(Quick Note: I am excited to share this blog post. I really believe this is my best post to date. I wrote this for Dynamic Performance Development and my good friend, Matt Espinoza. Matt is one of the best young trainers in the area and I have been fortunate to watch his handy work first hand. Check out his page by clicking here.)
“In a chronically leaking boat, energy devoted to changing vessels is more productive than energy devoted to patching leaks.”
-Warren Buffett
A year ago I felt trapped. I couldn’t exactly tell you how or why I was trapped, but I knew for certain I was trapped. Whenever these thoughts would creep into my mind, I did my best to ignore them and focus on something else. But, these feelings were a legitimate warning sign. Much like the “check engine” light on your car, my feelings of being trapped were telling me that there was a problem. As I look at it now, I can see clearly what the problem was, but at the time, inside the situation, everything seemed so overwhelming. Now, I understand that most of what I’m going to be saying in this post, people will believe is just positive thinking nonsense, but my hope is that a few won’t. A few will see there is value to a shifting mindset and will work to begin improving their lives as I have. But first, a little backstory. Continue Reading