August 2009

Potential

what does that word mean to you? Webster's dictionary definition of potential is: existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality. Whatever The Mind Can Conceive It Can Achieve. (W. Clement Stone 1902-2002) marinate on that for a moment as you watch this video...

great acts and accomplishments are in the works.....stay tuned

The Matrix

Take The Red Pill

Your Behavior Is The Key

Every thought you have is creating your reality as you see it.... be fearless, but remember to be conscious of your actions! God bless

Live To Tell The Tale

Vegas has come and gone...today is the first day I feel like I did before I left. Not because of too much alcohol, or not enough sleep, or my gambling losses i accumulated. i definitely took a long break in between drinks, went to sleep early one night, and stopped gambling after being down $200 bucks. Going to Vegas is like going into a lucid dream state. it can be quite euphoric and intoxicating, a never never land for adults. since we rolled in VIP style, their were no lines, special treatment, the magnetic pull we had was outstanding and can't be put in words! But come Monday morning, the dream state comes to an abrupt ending... "daddy, daddy good morning daddy.." eyes open and it's as though Vegas was a dream. But what is it about Vegas that you could replicate on a daily basis? The answer is EVERYTHING... it's just a state of mind that you can create anytime you want. Well at least until the next time you go back to Vegas! Live to tell the tell.

That unspoken feeling, of knowing that right now is all that matters.

It's Just a Ride

Vegas Baby, Vegas.....

which video would best represent Vegas in my opinion???? there are quite a few off the the top of my head I could put on here right now, but i think i should ponder this for a moment..... it is by the way my bro-n-law's bachelor party!

this is how i used to see vegas, for the guys going with me..it's how they see vegas. my role this weekend is to have a great time, but more importantly be the big brother of the group. until Monday.. love peace and hair grease!

Music And Life

Life in Reverse....

“Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.”

Maria Robinson AMEN!

Peace Within

“To be at one with God is to be at peace ... peace is to be found only within, and unless one finds it there he will never find it at all. Peace lies not in the external world. It lies within one's own soul.” Ralph Waldo Trine

Part of My Personal Legend

Here is a response to my last post about being Humbled from a friend, competitor who I highly respect:
Kris,

Defeat is the best, isn't it? I thank God for defeat. It is the essence upon which this world has progressed. Defeat has changed my life, several times. For the better...

You got the picture right...imagine a world without his defeat and resurgence.

Web

you should check out their blog http://wearecrossfit.blogspot.com/, one of my favorites!

Last week, I had a lot of "things" running rampant in my head. A lot of soul searching, creating an inventory of my life you could say....where I am at, where I want to be, and what is it going to take to get there. One of my biggest crutches or pain/ pleasure vices is when I choose to consume alcohol, which when consumed is mostly on the weekends. Alcoholism runs rampant in my family. I lost my grandfather on my mother's side when he was only 55 to alcoholism. I lost my aunt to alcoholism when she was 38, also on my mother's side. My bouts with alcohol haven't been very pretty either. I have had run-ins with the law, I have had nights I don't recall having, depending on what it was I was drinking I would become a monster, what else... acting a fool, you name it. But because of the sour taste of not doing so well on a workout it finally came to a head. I planned on going out afterward and consuming a few drinks if I won...defeat changed that. The thought of drinking didn't sound fun to me! getting my ass handed to me in a workout is now an anchor or representation of the thought of having a bunch to drink. Hangovers suck, and so does the taste of defeat! I have been coming to grips with not drinking at all for sometime, but had planned on waiting until after I get back from my boy JT"s bachelor party next week, as of right now it's been 3 days since my last drink. stay tuned!

thanks to Lance Cantu for posting this song awhile back...it always hits me in the right spot!

Humbled

A workout that I have crushed in the past, crushed me yesterday. congrats go out to David Deleon and Mark Cunningham who both did extremely well in posting excellent 300 WOD times. Out of the 17 competitors, only 3 of us completed it in under 20 minutes.

I Stand Alone

when the 300 wod is over today, I will stand alone with a time of 10:50

The Power Of ONE

It only takes ONE person to start a movement.......

My God Is A DJ

My Life is OUTSTANDING!

Emotions Create Motion

Emotions create motion is a phrase that I borrowed from Tony Robbins. A simple phrase with a powerful message. Everyday we are filled with a multitude of emotions...highs and lows...what you do with those emotions can create the life you want or the life no sane individual in their right mind would want. pay attention to the emotions that you feel or rather create and do something with them. remember, an emotion is something that you manifest not something that is placed upon you.

Being a Mentor Who Gets Mentored

I had the privilege of hosting my nephew Colin for the last 7 days at my house. I wasn't a 100% sure what the week would entail but I knew it was something I should have done a long time ago. Their is so much I can write that this blog entry would take at least an hour, so I will summarize as best as I can.... If you are looking to mentor anyone I strongly suggest you volunteer your services and do so. when your mentoring someone the lessons you learn yourself are invaluable! In the Power of Now, Eckhart Tolle refers to the teacher within, meaning he isn't teaching anything new in his book that we don't already know... while mentoring Colin this week I was reminded of what is important to me, and for that I thank you Colin! I want to thank Jeremy Thiel as well, Colin couldn't stop talking about you and the energy you bring to everything you do! A special thanks goes out to everyone at Crossfit Central as well, it was a very somber day Sunday when I had to take Colin back after he spent the week with all of us. He is already trying to figure out when he can come back.

