disaster. For example, if you think it’s more important to go shopping for new clothes than to pay the electric bill, that already has a disconnect notice, this is a serious problem. I realize this is an extreme example, however, there are people who do things like this.

If you’re one of those people you need help. Get it now! Or if you know someone like this, and most of us do, then try to talk some sense into them. After all, we need to guide the misguided and help them if we can. Many times when we do this it helps us see a clearer picture of our own issues, therefore in the process of helping them, we help ourselves. It’s a win win, no losers.

On the other hand, if you’re one of those people that’s easily influenced by others and find yourself being talked into making unwise decisions, you need to stay away from the misguided so that they don’t take you down with them. Misery loves company and worse yet you create a lose lose, no winners. The goal should always be a win win, not a lose lose or a win lose.

Of course, if you do get into a lose lose or a win lose situation it would be a good idea to seek counsel from a trusted friend, family member or even professional help. Whatever it takes to make progress and get your priorities in order. If priorities are right everything else falls into place.

For this reason, it would be wise to do an inventory of your priorities on a regular basis. And if you see that they’re misplaced then do whatever is necessary to straighten them out. Once you have priorities in order your dream is destined to be a reality.

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I’ve had some computers problems lately and this has set me back a bit on posting and some other things. I have it working for now so I thought I would try to get a post in before it dies on me again. When it died the other day and I couldn’t revive it, I went into panic mode. You see I wasn’t backed up and since I’m not techy at all I wasn’t sure how to back up. While all this was going down I realized how much time and work I have put into the internet in the past eight weeks. And how much information is in here that I cant’ afford to lose. Since then I did a back up and have stopped stressing, however, it may die any moment who knows.

Anyway all this started me to thinking that maybe I have allowed myself to get out of balance when it comes to the internet. I was spending eight to fourteen hours a day easy on here, seven days a week. My total focus was on trying to understand internet marketing, posting and researching for hours on end. Then when it all fell and I couldn’t get access to my blogs and other interests, I was really down because I thought I had lost all my work. This has taught me a couple of lessons, one is to back up everything on a daily basis and two, not allow myself to become so focused on the internet that I panic if it crashes.

So my questions to you are, how much time do you spend on the internet? And if it crashes are you backed up? And the bigger question is, how will it affect you if it does? Would you feel lost and not know what to do? Would you panic like I did? Only you know the answers to these questions and if you suspect you have gotten addicted to the internet then you need to do some type of adjustment in your use of it. You could start with asking your family and close friends to see if they think you have issues in this area. They should know and hopefully they will be honest with you so that you will consider taking action to correct it. Don’t forget, anything that gets out of balance can escalate and become a problem.

I never suspected I had a problem, I just kept going day and night no matter how tired I got. I never gave it a thought until it was gone. Then I was forced with the reality of it not being there to look into this a little deeper. I found myself not knowing what to do with my time and asking myself what did I do with my time before I got so absorbed in the internet. Wake up call! Light bulb moment! What to do now?

Now, I need to take action and make it a point not to get out of balance in this area again. You see, now that I know, I can do something about it, whereas before I didn’t know and continued to go at it day and night. I would say if you suspect it or even if you don’t suspect it, in case you’re in denial, I would do a little test. Something like, pretend your computer crashed, turn it off and don’t use it for a day or two to see how you respond. This should tell you something. If it doesn’t bother you at all then you probably don’t have an issue with it, but if it bothers you and you’re feeling lost, down, disconnected from the world and have to get back on before your deadline, you have a problem and need to address it.

Naturally, if you don’t address it, it will escalate and affect other areas of your life as well. Moreover, it can hinder or stop your dream from ever coming to pass. We can’t let anything stop us from reaching our dream, so we need to take action immediately to ensure victory.

All of us who are pursuing a dream want to possess it. Check yourself on a regular basis to see if there’s anything in your life that is out of balance. Including the internet.

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Wow, believe it or not we’re still on the topic of keeping our lives in balance. Today I want to touch on spirituality. If we’re going to keep balance this is just as important or maybe more important than anything else I’ve talked about so far. I have no idea who anyone else’s God is, but I know who mine is. My God is the creator of all things and the one and only true God. All others are idols. How do I know this? Well, the Bible tells me so in Isaiah 44:10 which states” Who shapes a god and casts an idol, which can profit him nothing.” In other words, what’s the point? An idol can do nothing to benefit you. It’s dead. I serve a living God who lives forever and gives me a promise of everlasting life with Him.

