On a fishing trip once, we all agreed to bring a minimal amount of stuff and NO FOOD. This was to try some more real life applicable fishing tools and methods, like they did in the cave man or Indian days. Chisel some wood spears, find natural bait, ect.. We did bring poles and hooks, but in the end did not use them. We were very lucky to have one of us do this before, and was able to guide us into catching some good sized fish for a good dinner. As we got hungrier and realized we might not have food, we got a lot more creative. I felt the hunter instincts kicking in. This experience reminded me of how I leaned to swim. I was young, maybe 8, and my mom and grandpa took me to the Napa Valley College pool. This pool was huge, it had three high level massive diving boards. This pool was the real deal and scary for a little kid that couldn’t swim. After holding on to the edge for most of the first hour, my seemingly honest grandpa said to jump on his back. It would be safe, don’t worry he said. […]
Goals want to be found, it’s only lack of focus and probability that hides them away. I was just running through my emails this morning and saw a mass mail about finding your goals. I am sure you have seen them a million times. For the small price of $19.99 you can download an Ebook that delivers the secrets to all your goals. Whether it’s the laws of attraction, confidence, or just plain luck. The truth is there is no secret, people have been accomplishing goals for thousands of years. We didn’t just figure out the secret a couple years ago. The bottom line is there probably is no special tactic, we can only see what has worked for sure. We know these help achieve goals for sure: Hard work (not having a clock tell you when you can and can’t work.) Commitment (not letting other things in your life take away from your goal) Focus (staying on your path to find your goal) Patience (not letting the time it takes to discourage you) Luck (being available when life throws you a bone) Perseverance (not letting past failures stop you from trying again) Strength (being able to force things that […]