Today's WOD was FRAN. This is a staple in Crossfit. 21-15-9 Thrusters/pullups. This is a very good measurement of progress and strength. The first time I did it I did it in 5:57 today I did it in 5:37, but there was a price for sure.
For some reason I wasn't able to sleep last night. I woke around 1030 pm, 230pm and 330pm. The last time I woke up I just gave up on sleep and went to my office to pray and get ready for FRAN. I ended up leaving early to hit the grocery store for our potluck at work today. I got to the gym super early. I did some basic warm ups, jumping rope, high kicks and OHS.
The 400 m run was ok. I am not sure I managed by form well. I was thinking about this WOD and I was starting to worry. Wednesday and Thursday I am going to do some quick yard work. My yard looks like a jungle. I need to do something before we have people over. My plan was the trim 1 hedge, run around the block and keep doing that until I had all the hedges trimmed. Then run the mower over the yard and mulch up the clippings. We'll see.
Ruben suggested that I warm up by doing the 15 set of FRAN. That was a good idea. I nailed 7 and 8 w/o resting. My pull ups weren't as strong, but I did hammer out 6-6-3. I was good and warm after than.
Let's talk about the mind games that we play with ourselves. Today I was scared to start this WOD. When it came time to put my hands on that bar and see the gym clock counting down from 10 I was really panicking. I had to calm myself down and repeat that I could do this. I had the in the front squat rack position at 2 seconds and started strong in spite of my heart beating like a jack rabbit. I am not sure what that was about. I think I over psyched myself over making a sub 5 min FRAN.
After the first 5 I was in a rhythm. I planned to do 7 x 3, 5 x 3 and 3 x 3 on my thrusters. I ended up doing (8,7,6); (7,7,1); (9,2). My pull ups were a little more scattered. My hands haven't stopped hurting from last week. Angie yesterday didn't help much.
So 5 minutes and 37 seconds from the start I ended. I was trashed! I couldn't believe 1. I beat my first time sans a good night sleep 2. that my hands hurt as much as they did 3. that tomorrow I would be expected to step back up and do Elizabeth 21,15,9 squat cleans and ring dips. Just dang!
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Friday, November 20, 2009
A tough run today
I admit that I haven't been running much at all. If it's a part of a WOD I am all about it or if it's apart of the warm up. But as running goes I've been VERY slack. So today's WOD 5 rounds of 800s was supposed to be a trip down memory lane. More like a stumble and fall down a rocking trail.
Eva- 5 rounds of 800m run, 30 KB Swings, 30 pull ups. I did Eva lite (3 rounds), because I was afraid that the time would get me. Someone told me that they took an hour to do it last time so I was expecting that I'd be somewhere in that range as well. So ended up running 3 800's. Should I call that running?
I've been crossfitting mainly for the last 5 months, very little running. So I was introduced to a long hard run today. Given that I did the 30 kb swings & pull ups between each 800, I was really struggling. The end result is that I need to run more. Just get out and stretch my legs, work on my POSE and keep my body accustomed to hitting the ground. Next time this WOD comes up I will do better.
Eva- 5 rounds of 800m run, 30 KB Swings, 30 pull ups. I did Eva lite (3 rounds), because I was afraid that the time would get me. Someone told me that they took an hour to do it last time so I was expecting that I'd be somewhere in that range as well. So ended up running 3 800's. Should I call that running?
I've been crossfitting mainly for the last 5 months, very little running. So I was introduced to a long hard run today. Given that I did the 30 kb swings & pull ups between each 800, I was really struggling. The end result is that I need to run more. Just get out and stretch my legs, work on my POSE and keep my body accustomed to hitting the ground. Next time this WOD comes up I will do better.
Monday, November 16, 2009
Staying the course
I haven't seen a lot of movement in the two areas I have been focusing on; new job and selling our condo. Kind of disappointed, but giving up. Praying about them often, thanking God that it's going to happen and happen soon. Not going to jump plans. I am going to pray this thing through.
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Monday, November 2, 2009
Some other things to do when it's to cold to run
Run 1/2 mile 50 squats – 3 rounds for time.
10 push-ups 10 sit ups 10 squats – 10 rounds for time.
200 squats for time.
