“TWENTY-TEN” … the year to make it happen!
Listen up everyone … 2010 is “The Year of the Tiger.” Simply put, this is the year to be aggressive and MAKE IT HAPPEN. Last year with “The Year of the Ox,” it was about diligence and strength. This played out to a “T” as many financial institutions continued to “writeoff” weakened assets, resulting in suppressed consumer confidence and spending. While many would argue that the worse has yet to come, I am going to go out on a limb and say that it is time to have faith and aggressively pursue your dreams. There is no better time to get back into school, or leave the safe confines of an unfulfilling job for the chance of a lifetime with a new industry. I am going to do GREAT things this year and I want you to have the same attitude and approach to “TWENTY-TEN.”As scary as it was for me to walk away from a decent income provided by professional bodybuilding, I knew that it would take me walking away from the sport to discover my lifelong fulfillment. Although i am still uncertain about what God has in store for me in terms of my professional career, I am certain that it has very little to do with pro bodybuilding. My brief tenure in the IFBB has given my name and words more merit. This in turn has afforded me the means to directly impact the lives of everyone, including those who want to find health and others who want to take their physical fitness to a new level. I don’t claim to know it all, but I can promise you that I would NEVER have you do anything that I have yet to try myself. Those who are foolish enough to believe that I am somehow more gifted genetically or better than they are, I CANNOT and WILL NOT help. I can’t help you if you are unwilling to believe in yourself. I can and will help you find your way If you have the desire to want and expect more from yourself. Woe to those who lack the faith from within to conjure the courage that excites the soul to great feats. When the road seems rough, endless, or missing as a result of any uncertainties, the one thing you can do and should do is make sure that you are ready and able to seize the moment … better yet, MAKE THE MOMENT! Always remember that each stumble, each failure brings you that much closer to your success. Quitting or not trying are the easiest things that you can do. I don’t know all of you, but I am CERTAIN that we all have a burning desire to be fulfilled. Don’t settle for mediocrity and have the strength and courage to find your happiness.