No one can promise you this, but Jesus Christ. And if you don’t believe that, all I can say is, you’re in trouble and most likely you don’t know it. This is not God’s will for you, He loves all of us and is waiting for us to come to our senses. I used to be one of those foolish atheists who didn’t believe in God, in fact, I made fun of the Bible and was a complete idiot. Not anymore. Since I have become a Christian I am a different person, changed forever by His saving grace.

However, I still have issues with balance now and then, but not as bad as I was BC (before Christ). At least now I have someone to go to that has all the right answers. One who is willing and able to set me straight when I get off track. God does this by using the Holy Spirit to convict us when we do something He knows is wrong. It’s a feeling that something isn’t right and I’ve learned to stop and think before I act any further. There were many times He intervened and saved me from myself.

Similarly, if you’re overwhelmed and out of balance in your life He will intervene on your behalf too. Naturally, you will need to ask Him for help. God never pushes Himself on anyone He’s a God of freedom and He gives us a choice. He waits patiently for us to come to Him so that He can give us what nobody else can. Himself.

As a result, we experience His peace and rest. There is no person, place or thing that can give you what God can. People run around crazy every day, searching in all the wrong places, doing all the wrong things and getting more frustrated than ever. When all along the answer to their problem is, the love of God.

If you don’t know who He is, I would suggest you get busy finding out. And the only way to do this is to spend time with Him and learn His Word; He is the Word. John 1:1 states, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” You can’t put a price on time with God, the presence of God is priceless. He’s the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords. That’s my King!

This video says it all…

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Everybody has something they need to work on in order to achieve balance whether it’s diet, health, sleep, work, anger management, relationships or the ability to focus. The list could go on and on. However, we first need to know that there’s a problem. In a previous post I listed several beginning signs that alert you when you’re about to go over the edge of no return. By that I mean you can’t fix it; you’ve went too far. For example, a person who gambles and has lost a number of their assets, but still continues to go to the horse track every day. How many of you know what the end result will be? Are the signs there? You bet.

This is just one example; however, people do this on a regular basis knowing in their heart they need to take some type of action or get help, but don’t. I’m sure you can think back to a time or two that you knew you were getting out of balance and continued down the wrong path. You might even be on one right now! Are you taking inventory? Are you focused? If so, what are you focused on?

Therefore, taking inventory of our lives and keeping focus on our dream is absolutely necessary to possess it.There is no way to stay caught up in drama and pursue your dream, because the drama takes your focus and energy in a wrong direction. Focus is one of the keys to reaching your dream; a person who stays focused can do just about anything.

For this reason, people who are naturally focused have an advantage over those who can’t seem to focus. The good news is, however, that you can train yourself to be more focused. It’s kind of like when you see yourself getting out of balance and take action to prevent it from escalating. You can do that same thing with focus. You can take action by writing down your goals/ tasks for the day and implementing them one by one. If you start to do something that is not on the list. STOP ! Refocus and get back on track.

Consequently, if you put this into practice you will be able to stay focused on possessing your dream and not led another direction. After all, what good is it to have a dream and not be able to make it a reality.

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It’s time to get back to the health aspect of reaching our dream. Health is just as important as any other area of our lives. If you’ve been reading this blog you know that weight training is my favorite form of exercise, in particular, super setting. This involves back to back sets with no rest. You can do several types of super sets however, the two most popular are opposing muscle groups and same set muscle groups. I also like to include tri-sets in my routine. I use tri-sets to target a muscle group that doesn’t develop as quickly as the others, for me it’s my shoulders. A tri-set is just as you may have guessed, three exercises back to back.

When I workout at home I use Power Block Weights & Dumbbells

Power Block weights are the best weights you can use at home for super setting because they don’t take up much room and you can change your weight really quick. Who wants ten sets of dumb bells spread out everywhere? Not to mention when you have to put them away it’s a lot of work and after a hard super set routine who wants to do that?