“Susan” Run 200m 10 squats 10 push ups – 5 rounds for time.
Sprint 200m and do 25 push ups – 3 rounds for time.
10 Handstand push ups and a 200m run – 3 rounds for time.
Tabata Squats and Push-ups: 20 seconds on 10 seconds rest, 8 rounds each. Count your lowest score.
5 push ups 5 squats 5 sit ups – 20 rounds for time.
Walk 100m on your hands, even if it is 2ms at a time.
10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 sets of sit-ups and a 100m sprint between each set.
Invisible Fran: 21-15-9 of squats and push-ups for time.
Spend a total of 5 minutes in a handstand, or headstand. If you are using the headstand do not stay over a minute at a time.
10 push ups 10 squats and 10 sit ups – 6 rounds for time.
Do one squat and take one breath, (you can breath all you want while you do the squat or squats) do 2 and take 2 breaths etc… up to 10, and then come back down to one.
3 vertical jumps 3 squats 3 long jumps – 5 rounds for time.
Handstand 30 seconds and 10 squats – 8 rounds for time.
10 push-ups 100M dash – 10 rounds for time.
Tabata Squats: 20 seconds on 10 seconds rest, 8 rounds. Count your lowest score.
5x 400M sprints.
10 X 100 m dash.
25 pressing snatch balances each arm. No weight.
Run 1 mile, lunging 30 steps every 1 minute.
Handstand 30 seconds and 20 squats – 5 rounds for time.
10 handstand jackknife to vertical jump, 10 handstand jackknife to tuck jump, 10 handstand jackknife to straddle jump.
100 squats for time.
4x 25 jumping squats
10 vertical jumps, 10 push ups, 10 sit ups – 4 rounds for time.
10 squats every 1 minute of your 1 mile run.
10 push-ups 10 squats 10 sit ups – 10 rounds for time.
10 vertical jumps, run 400m – 5 rounds for time.
Spend a total of 3 minutes in a handstand.
Handstand 1 minute, hold bottom of the squat for 1 minute – 5 rounds for time.
Sprint 100m, Walk 100m – 10 rounds for time.
100 push ups for time.
10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 burpees and sit ups.
50 sit-ups, 400m run or sprint or walk – 3 rounds for time.
10 walking lunges, 10 push-ups, 10 rounds for time.
50 split jumps for time.
Handstand for 30 seconds or 5 handstand push ups, 400m run – 4 rounds for time.
10 burpees, 100meter sprint – 10 rounds for time.
L-sit off the floor. 10 rounds of 10 seconds. If you can’t do it sit with your legs straight out and try to lift your heels of the ground for 10 seconds instead!!!
Run 400m, 50 squats – 4 rounds for time.
handstand 30 seconds, to squat hold 30 seconds – 10 rounds for time.
Ten vertical jumps ( jump as high as you can, land and do it again), 10 push-ups – 5 rounds for time.
10 push-ups, 10 squats, 10 rounds for time.
Handstand to Jack-Knife to vertical jump – 30 reps for time.
Run 1 mile with 100 squats at midpoint – for time.
7 squats, 7 burpees – 7 rounds for time.
10x 30 second handstand to 30 second bottom of the squat hold.
Burpee to the push up position, do 10 push ups, burpee out – 5 rounds for time.
Run 1 mile, plus 50 squats – For time.
100 burpees for time.
5 squats, 5 push-ups, 5 sit ups – 20 rounds for time.
Plebs plank, bottom of squat, hollow rock hold, 30 seconds each for 10 rounds for time. Use the transition times as your rest periods…they should be as brief as possible.
5 push ups with a 30 second plebs plank(a hold at the top of the push up, arms extended and body tight like a plank!) at the end of each 5 reps, 10 rounds for time. Then 3x 100m dash @ 80%.
Handstand practice, 25 tries at free handstands, then a 1 mile run at 80%.
Handstand 10 seconds jack-knife to vertical jump – 25 reps for time.
Mime 4x 25 sumo deadlift high pulls, make them perfect. Be sure the hips extend before the arms bend!
50 squats x 5. Rest equal amounts as it took to do each 50.
Run 1 mile and do 10 push-ups every 1 minute.