I'm Mad as Hell

Sometimes it takes getting mad before your finally make a change in your life whatever that change may be. So the next time your fed up with something and it makes you furious..it's ok to have those feelings, but don't waste that feeling. use it to your benefit and do something about it! Sometimes it takes getting mad as hell before you finally change, but it's better late then never....

Can You Feel It?!

Go Get It!

Why

It amazes me when athletes talk trash before a competition. all I can say is why???

ROME -- Milorad Cavic is tired of hearing about Michael Phelps having to compete in a supposedly inferior swimsuit. The Serb even offered to buy his American rival one of the latest models if that's what it takes to even the playing field for their Saturday night rematch in the 100-meter butterfly.

Cavic's comments, coming after both swimmers easily advanced in Friday morning preliminaries, sets up a tantalizing rematch of their memorable race at the Beijing Olympics, which Phelps won by a hundredth of a second on his way to capturing a record eight gold medals.

Cavic, who wears the Arena X-Glide, said the perception that Phelps has no choice except to stick with the Speedo LZR Racer because of sponsorship commitments is "a complete lie."

"I know he's making a lot of money from Speedo," Cavic said. "It's loyalty. But throughout all my experiences, I've learned this -- free will is a gift with a price tag, and whatever you choose to do you're going to pay, but how much you're going to pay is really dependent on you."

Cavic said Arena would provide Phelps one of its polyurethane suits "within the hour." The X-Glide and a similar suit by Jaked are considered fastest at these championships, where a staggering 29 world records were set through the first five days.

Phelps hustled through the mixed zone without stopping to speak to reporters. His coach, Bob Bowman, shrugged off Cavic's comments.

"He's a very good swimmer, a super-talented swimmer and he's free to say whatever he wants," Bowman said. "We know that Michael usually lets his swimming do his talking, and we'll know by [Saturday] night what the deal is."

Speedo allowed its athletes to switch to another suit if they thought it would improve their chances in Rome. But Phelps, who has been sponsored by Speedo since he was a teenager and earns millions from the company, decided to stick with the LZR.

"If Mike wants an Arena, he just has to say it," Cavic said. "If he wants a Jaked and they don't want to give it to him free, I'll buy it for him. He has options. I think in the media it's been portrayed that he has no option, he has to swim for [Speedo]. It's a complete lie."

Cavic still believes he won the 100 fly at the Olympics, even though both timing devices and high-resolution photographs appear to show conclusively that Phelps touched first. Cavic rekindled the issue this week, insisting that he was ahead at the wall but didn't put enough pressure on the timing touchpad, so it recorded Phelps as the winner.

The Serb has been yearning for a rematch ever since Beijing, and he doesn't want the suits to overshadow what happens in the water.

"I think there's three options for Michael," Cavic said. "The first option is to use the suit that he's wearing, the second option is to get one of these [polyurethane] suits, which I guarantee Arena will provide him within the hour, as soon as he wants. The third option would actually be a dream of mine, to have the whole final everybody swimming in briefs. I swear to God, this is it, this is what I want, but this is the most unrealistic of all scenarios."

At the U.S. nationals in early July, Phelps lowered the world record in the 100 fly to 50.22 seconds. But nearly everyone believes it will take the first sub-50 performance in history to have any chance of winning gold in Rome.

Cavic was fastest in morning prelims with a time of 50.56. Phelps won his heat with one of his patented late charges and tied for second overall with teammate Tyler McGill at 50.90.

Bowman was livid after his swimmer was beaten by Germany's Paul Biedermann in the 200 freestyle, saying the X-Glide gave the winner a huge technological edge. Bowman even threatened to pull Phelps from future international meets unless FINA speeds up its ban on all bodysuits, which goes into effect next year.

Cavic found Bowman's comments a bit hypocritical, especially since the whole swimsuit debate started with the introduction of the LZR Racer in early 2008, which led American team leader Mark Schubert to declare that anyone who wanted to win gold at the Olympics should switch to Speedo -- even if they had a deal with another company.

At these world championships, Schubert led the fight to get bodysuits banned, a measure approved by the FINA congress just before the start of the swimming competition.

"Last year at the height of the suit controversy, Mark Schubert said, 'Do you want the money or do you want the win?' " Cavic said. "Michael Phelps has plenty of money. Who knows what it is? I think it's just loyalty and he's very gracious for everything Speedo has done for him."

Phelps will skip a chance to meet with Pope Benedict XVI, preferring to rest up for his final individual race.

Benedict is scheduled to host about 100 swimmers Saturday at Castel Gandolfo, his summer residence. Phelps was among those invited, and at least one media report said he planned to attend, but Bowman said the swimmer will be resting after three races Friday and the final of the 100-meter butterfly Saturday night.

There was a bit of a stunner in the morning. Forty-two-year-old American Dara Torres and Australian star Libby Trickett failed to advance in the preliminaries of the 50 butterfly. They tied for 17th at 26.41 -- one spot out of making the evening semifinals.

**this was taken from espn.com**

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