If I go to the gym I line my free weights up next to the bench I’m working on so that I can, once again, quickly grab the next set of weights for the next set. It’s imperative you move quick so you can get the full benefit of super setting. Another great benefit is that you save a lot of time. I have cut my workout time in half using these techniques and have better results doing super sets than with any other type of exercise.

So you can see Power Blocks and super sets in action:

Weight training and super setting is not just for body builders it’s a great way to get in shape and if you make a commitment to keep doing it you will see great results. You can customize the routines to fit your level of fitness by increasing or decreasing the weight. This is not an advanced form of weight training it’s simply a great technique that works.

If you are new to weight training and would like detailed instruction I’m inserting a link below to a book that will help you learn the exercises properly.This book is not just for body builders, but for anyone who is interested in learning all they can about staying in shape. It also covers diet and supplements. You will immediately recognize this person, he is one of the greatest body builders of all time. Check it out. The New Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding : The Bible of Bodybuilding, Fully Updated and Revised

If you prefer other forms of exercise that’s great. However, I hope you will consider adding some form of strength training to your routine; why not super sets or even tri-sets. Then you will see optimal results in a much faster time frame. Why wait, super set your dream today!

P.S. Click on the Dig Deep post to see Arnold’s training video.

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What do you do when it something bad happens that catches you off guard? Do you run, hide, cry or remain calm? Usually I hide, I take off and nobody can find me. When things go wrong I don’t want to be around anybody, hear anybody or deal with anything. I do that same thing when I’m sick, I don’t want to be bothered or taken care of, I just want to be left alone. I do this so I won’t fight with everybody over everything. I don’t want old behavior patterns to come back and ruin everything I’ve fought so hard to change. It seems like once you let it happen it gets on a roll.

Does anyone have old behaviors that they don’t want to resurrect? You know the kind where you go off on everybody and don’t care what you say or do. These old behaviors usually resurface when faced with some type of serious emotional issue. The bad part is you kind of see it coming, but don’t do what’s necessary to stop it. The next thing you know it’s too late, you’re in the fire.

This is the kind of stuff that can result in the loss of a job, a friend or worse. I have had to learn the hard way. Now, like I said, I get away or avoid any and all nasty confrontations. Furthermore,  until I can come back and deal with that issue in a calm manner I stay gone, sometimes for years. Why do I do that? Well, because I know me, I know what will happen and I refuse to go back to old patterns.

I have a dream, like Martin Luther King said, and it doesn’t include chaos, confusion and fighting. Of course, you can’t avoid trouble all the time. Consequently, self-control has to come into play, at least long enough to get out of there. If you want to see your dream come to pass you will have to be willing to do whatever it takes. No matter what comes your way you have to try to do what is right. Doing what’s right even when you don’t feel like it builds character.

We all should be working on building character. The only ones who don’t care about this are losers who use their anger to intimidate others. Naturally, most people see them as strong,  when in reality they’re weak and don’t have what it takes to change. It takes a lot of courage and hard work to change your life for the better, especially when the deck’s not stacked in your favor.

To make the dream a reality you got to be hungry.

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Keeping balance in our lives is such an important issue I want to cover as much of it as I can before moving on. Today I was thinking about how the choices we make in our lives are the reason why we’re where we are. If you made mostly good choices then your life has probably went fairly smooth. If, on the other hand, you have had a habit of making poor choices then life most likely hasn’t been so easy. I fall in the second group. I’ve made some of the worst decisions of anyone I know, at least I’ve figured this out and have come to my senses. These days I really think things over before I make decisions.

Naturally, if we don’t realize what the bad choices are we will continue for years to make them. Futhermore, soon as you think things are getting better there will be somebody who comes along and throws a guilt trip on you. Now that I’m somewhat wiser, I avoid them, otherwise they just might get me to act ugly when I’m trying to change the way I handle things. These people are what I call ‘emotional vampires’ they try to suck the life out of you. They’re definitely dream killers. Don’t put up with them no matter who they are.

There is no way we can reach our dream with dream killers having access to our lives. Even if they’re family. In fact, sometimes family members can be the worst ones. The bottom line is we need to get rid of the ones who are against us and hang with the ones who are for us. You become like who you hang out with. I want to hang out with people who are in pursuit of their dream and who I can learn from.

