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From The Dark Depths–To Taking Flight: Jaime Alexander Smith
From The Dark Depths–To Taking Flight: Jaime Alexander Smith A man can grab your attention by what he says. A man can grab your attention by his physical presence. A man can grab your attention by the displays of art and meaning of ‘his life’ ingrained upon his body through the different shades of ink. But to be a man who doesn’t grab attention, but “draws you in” by sharing his ‘shit storms’, is a whole different story. From The Dark Depths Of Life, Jaime has risen! He’s risen from the ashes of his Hell, for the reflection he sees in the mirror! He’s risen for the beautiful life which looks…
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Constructing Myself
Constructing Myself These words hit home for me after watching the new Tony Robbins Documentary….I’m Not Your Guru! Think about it….how many of us are exactly who we want to be? I mean realistically, not to be Michael Jordan but knowing we don’t have the God Given skills or talents, but I mean to be excelling in all aspects of our lives. Are you physically where you want to be, considering the your body you’ve been given? Are you financially where you want to be, no matter the circumstances you were born under? How about your relationships, are you a contributor to the lives of others and do you have…
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Cassie Ann: Gentlewoman, Powerful Spirit
Cassie Ann… A Gentlewoman, A Powerful Spirit! || My Throne || I was once afraid of people saying, “Who does she think she is?” Now it’s my time to show them. While people will run their mouths… I’ll be running an empire. I’m straightening my crown, ascending my throne. For I am a Gentlewoman and this is my story. It starts here and commences now. Life must first begin with a woman… A Gentlewoman. XOXO ~Cassie Ann I wanted to start this post out with this inspiring piece of writing from our recent guest Cassie Ann. Eddie and I feel it represents a shift into power and leadership that she…
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Your Philosophy: What Will Motivate You To Act?
Your Philosophy: What Will Motivate You To Act? Your Philosophy…..Your Reasons…..Your Why…..Will they motivate you to take action when you feel least motivated to act? In the book “The Slight Edge” by Jeff Olsen, the emphasis he found during his journey explain it perfect….. When we’re at the level of failure and struggle, we give it all we have to get to the point of survival. Then we get to that level, and we take our foot off the gas pedal or our routines, not realizing that the next level of success is where we want to actually get to. But that which we did to get to the level…
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Permission To Unleash: Sean Whalen
Permission To Unleash: Sean Whalen Have you ever found yourself wanting to speak up for what you truly believe in? Have you ever found yourself wishing you had more courage to let your true feelings out, whether it be sadness, joy, or even when you feel a little pissed off? But the backlash can be brutal, right? People might get to know the person you truly are when nobody is around, and this scares you because you have an image to uphold for whatever reason…..right? Well, Sean Whalen shares how we need to give ourselves the “permission to unleash”!! The man you see above is not just some man who…
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Simple Truths
Simple Truths With all that has transpired this past week with the officers taking the lives of two black men, as well as what had become some backlash from this taking place in Dallas…..let’s say this world, especially the U.S. has sensed a great deal of tension. The truth is there are shitty people of all races….. There are horrible individuals that are both male and female….. There are certain organizations which contain a few bad seeds…… The simple truth the chaos seen has begun dividing certain individuals, based upon what is being fed to us on the outside. As I’ve personally experienced, there are always two sides, if not…
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Give Yourself A Chance!
Give Yourself A Chance! Take Chances! There’s not a lot I need to write in this particular blog post for this episode. After recording it, I realized it’s in the listening to the intensity, passion, frustration and even a bit of anger in my voice that will serve you much better today. It’s an Inspire the Fire Friday episode, and this one came as a results of our very first customer Kimberly sharing a strong and simple statement in one of her recent videos on her #7dfbvc. (7 day Facebook video challenge. Check out the hashtag and see what it’s all about.) She spoke out and spoke up asking the…
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Fueling Your Why: Justin St.Pierre
Fueling Your Why: Justin St. Pierre Some call them “bombshells”….. Those moments in life when our realities were just crushed by an event or incident, causing us major pain and influencing us to take steps to escape until we hopefully wake from the nightmare which has just occurred. We lose ourselves in destructive behavior Violence Lack of concern for others Drugs Alcohol Meaningless relationships And the list goes on and on. In this episode listen in to how Justin found his world turned upside down from a tragic loss, causing him to lose himself to a crutch and the excuses which took him away from who he was. There is no…
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Independence
Independence Happy Fourth Of July, for those of you in the states! Through the barbecues, fireworks, and festivities…..what does this day represent to you? And how can we apply to our personal lives what this day represents? This past week, myself and Jason participated in Danny Page’s “7 Day Facebook Video Challenge”……. A challenge where we expose our truths…..and by that, I mean the unedited versions of ourselves. The lies we tell ourselves as well as the lies we tell others end up constricting us. They hinder us from the freedoms of who we really are as individuals. They keep us from being individuals with faults and not allowing ourselves…
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Silence Never Serves!
SPEAKING UP TO SERVE. In this episode of “Inspire the Fire Fridays“, I share a fast and furious perspective on how your silence never serves anyone. Not speaking up and speaking your mind is a complete betrayal of the gifts you’ve been given in your life. So I wanted to share both sides of the coin when it comes to either speaking up or staying silent and both the loss and the gain of either. You will hear the wonderful results and experiences after responding to a mistaken Facebook message that led to Eddie and I befriending a host of THE TOP health and fitness podcast on iTunes. You will…
