Okay, those are two things on my mind today.
Time ... I have created an interesting situation for my life. I decided after this past weekend that I would shift from focusing on action/activity to really focusing on results. This has already produced for me and it has been perhaps the most successful week since I started my free enterprise over a year ago.
However, I have become SO focused on results that I was actually sacrificing some of my routine. While my wife and I do some stretches and light exercises first thing every morning and begin the day in prayer, I was doing walking, lifting, and other more advanced training. I have not carved out that space in time to do so this week, and therefore have not trained as vigorously as I was. Furthermore, my nutrition is going down the chute. I'm not eating bad foods - that's nearly impossible in this household (although I did indulge in some chocolate that was brought home for the coming Easter holiday) ... instead, I'm skipping meals and instead just grabbing a handful of nuts and cheeses. My calories and weight have actually dropped, but not really my intention.
What I learned really quickly is that I could easily fall into an old pattern where I focus 110% on one area of my life and let the other cave in. It's not going to happen this time. I am aware and I am making adjustments. It was interesting to observe. I know that success will not come from overdoing it - getting too wrapped up in the process - but instead from the balance. I will keep all aspects moving forward, including nutrition and training. The irony is that I know this will in the end create more productivity because with proper nutrition and training, I always have more energy.
So now the vanity aspect. This is actually quite interesting. I love doing body weight exercises for the strength and endurance aspects. I enjoyed the Matt Furey programs - Hindu squats, etc. However, when I switched to resistance training last week, that was also very fulfilling. My conundrum is that I am having trouble really deciding what in my heart I am truly passionate about. I feel on one level that I really like using bodyweight and focusing on strength and flexibility. On the other hand, I know that might be a cop-out excuse to avoid the discipline necessary to get down into my garage gym and carve out an hour to train with weights. However, when I really look at the weights, the reason I enjoy them is muscles. So then I wonder, am I doing it for the health reasons, or am I just getting excited about building bigger biceps? Is my desire to let go of weight training a weak excuse because I really know I should be sticking with the weights but it requires more focus/effort, or is the reason I'm second-guessing giving up training with weights simply because in some vain region of my mind, I'm worried about losing my muscle mass?
I'm convinced that for health, strength and flexibility are key over mass. However, I'm not saying mass is bad - you can achieve both strength and flexibility with resistance training. However, it is just so interesting to see the tug-of-war in my mind that goes between wanting to stick with a body weight regimen versus doing another weight training regimen. It's odd because I know I must decide and get something going and create that time and balance, but I'm just stuck on whether I put together something involving more bridges, handstand push-ups, Hindu squats, etc, or if I get back in and feel the cold metal and pump some major iron.
I'll have to figure it out soon, because the electrical work being done on our house will be wrapped up tomorrow, leaving no more excuses not to get down and train if that is the route I choose (as opposed to staying here on the hardwood floors of our master bedroom doing bodyweight exercises while looking out over the valley). It will be interesting to decide.
I will get back into equilibrium with my nutrition. I know that high protein is simply not for me. I get sick of high protein quickly and my body calls out for vegetables and fruit. I'll probably do something along the lines of a high fiber shake with berries/frozen fruit mixed in, large salad and then more of the meats / etc for dinner. I'm really eating more instinctively these days - listening to what I crave (i.e. fats/protein/carbs) and eating only when I am hungry, rather than when it is time. It is an interesting experience.
As fate would have it, I am not going to Chicago for the TV taping. There were many factors involved. However, as an interesting turn of fate, a major television network contacted me earlier to schedule time for me to chat with the creative director to consider an appearance on their show. It will be interesting to learn more and understand what they hope to receive and how they found Natural Physiques.
My network marketing business has really kicked into high gear. I was bringing on about one person per month and this week, I have already had two ready to join with more decisions to collect on Friday. My new goal is to bring on board 2 - 4 new associates each week and reach a leadership bonus level by our September convention. What I love about this industry is that this will not be a "me" goal - I won't accomplish it on my own - but a team goal. The only way I will reach this level is if people on my team are also getting promoted and increasing their income. It is truly a win-win situation and I know two people on my team with goals of leaving the corporate world this year. I look forward to making that dream a reality for them, as I have for me.
Tomorrow will be a nice evening. My parents are in town, so we are having dinner with most of the family members over at my grandparents' house. I love visiting with my parents. My father doesn't know it, but I have a surprise for him. He had some hip surgery earlier this year and has healed and recovered well. My mother has been a loyal user of our multivitamin for quite some time now, and my father just recently began taking a few of them each day (nowhere near a day's supply) but isn't ready to commit. I'm going to give him a month's supply of our top of the line pack, which is the multivitamin, calcium, and grapeseed extract products all combined with AM/PM packs. This way, he can take his own for a month to see the difference it will make in his health himself.
I look forward to the coming weekend. I feel like I have awakened and am in a new chapter of my own life. How fitting to celebrate Christ risen and the hope and the great gift. What a year this will be.
Now it's time to cuddle with my daughter as she falls asleep and spend some time with my wife. I plan to have a very productive day tomorrow and Saturday, and then take a full day of blessed rest on Sunday.