When we make choices whether they be right or wrong, we affect other people. Our goal should be to do the right thing, however, nobody’s perfect and we do make mistakes. If we realize we have hurt someone we need to try to make amends and not burn any bridges. Whenever there’s a dispute, be the bigger person, be apologetic and let it go. If nothing else, just shut up and walk away.

Once you start to make right choices it gets easier each time. Consequently, your life will change for the better and you’ll notice you attract people who have your same interests and goals. Not deadbeats!

If you’ve been visiting my blog you know I like video’s, so here’s one that will take you way back. A song about life and the person singing the song sure did have an interesting one. Old blue eyes. Enjoy…

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If we allow our lives to get out of balance we can spiral downhill so fast that our dream will be destroyed before we even know what hit us. An example of this is my mom. She used to be the life of the party, outgoing and friendly, exercising and taking walks, but then she started letting herself go, gaining weight, not exercising, staying home and not socializing. The next thing you know she had a stroke that paralyzed her left side and practically made her an invalid. Then she fell and broke her hip due to lack of coordination. Now, she requires 24/7 care, she is in a nursing home and will most likely die there. Her dream is gone forever. This is an example of how life gets out of balance and you can’t fix it. Therefore, we need to make a concentrated effort to stay in balance in every area.

If you remember our topic we left off with was health, in particular, exercise. Exercise is great when you enjoy it and is even better when you have a partner to do it with. In addition, exercise is most effective when you do it consistently. You won’t get optimal results with hit and miss tactics. In fact, this is true of most everything we do. Whatever we do it needs to be done with a plan and follow through.

A couple of other areas that’s health related is diet and sleep. We can’t expect to stay in balance if we over eat, under eat, or eat junk food all the time. Not to mention too many soft drinks, coffee and alcohol. Too much of any of these are bad news. To stay in balance there needs to be moderation and use of common sense. The sleep factor is huge, not getting enough sleep can really mess you up. If you have sleep problems I can relate, I do too. I try to take a nap if I can, and I’m careful about how late I eat at night and make sure there is no caffeine after a certain time. Of course, sleep aids are bad news too, they’re addictive and only make matters worse. Say no to drugs. Addiction will take you to a place you don’t want to go.

If you are out of balance in any area of your life and you think it’s a secret, the only person you’re fooling is you. Trust me it’s no secret, anyone who knows you, knows you’re on the edge. So why keep up the pretense just confront it, resolve it and get your life back in order. Whatever you have to do to keep your dream alive is worth it. Furthermore, balance is one of the secrets to making your dream a reality. For this reason, make the effort, be committed and take it all the way.

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In case you don’t like to read, watch the amazing video’s at the end…

I would like to add to the last post which was keeping balance in our lives. There are several areas we need to pay close attention to and I’m going to touch on one of those today. That being our health. If we don’t have good health we can’t do much of anything. After all, if you’re sick or tired all the time you won’t want to chase your dream, worse yet, you’ll feel like giving up. There are different health related topics I could choose from, but today I’m going with the dreaded ‘exercise’ word. You’re going to hate me, but, I love to exercise. I have noticed that when I go to the gym, even when I don’t feel like it, I feel better afterwards.

Just because you don’t feel like it doesn’t mean you shouldn’t do it. Sometimes you have to dig deep and do it anyway. I try very hard not to make decisions based on how I feel, but on what I know. I know that once I get to the gym I will exercise. Once I get in there and get ‘in the zone’ I’m off and running. Once I get ‘in the zone’ I’m focused on getting it done, and the faster the better. So, I use a technique known as super setting which allows me to get it done in half the time doing the same amount of work. I’ve been weight training for many years and love it, but as the years went by I didn’t want to spend as much time in the gym as I had been, which was, three to four hours each time I went. Therefore, I began to investigate my options and came across super setting; which was and is the best answer to the problem.

Super setting is something anyone can do, the weight training guru’s like to say it’s an advanced form of weight training and I say ‘hogwash’. If I can do it anybody can. The only part of it that might be challenging is the intensity of it. You see when you super set you don’t rest, you go immediately to the next set. However, all you need to do is start out with easy sets; less reps and light weights. And if you want to crank it up then add more reps and more weight, you have control and can customize it to your level of fitness.