Sprint 100m 30 squats – 8 rounds for time.
30 push ups, 30 second handstand or Plebs Plank – 3 rounds for time.
10 sit ups and 10 burpees…10 rounds-for time.
Handstand hold, 30 seconds, squat hold 30 seconds – 10 rounds for time.
250 jumping jacks – for time.
100 jumping jacks, 75 squats, 50 push ups, 25 burpees – For time.
Tabata Push-ups: 20 seconds on 10 seconds rest, 8 rounds. Count your lowest score.
30 second handstand against a wall, followed by a 30 second static hold at the bottom of the squat – 5 rounds for time.
with eyes closed do 10 squats, open eyes..do 10 push ups eyes closed – 5 rounds for time.
Run 1 minute, squat 1 minute – 5 rounds for time.
Run 1 mile for time.
squat x 10 push up x 10 sit up x 10 – 3 rounds for time.
10 push-ups, 10 hollow rocks, run 200m – 5 rounds for time.
Tabata Squats with eyes closed: 20 seconds on 10 seconds rest, 8 rounds. Count your lowest score.
bottom to bottom ( est at the bottom of the squat instead of standing without support on your hands or butt and make the bottom good, straight back, butt back) Tabata squats.
20 sit ups with support under the lumbar spine, 20 push ups, run 400m – 4 rounds for time.
Handstands, 30 second hold, 30 second static squat, 30 second rest – 8 rounds for time.
Sprint 50ms, 10 push ups – 10 rounds for time.
50 squats, 4 rounds for time. Rest for 2 minutes between rounds.
3x 20 tuck jumps. 3x 30 second handstands.
400m run/sprint 30 squats – 3 rounds for time.
20 jumping jacks, 20 burpees, 20 squats – 3 rounds for time.
Warm up. Run 100m and do 20 squats – 10 rounds for time.
Handstand 5x 30 seconds. Run 800m – 2 rounds for time. Do the handstands first. Rest and recover and do the runs with a rest in between that is as long as it took you to run your first 800.
100 squats, 3 min. rest, 100 squats.
Run with high knees for 15 seconds and drop into a pushup, get back up and run with high knees again for 15 seconds – 5 rounds. Each pushup counts as 1 rep. Rest. Do 3 more rounds for time.
10x 50m sprint.
Test yourself on a max set of push ups, tight body chest to the floor, full extension!
If you cannot do push-ups from your toes, do your push-ups from the knees. After that do 100 squats for time.
Tabata Tuck jumps and Sit-ups: 20 seconds on 10 seconds rest, 8 rounds each. Count your lowest score.
Run 400m squat 30 hand stand 30 seconds – 3 rounds for time.
5 handstand to jacknife to high jump, 5 handstand to jacknife to tuck jump, 5 handstand to jacknife to split jump – 3 rounds for form
50 burpees for time.
Run 1 mile, stopping every minute to do 20 squats.
30 second handstand, 60 second squat hold ( at the bottom of the squat) – 5 rounds for time.
Run 200m, 50 squats – 3 rounds for time.
20 squats, 20 Burpees, 20 Push-Ups – 3 rounds for time.
10 push-ups 10 sit ups 10 squats – 10 rounds for time.
200 squats for time.
“Susan” Run 200m 10 squats 10 push ups – 5 rounds for time.
Sprint 200m and do 25 push ups – 3 rounds for time.
10 Handstand push ups and a 200m run – 3 rounds for time.
Tabata Squats and Push-ups: 20 seconds on 10 seconds rest, 8 rounds each. Count your lowest score.
5 push ups 5 squats 5 sit ups – 20 rounds for time.
Walk 100m on your hands, even if it is 2ms at a time.
10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 sets of sit-ups and a 100m sprint between each set.
Invisible Fran: 21-15-9 of squats and push-ups for time.
Spend a total of 5 minutes in a handstand, or headstand. If you are using the headstand do not stay over a minute at a time.
10 push ups 10 squats and 10 sit ups – 6 rounds for time.
Do one squat and take one breath, (you can breath all you want while you do the squat or squats) do 2 and take 2 breaths etc… up to 10, and then come back down to one.
3 vertical jumps 3 squats 3 long jumps – 5 rounds for time.