Blessed be,
Jeremy Likness
Time ... I have created an interesting situation for my life. I decided after this past weekend that I would shift from focusing on action/activity to really focusing on results. This has already produced for me and it has been perhaps the most successful week since I started my free enterprise over a year ago.
However, I have become SO focused on results that I was actually sacrificing some of my routine. While my wife and I do some stretches and light exercises first thing every morning and begin the day in prayer, I was doing walking, lifting, and other more advanced training. I have not carved out that space in time to do so this week, and therefore have not trained as vigorously as I was. Furthermore, my nutrition is going down the chute. I'm not eating bad foods - that's nearly impossible in this household (although I did indulge in some chocolate that was brought home for the coming Easter holiday) ... instead, I'm skipping meals and instead just grabbing a handful of nuts and cheeses. My calories and weight have actually dropped, but not really my intention.
What I learned really quickly is that I could easily fall into an old pattern where I focus 110% on one area of my life and let the other cave in. It's not going to happen this time. I am aware and I am making adjustments. It was interesting to observe. I know that success will not come from overdoing it - getting too wrapped up in the process - but instead from the balance. I will keep all aspects moving forward, including nutrition and training. The irony is that I know this will in the end create more productivity because with proper nutrition and training, I always have more energy.
So now the vanity aspect. This is actually quite interesting. I love doing body weight exercises for the strength and endurance aspects. I enjoyed the Matt Furey programs - Hindu squats, etc. However, when I switched to resistance training last week, that was also very fulfilling. My conundrum is that I am having trouble really deciding what in my heart I am truly passionate about. I feel on one level that I really like using bodyweight and focusing on strength and flexibility. On the other hand, I know that might be a cop-out excuse to avoid the discipline necessary to get down into my garage gym and carve out an hour to train with weights. However, when I really look at the weights, the reason I enjoy them is muscles. So then I wonder, am I doing it for the health reasons, or am I just getting excited about building bigger biceps? Is my desire to let go of weight training a weak excuse because I really know I should be sticking with the weights but it requires more focus/effort, or is the reason I'm second-guessing giving up training with weights simply because in some vain region of my mind, I'm worried about losing my muscle mass?
I'm convinced that for health, strength and flexibility are key over mass. However, I'm not saying mass is bad - you can achieve both strength and flexibility with resistance training. However, it is just so interesting to see the tug-of-war in my mind that goes between wanting to stick with a body weight regimen versus doing another weight training regimen. It's odd because I know I must decide and get something going and create that time and balance, but I'm just stuck on whether I put together something involving more bridges, handstand push-ups, Hindu squats, etc, or if I get back in and feel the cold metal and pump some major iron.
I'll have to figure it out soon, because the electrical work being done on our house will be wrapped up tomorrow, leaving no more excuses not to get down and train if that is the route I choose (as opposed to staying here on the hardwood floors of our master bedroom doing bodyweight exercises while looking out over the valley). It will be interesting to decide.
I will get back into equilibrium with my nutrition. I know that high protein is simply not for me. I get sick of high protein quickly and my body calls out for vegetables and fruit. I'll probably do something along the lines of a high fiber shake with berries/frozen fruit mixed in, large salad and then more of the meats / etc for dinner. I'm really eating more instinctively these days - listening to what I crave (i.e. fats/protein/carbs) and eating only when I am hungry, rather than when it is time. It is an interesting experience.
As fate would have it, I am not going to Chicago for the TV taping. There were many factors involved. However, as an interesting turn of fate, a major television network contacted me earlier to schedule time for me to chat with the creative director to consider an appearance on their show. It will be interesting to learn more and understand what they hope to receive and how they found Natural Physiques.
My network marketing business has really kicked into high gear. I was bringing on about one person per month and this week, I have already had two ready to join with more decisions to collect on Friday. My new goal is to bring on board 2 - 4 new associates each week and reach a leadership bonus level by our September convention. What I love about this industry is that this will not be a "me" goal - I won't accomplish it on my own - but a team goal. The only way I will reach this level is if people on my team are also getting promoted and increasing their income. It is truly a win-win situation and I know two people on my team with goals of leaving the corporate world this year. I look forward to making that dream a reality for them, as I have for me.
Tomorrow will be a nice evening. My parents are in town, so we are having dinner with most of the family members over at my grandparents' house. I love visiting with my parents. My father doesn't know it, but I have a surprise for him. He had some hip surgery earlier this year and has healed and recovered well. My mother has been a loyal user of our multivitamin for quite some time now, and my father just recently began taking a few of them each day (nowhere near a day's supply) but isn't ready to commit. I'm going to give him a month's supply of our top of the line pack, which is the multivitamin, calcium, and grapeseed extract products all combined with AM/PM packs. This way, he can take his own for a month to see the difference it will make in his health himself.
I look forward to the coming weekend. I feel like I have awakened and am in a new chapter of my own life. How fitting to celebrate Christ risen and the hope and the great gift. What a year this will be.
Now it's time to cuddle with my daughter as she falls asleep and spend some time with my wife. I plan to have a very productive day tomorrow and Saturday, and then take a full day of blessed rest on Sunday.
Blessed be,
Jeremy Likness
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