Alright alright, I goofed. My venting about us all being idiots was just something I felt needed to get cleared off my chest, and well, that's just something that goes on in my head that not everyone understands (as to why I consider people idiots, etc).
With that said, lets talk about people's internal drive for success...
What a Drive!
The man I am thinking of is Arnold Schwarzenegger. From rags to riches, I've read many of his biographies, learning of his upbringing, strict parenting, and his obsession with becoming the best built man in the world since he was 13, and also when he started taking steroids.
Anwyay, he would break into gyms (smashing windows) just to get his workout in for the weekends. This guy was insanely driven to get pumped. We, on the other hand, would rather stare at our own exersize equipment in our own living room and chow down on Cheetoe's while watching the Simpsons. I know I know, we are not all called to be Arnolds in this world, but Arnold had something that I want. That drive, determination, he had a goal and he was relentless in pursuing it. First it was bodybuilding. Then it was the movie career. Then it was the Kennedy Family. Now it's politics.
But I Keep Failing
In everything, Arnold knew what he wanted, knew what it would take to get there, and never settled for anything less. Sure he broke rules, did things that are quite controversial, but in the end, he achieved what he set out to do. Ahh, and then here I am, complaining about the three jugs of ice cream I've down in the past three days. Pathetic, absolutely pathetic. My excuse is that ice cream is my "kryptonite" but lets get serious people, I'm an idiot! :-D OK, I won't start that again, but honestly, how did Arnold do it? I so rely on friends, family, positive influences (Arnold, Tony Robbins, Tom Venuto, support groups, message board, etc) for motivation and accountability, yet no matter what venue I look to, I end up failing.
Visualization
What does it take? The reason I love biographies, whether it be Arnold's, A.W. Tozer's, or John Bunyon's, I love reading of their success stories, what they did to excel to where they are, both in worldy success and in the spiritual. I understand that our outcomes are all decided by the here and now, the power of the moment, both good and bad. Maybe that's my problem. Recalling Arnold's drive, he would picture himself so vividly being so huge, so strong, so popular, the visualization would be so real in fact all he had to do was just live and he would assume the picture... his life and habits would conform to the vivid picture he had of himself in his head. It involves strategic thinking, no doubt, but neverhteless, he did it.
What Barriers?
That may just explain why there are barriers people cannot break, plateaus they get stuck on. The 4:00 mile use to be impossible, but when it was broke in the 1950's, all of a sudden hundreds of people have ran it. Or the 500 lb bench press. Same story. 20-inch arms? Arnold got them, and even gained up to 21-inch arms. It's been far broken since then, but you get my point.
Shallow H
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For me? I get down to about 10-11% body fat, and look absolutely great, considering I've always been in the 12-15% body. But my goal is to initially get down to 7% in 6 weeks, and then 5% for my competition come April 2005. The probelm comes in when I am subconsiously happy with attaining 10% that my brain tells my body that this ice cream is alright, that I look so great I can afford a drawback. That's the rationale that goes on subconsciously, however, I must reprogram my mind into seeing myself as the 7% BF body, hence, at 10% then I should look really fat. This is all called "Neuro Linguistic Programing" or NLP, pretty much hypnotizing your mind into thinking something else. Sort of like what Tony Robbins did with Shallow Hal... (in the movie) about seeing ugly girls for their inner beauty.
I HAVE 7% BF :-D
Anyway, what I'm going to concentrate now it to vividly see myself as a 7% BF body, and realize that the next time I think ice cream, I will be so disgusted at it because I know I am so far away from my goal. What helps is picking up a Runners World magazine and seeing the low fat guys there, realizing my potential, and how I am to look. Of course, I have more mass than these guys, but I'd rather look at thin to get thin, rather than look at Flex Mag and see the 300 lbs of muscle on shoes. Again, you get my drift.
Anyway, until later, I will... I am a 7% BF dude, just a little bit chubbier for now. ;-)
Mark
Shallow H
alFor me? I get down to about 10-11% body fat, and look absolutely great, considering I've always been in the 12-15% body. But my goal is to initially get down to 7% in 6 weeks, and then 5% for my competition come April 2005. The probelm comes in when I am subconsiously happy with attaining 10% that my brain tells my body that this ice cream is alright, that I look so great I can afford a drawback. That's the rationale that goes on subconsciously, however, I must reprogram my mind into seeing myself as the 7% BF body, hence, at 10% then I should look really fat. This is all called "Neuro Linguistic Programing" or NLP, pretty much hypnotizing your mind into thinking something else. Sort of like what Tony Robbins did with Shallow Hal... (in the movie) about seeing ugly girls for their inner beauty.
I HAVE 7% BF :-D
Anyway, what I'm going to concentrate now it to vividly see myself as a 7% BF body, and realize that the next time I think ice cream, I will be so disgusted at it because I know I am so far away from my goal. What helps is picking up a Runners World magazine and seeing the low fat guys there, realizing my potential, and how I am to look. Of course, I have more mass than these guys, but I'd rather look at thin to get thin, rather than look at Flex Mag and see the 300 lbs of muscle on shoes. Again, you get my drift.
Anyway, until later, I will... I am a 7% BF dude, just a little bit chubbier for now. ;-)
Mark