Handstand 30 seconds and 10 squats – 8 rounds for time.
10 push-ups 100M dash – 10 rounds for time.
Tabata Squats: 20 seconds on 10 seconds rest, 8 rounds. Count your lowest score.
5x 400M sprints.
10 X 100 m dash.
25 pressing snatch balances each arm. No weight.
Run 1 mile, lunging 30 steps every 1 minute.
Handstand 30 seconds and 20 squats – 5 rounds for time.
10 handstand jackknife to vertical jump, 10 handstand jackknife to tuck jump, 10 handstand jackknife to straddle jump.
100 squats for time.
4x 25 jumping squats
10 vertical jumps, 10 push ups, 10 sit ups – 4 rounds for time.
10 squats every 1 minute of your 1 mile run.
10 push-ups 10 squats 10 sit ups – 10 rounds for time.
10 vertical jumps, run 400m – 5 rounds for time.
Spend a total of 3 minutes in a handstand.
Handstand 1 minute, hold bottom of the squat for 1 minute – 5 rounds for time.
Sprint 100m, Walk 100m – 10 rounds for time.
100 push ups for time.
10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 burpees and sit ups.
50 sit-ups, 400m run or sprint or walk – 3 rounds for time.
10 walking lunges, 10 push-ups, 10 rounds for time.
50 split jumps for time.
Handstand for 30 seconds or 5 handstand push ups, 400m run – 4 rounds for time.
10 burpees, 100meter sprint – 10 rounds for time.
L-sit off the floor. 10 rounds of 10 seconds. If you can’t do it sit with your legs straight out and try to lift your heels of the ground for 10 seconds instead!!!
Run 400m, 50 squats – 4 rounds for time.
handstand 30 seconds, to squat hold 30 seconds – 10 rounds for time.
Ten vertical jumps ( jump as high as you can, land and do it again), 10 push-ups – 5 rounds for time.
10 push-ups, 10 squats, 10 rounds for time.
Handstand to Jack-Knife to vertical jump – 30 reps for time.
Run 1 mile with 100 squats at midpoint – for time.
7 squats, 7 burpees – 7 rounds for time.
10x 30 second handstand to 30 second bottom of the squat hold.
Burpee to the push up position, do 10 push ups, burpee out – 5 rounds for time.
Run 1 mile, plus 50 squats – For time.
100 burpees for time.
5 squats, 5 push-ups, 5 sit ups – 20 rounds for time.
Plebs plank, bottom of squat, hollow rock hold, 30 seconds each for 10 rounds for time. Use the transition times as your rest periods…they should be as brief as possible.
5 push ups with a 30 second plebs plank(a hold at the top of the push up, arms extended and body tight like a plank!) at the end of each 5 reps, 10 rounds for time. Then 3x 100m dash @ 80%.
Handstand practice, 25 tries at free handstands, then a 1 mile run at 80%.
Handstand 10 seconds jack-knife to vertical jump – 25 reps for time.
Mime 4x 25 sumo deadlift high pulls, make them perfect. Be sure the hips extend before the arms bend!
50 squats x 5. Rest equal amounts as it took to do each 50.
Run 1 mile and do 10 push-ups every 1 minute.
Sprint 100m 30 squats – 8 rounds for time.
30 push ups, 30 second handstand or Plebs Plank – 3 rounds for time.
10 sit ups and 10 burpees…10 rounds-for time.
Handstand hold, 30 seconds, squat hold 30 seconds – 10 rounds for time.
250 jumping jacks – for time.
100 jumping jacks, 75 squats, 50 push ups, 25 burpees – For time.
Tabata Push-ups: 20 seconds on 10 seconds rest, 8 rounds. Count your lowest score.
30 second handstand against a wall, followed by a 30 second static hold at the bottom of the squat – 5 rounds for time.
with eyes closed do 10 squats, open eyes..do 10 push ups eyes closed – 5 rounds for time.
Run 1 minute, squat 1 minute – 5 rounds for time.
Run 1 mile for time.
squat x 10 push up x 10 sit up x 10 – 3 rounds for time.
10 push-ups, 10 hollow rocks, run 200m – 5 rounds for time.