You can do your super sets on weight machines or with free weights, I do both. I super set my legs on machines, then superset my upper body with free weights. There are several methods of super setting the top two are; same muscle group and opposite muscle group. For example, if I use the same muscle group I will do two consecutive exercises for my back with no rest. And if I target opposite muscles I will do an exercise for my back, and follow with a chest exercise. I do both to switch up so that my body doesn’t get used to what I’m doing and not respond anymore. Don’t be afraid to get creative and try something new.

Weight training can be as creative as you want it to be and is one of the best forms of exercise you can do to reshape your body. That goes for men and women. BTW, don’t you women believe the stupid myth that you’ll get big muscles while weight training. Women simply don’t have the ability to bulk up without the help of drugs or supplements. I still weigh under 105lbs and have been weight training for many years.

If you are new to weight training I strongly suggest you work with a professional trainer before you begin. The trainer can explain in more detail super set techniques and show you proper form so that you will remain injury free.

The video’s are fun and also show an example of people doing what it takes to reach their dream. If they can do it so can you. I know you’ll recognize Arnold, even though it was back in the day. The training video for women is Rachel Mclish, so that you can see for yourself that women can still look feminine while weight training. She starts out doing a little sexy come on, but gets into serious training if you keep watching. Check out the determined look on their face as they train and perform. Enjoy.

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Did you know that keeping balance in your life is essential to reaching your dream? At times it’s hard to do this because when one thing goes wrong it seems like it has a snowball affect. For example, when you have a problem at work you know you should forget it, but somehow you wind up bringing it home. The next thing you know you’re in a big shouting match with either your spouse, kids; or whoever is there. On the other hand, you may clam up when somebody asks you, “What’s wrong?” And say, “Nothing.” Naturally, everybody knows this isn’t true, including you.

At this point things are a little out of balance and you know something is wrong. Moreover, you’re acting out of emotion rather than logic. This is a common reaction that most people are guilty of; however, if you don’t get things back in balance it can escalate. You can destroy your life and the lives of others by allowing this to happen. Consequently, whatever dream you have is also destroyed, and you’re left wishing you had not done or said this or that.

For this reason If you know of anything that is out of balance in your life, do whatever it takes to remedy it. You will know you’re out of balance when you have strong reactions to things that wouldn’t normally bother you. Reactions like excessive anger, anxiety, and depression are signs that you may need to seek help. It’s better to seek help than to sink down so low you can’t get out.

Additionally, if you suspect a friend or family member is out of balance, reach out to them and help them get their life back on track. You don’t have to say anything or confront them, but take action by doing something that you know will help. You can make a difference in another person’s life. Helping others will help you possess your dream for what you make happen for others, God will make happen for you.

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Do you ever find yourself wanting to change, but can’t seem to do it? I do. I admit to reacting in completely irrational ways in certain situations. After a while you begin to know when your buttons are being pushed and you think, I have to get out of here before I say or do something ‘ugly’. As hard as I’ve tried in my life to keep my mouth shut, I can’t seem to do it. I think it’s a curse. I’m one of those people that speaks their mind therefore, I should think before I speak; the problem is, sometimes I don’t.

Do you do this? Am I all alone here? It has got me in more trouble than anything. The mouth can be very destructive, the Bible tells us “the power of life and death is in the tongue.” For this reason, I have been trying harder than ever to watch what I say and how I respond to people, even if they draw first blood. I love that line, it’s from the movie ‘Rambo’. When Rambo was confronted for blowing up everything in sight, he responded with,” They drew first blood, sir.”

In other words he said, they ask for it, so I gave it to them. As much as we would love to do what Rambo did, we know we shouldn’t. This type of attitude is rooted in pride and makes matters worse not better. How, may I ask, are we going to reach our dream with an attitude like Rambo? In short, we can’t. We have to control our mouth and sometimes we need to just shut up, even when they draw first blood.

If you’re determined to possess your impossible dream you can reach it in half the time with a good attitude and the use of self-control. Without a doubt, it isn’t going to be easy, change usually isn’t. You’ll mess up here and there, that’s normal, but it’s important for it not to become a habit.

So, the Moonbow Chaser challenge is to first, figure out what needs to be changed in our life; not someone else’s. Then take the necessary steps to change. You can do it! I can do it! We’ll all do it!

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