Summer 2013

I have been following the scandal(s) this year and I'm blown away by the arrogance of this administration and all the ignorant people who continuously look the other way, ignore and just plain don't care about what's going on in this country!  We have people in college today who can't even tell you who the Vice President is!  If you ask the average person on the street if they know anything about Benghazi they ask Ben who?  The country is on fire and we have an administration who continuously subvert the rule of law and the Constitution of these United States and many if not most people don't know it, don't care or are pulling for it!

Folks, we are losing this country to a bunch of radical leftists who will usher in an era of tyranny you will not believe if we don't find a way to stop this.These people in the White House with their allies in Congress are destroying the American Dream and the country we once knew and loved so dear, has been radically transformed into something akin to a police state.  It will get worse if we don't stand up and demand these people be held accountable for their criminal behavior and that includes many in the so called free press.

More on this later...

WOW!  I've been absent for several months. That's not good!

 What is good is that I finally tested for 1st dan or Shodan in Aikido and I got my belt.  After five long years of working at this and as I told my friends, (lots of blood, sweat and beers), it is done!  I have really enjoyed the journey and I look forward to continuing on with my Aikido studies.  It is a life long endeavor once you get this far.

So, never give up!  I was 47 when I started and not in very good shape.  Now I'm 52 and in much better shape but I have a long way to go.  I'm still using the V-shakes to help stay in the desired weight range of 165 but I am no longer selling the product.  It took up too much of my time and I was neglecting my primary business as well as other things.

I'll get back into this blog soon and start a more regular post.

Peace

JD

How Bad do you want it?

We all say things like "I'm really going to get into shape this year" or "I'm really gonna lose some of this weight this year". I'm guilty for sure of saying it over and over and never really doing it. I suppose it all comes down to the title of this blog. How BAD do you want it?

Really, how much effort are you willing to put into it? For years I said I was going to lose weight and never did it to any significant degree until I started using the Visalus Vi Shakes. I managed to lose 25 lbs in 90 days after already losing 10 lbs on my own little diet. So from January of 2012 to August 11th 2012, I dropped 35 lbs. I suppose I weighed about 188 to 190 in January. At my height of 5'10" and a slim frame it was too much. I lost down to 152 at my lowest weight last month. I'm back up to 156 now but holding steady.

After testing for 1st Kyu in Aikido I knew I could do better. My cardio was crap and I was totally spent. Now I've been doing Aikido for nearly 4 years and doing Combat Hapkido for over two years and I work out on a regular basis as well so I consider myself in pretty good shape but it's not good enough. I had to ask myself, "How BAD do I really want this?" So I decided the time is right to kick it up a notch or two. I found a personal trainer to workout with twice a week. I mean really WORK OUT! This guy is pushing me further than I have gone in 25 years. I have been so sore for the past week that I can hardly walk but I am pushing through it because I am excited about the potential. I have been inspired by those who like me, in the over 50 crowd who have achieved amazing results by pushing themselves beyond normal.

Now that I think about it, this is what excelling is all about. We have to push ourselves beyond what we think our normal boundaries are. Bruce Lee said: "There are no boundaries, no limits" We can set them and then exceed them. It is up to us to reach as far as we can and then go a little further. I am close to testing for my 1st Dan in Aikido. I will be achieving a life long goal the day Sensei hands me that black belt. Yet I am not limiting myself, I will be testing for 1st Dan in Combat Hapkido next year and after that I intend to go for my third black belt. I will not set limits on myself and neither should you!

How BAD do you want it?

Is it a goal in business, sports, love, whatever it is. There are NO LIMITS.

Go For IT!