Category: Aspire Higher

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Posted on December 25, 2018March 29, 2019 by Goodbye Chlorine

The Power of Consistency

Outside my office window is a construction project. It’s been underway for about a year and a half. Every day the work begins at 7 AM. At about 6:45 the crane operators walk up the ladders. Crews below begin organizing and assessing the day’s work ahead.

They work every day. They begin at 7 AM. Every day.

It’s a sizable building 5 or 6 stories high. When the project began it was nothing but a vacant lot and machines used to drive pilings. Kuthunk, kuthunk, kuthunk. The sound of the pile drivers went on for months. Always beginning at 7 AM. Working every day.

The building has been slowly and steadily going up. They still have several months before the building is closed in, but progress is evident. Some days more progress is made than others. Some weeks it seems as though they have built an entire floor. Every day they begin at 7 AM.

It’s remarkable how a building of this size is built. Machinery, men, technology, equipment all come together in a choreograph that has been refined to maximize efficiency. And every day more evidence of their work. If I had traveled for the past year and a half, I may have thought on first sight, “Where did that building come from?”

But I didn’t travel. I was here every day. I see the result of consistent work and the compounding effect of small individual efforts brought together in a modern building.

You hear old sayings like, “You climb a mountain one step at a time.” and “You eat an elephant one bite at a time.” And yes, you build a building one nail at a time, one day at a time.

These sayings drive at the root of success: Consistency and perseverance are the path to success. In the case of this building: work began every day at 7AM.

Michael Phelps claims he swam every day for more than 5 years. Do you have that kind of commitment to achieve your dreams and aspirations?

Do something every day long enough and one day you will achieve your dream. What are your dreams and what sacrifices are you willing to make in order to achieve them?

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Posted on December 24, 2018March 14, 2019 by Goodbye Chlorine

Phelps Motivation: 3 underwater highlights

Here is some motivation for today.

I don’t know about you, but I get goosebumps every time I see a highlight reel of Michael Phelps. This one is terrific. Here are three thrilling underwaters by Phelps.

Enjoy!

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Posted on December 23, 2018April 15, 2019 by Goodbye Chlorine

Wim Hof, Conquer Your Mind

Certainly you’ve heard the sports cliche, “90% of performance is above the neck”. It’s hard to accept especially when you consider the daily self-inflicted pain swimmers endure. But were it not for the mental toughness, would the body comply? Of course your body has to be there, but isn’t it your mind that guided it?

But what about the mind expanding thought of doing something commonly thought of as impossible, such as:

Climbing Mt. Everest in shorts, or running a half marathon barefoot in snow?

Impossible? What if you had such access and precise control over your mind that you were able to regulate your body temperature and withstand such extreme cold? Again, impossible?

Wim Hof, holds 26 world records including the longest ice bath of 1 hour and 52 minutes. He defies previously held scientific beliefs by controlling his mind, and his body temperature.

Wim Hof’s achievements expands the world of possibilities for all of us. For instance, in track a sub-4 minute mile was thought to be an impossible feat. But once Roger Bannister broke it, others quickly followed.

I can think of other accomplishment that we would think of as crazy or impossible such as tightrope walking between the New York Trade Center towers. Or free climbing El Capitan. Or jumping from a plane without a parachute.

I’m not recommending that you become an extreme thrill-seeker. Instead, I’m suggesting that you reflect on your own preconceived ideas and mental limits. Realize that you have built a mental image of what you can and can’t do. And, most importantly, you can change that mental construct immediately.

What lessons can you learn from Wim Hof, and how can you use this lesson to improve your life or achieve your goals?

Wim Hof’s accomplishments teaches us what we once thought impossible may actually be possible.

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Posted on December 22, 2018March 14, 2019 by Goodbye Chlorine

Smells Like Chlorine on Twitter

The familiar smell of chlorine at the pool brings back strong memories for many. Smelling like the pool? A completely different story.

Here are some tweets that will shed some light on what people think about the smell of chlorine.

I took liken a 10 min shower and i still smell like chlorine
— J.O (@jordanXCountry) December 15, 2018

Our work is not done here.

https://twitter.com/Miriam35965270/status/1073810474636959744

You can now take one of your criteria of the list. Our new slogan: Making more relationships.

Also low key miss wetting my hair and making the whole bathroom smell like chlorine :/
— diego (@flores_diego8) December 15, 2018

Nostalgic

tell me why i showered for like 40 min and still smell like chlorine pic.twitter.com/KXd4EAfLJl
— carol danvers warrior (@nickmillcrs) December 11, 2018

Where should we begin? Maybe here?

https://twitter.com/lauratrifitness/status/1071737928504684544

Very cool, now just leave the smell at the pool.

Posted on December 21, 2018April 15, 2019 by Goodbye Chlorine

3 Lifestyle Changes: Simple and sustainable way to reach your goal weight.

It’s the end of the year and time when people start thinking about their New Year’s resolutions. Invariably this boils down to family, health and finances. This post talks about health and the #1 thing most Americans want to do is lose some weight. Some more than others, but lose weight nonetheless.

I think the best way to organize this article is to tell you my three lifestyle changes first, and then explain them one at a time. Here they are:

Reduce (try to eliminate) all sugary drinks.
Time-restricted eating.
Daily walking.

That’s it. It simple and sustainable. The only thing that is difficult, if you want to think of it as difficult is to actually do it. If you decide you want to do this, my suggestion is to think about this as a lifestyle change and not as a diet. This is not a binary test. You didn’t simply pass or fail. It’s a lifestyle and each of these ideas should be thought of as a spectrum. If in your mind you want to walk 30 minutes every day, but you only waked 15 minutes one day, or missed a day, just quickly forgive yourself and use it as a reminder that this is a lifestyle not a requirement. It’s something you want and like to do, not have to do. Simply pick up where you left off and keep going.

If you can keep these three ideas as the rule, not the exception then you will be healthier.

Also, by adopting this as a lifestyle, you can move your time horizon out significantly. You don’t have to think about achieving your goal next week or next month. You can think about a year, 2 years, 3 years or 5 years. Lifestyle has a much more powerful and lasting connotation than diet which is generally related to and thought about as a temporary fad.

I could go on to say consult your doctor before making any dietary changes, or beginning an exercise routine, but if your doctor disagrees with any of these changes then get a new doctor. Let’s get to it.

Posted on December 20, 2018April 24, 2019 by Goodbye Chlorine

David Goggins on Getting Out of Your Comfort Zone

David Goggins, former Navy Seal and ultra-distance athlete talks about how to use your mind to overcome great challenges.

He argues that we seek comfort and it’s important to put yourself into uncomfortable situations in order to grow.

He says the biggest war we are going through is right in our mind and we have to train our mind to be tough.

His story about his first 100 mile run in under 24 hours is amazing. Would you have been able to do what he did? How can you strengthen your mind so that when life gets tough, you can overcome great challenges?

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