November 28, 2007 I celebrated my 27th birthday on Monday. I don’t feel old nor young. I feel like I haven’t fully settled since the road trip last week. While I am usually an action oriented person, I feel like Ive been stalling in that department as I haven’t been writing a lot, reading enough, working as hard or training intensely. Now while there is some truth to that perspective, there is also a bias perception of my reality influencing…
Choosing to be “the one”
November 21, 2007November 20, 2007 I am currently on my laptop, in the passengers seat on my way to LA from Las Vegas. We started in Mississippi then drove to Tennessee, Iowa, Arkansas, South Dakota, Wyoming, Utah, Arizona and Nevada. We visited great parks such as Mount Rushmore, Fossil Lakes, Arches Park, Meteor Crater and Grand Canyon.The past week has been filled with rest stop breaks, car karaoke, impromptu hiking and deep conversations on life, feelings and future. Most often in my…
Top 6 Tips when writing in a Finess Journal
November 19, 2007I am a huge fan of journaling – huge fan of documenting – and a huge fan of putting everything out like an excel sheet to see what I did right, what I did wrong and what ultimately spurred me to success. When you have a fitness journal it can be very instrumental for you – You can utilize it to document your thoughts, your diet, your workouts, your goals, your measurements… for me, I do ALL of those things.…
the science of love
October 29, 2007October 29, 2007 I have a way I begin and end each journal entry. Ive followed the same routine for the past 2.71 years and have been able to accomplish heartfelt entries each week and every month. Right now, I admittedly feel as if I forgot how I did it…I don’t know how I write. I don’t know how I come up with my weekly meanderings about life, meanings, concepts and desires. In this last month, I felt as if…
Going against the grain.
October 17, 2007October 16, 2007 I will be completely honest. I have been uninspired to write these last few weeks. I’ve been busy driving to meetings, engagements and the gym. I’ve been working on projects that refuse to finish. And I’ve been distracted by a man named David. I’m finding my journal writings, podcasts and blog entries to be more opinionated, less fluffy, yet equally deep. Public opinion is a challenge any person deals with when putting him/her self “out there”. As…
unpretty ruminations
October 8, 2007October 8 , 2007 I have this big, blue project binder that gets heavier and heavier each week. At any given moment, that binder is somewhere 20 feet around me for it houses all my projects, timelines, updates and brainstorming ideas. If I could symbolize why I haven’t been able to post in the last 2 weeks, I would put that binder, my cell phone and the genetic DNA strand in my genes that represent persistence. A single day represents…
Life is not a popularity contest
September 28, 2007September 27, 2007 I’ve never been popular. Ever. I never wear the most fashionable clothes. I never interact with the coolest people. I never do the most sociable things…and probably most significantly, I’m never popular amongst folks because I never say the right things. My journal entries don’t agree with everyone. My daily activities don’t jive with all peers. My energy doesn’t mix with most strangers. I’m selective who I keep in my inner circle, just as those in my…
a Fearless Commitment.
September 21, 2007September 20, 2007 Yesterday we had our first Board of Directors meeting for the fitness nonprofit I am founding. Founding a non profit is similar to starting a business. There are paperwork, tax documents, business plans, bylaws, directors and money involved. Most of all, there’s a lot of commitment, passion, focus and self-drive. While my history has proven that I hardly lacked juice in the self-drive department, I whole heartedly admit that my drive is fueled by faith from a…
Seeds of Intention.
September 14, 2007September 13, 2007 Monday was a difficult day for me. A wave of negative energy hit me like a lightning strike and immobilized my ability to drive, to write, even to stay awake. My mind was clouded by a sober coil of confusion and calamity. I almost had an accident 4 times. I even walked into the house with the keys in the car, while the car was still running! Midday, I fell into a deep slumber after releasing suppressed…
9/11
September 12, 2007September 11, 2007 On September 11, the strongest nation in the world was attacked by human bodies inside commercial airlines and then our whole world changed. I was staying with my parents during summer break and was working as a first-time trainer (my goal that summer was to become a kick boxing instructor, instead I became a trainer!) I was 20 years old completing my double majors in International Relations, Asian History, and minor in Political Science at UC Davis.…