Tabata Squats with eyes closed: 20 seconds on 10 seconds rest, 8 rounds. Count your lowest score.
bottom to bottom ( est at the bottom of the squat instead of standing without support on your hands or butt and make the bottom good, straight back, butt back) Tabata squats.
20 sit ups with support under the lumbar spine, 20 push ups, run 400m – 4 rounds for time.
Handstands, 30 second hold, 30 second static squat, 30 second rest – 8 rounds for time.
Sprint 50ms, 10 push ups – 10 rounds for time.
50 squats, 4 rounds for time. Rest for 2 minutes between rounds.
3x 20 tuck jumps. 3x 30 second handstands.
400m run/sprint 30 squats – 3 rounds for time.
20 jumping jacks, 20 burpees, 20 squats – 3 rounds for time.
Warm up. Run 100m and do 20 squats – 10 rounds for time.
Handstand 5x 30 seconds. Run 800m – 2 rounds for time. Do the handstands first. Rest and recover and do the runs with a rest in between that is as long as it took you to run your first 800.
100 squats, 3 min. rest, 100 squats.
Run with high knees for 15 seconds and drop into a pushup, get back up and run with high knees again for 15 seconds – 5 rounds. Each pushup counts as 1 rep. Rest. Do 3 more rounds for time.
10x 50m sprint.
Test yourself on a max set of push ups, tight body chest to the floor, full extension!
If you cannot do push-ups from your toes, do your push-ups from the knees. After that do 100 squats for time.
Tabata Tuck jumps and Sit-ups: 20 seconds on 10 seconds rest, 8 rounds each. Count your lowest score.
Run 400m squat 30 hand stand 30 seconds – 3 rounds for time.
5 handstand to jacknife to high jump, 5 handstand to jacknife to tuck jump, 5 handstand to jacknife to split jump – 3 rounds for form
50 burpees for time.
Run 1 mile, stopping every minute to do 20 squats.
30 second handstand, 60 second squat hold ( at the bottom of the squat) – 5 rounds for time.
Run 200m, 50 squats – 3 rounds for time.
20 squats, 20 Burpees, 20 Push-Ups – 3 rounds for time.
Monday, October 26, 2009
Following One Course Until Successful
I've been MIA on the blogging, but certainly staying on my fitness. I haven't been running, but I have a tale to share.
I picked this phrase up recently and it stuck to me. I've heard it said many different ways, but for some reason God made this time different. Follow One Course Until Successful. Lately, I've noticed that I have not been hitting my personal goals like i had planned. In steps this phrase. What if I found one thing to focus on and stuck to it until I've hit my goal? So I chose to stick to 2 goals until I hit them. 1. sell our condo 2. Improve my career options. No matter what I will stick to these goals until I hit them. They are good and they don't hurt anyone so I know that I can expect God's blessings on travels. What I've done in the past is be extremely ADD! I haven't focused on anything long enough to say that I could be successful in it.
This is a principle in Financial Peace University as well. Stick to one Baby Step until that goal has been reached. Then and only then can you move to the next step.
Since I like to start the New Year in November I am going to start 2010 on November 1st. (I will list my 2010 goals later) I expect to have some word on both of these by this weekend. That's a very audacious goal for sure.
So far I have 1 lead from my career search. I am doing 48 days to the work you love and I am on day 26. I honestly expect to hear 3 interviews scheduled by weeks end. The condo is a real test of our faith, but we don't have any other options. I am believing that we'll have an offer by Friday. I am working my agent to keep our house listed high on Craigslist and other listing sites. I am not concerned about the "market" or any other reasons why I shouldn't trust that I'll reach these goals. Either I hit them this week or I will hit them next week or the week after, but we will hit them. No questions or doubts. I have to be successful, because I am focused.
Ok on to fitness. I have been crossfitting pretty much 4-5 times a week. I feel great! I am getting much stronger. My running is ok. However, I need to get out running more.
I picked this phrase up recently and it stuck to me. I've heard it said many different ways, but for some reason God made this time different. Follow One Course Until Successful. Lately, I've noticed that I have not been hitting my personal goals like i had planned. In steps this phrase. What if I found one thing to focus on and stuck to it until I've hit my goal? So I chose to stick to 2 goals until I hit them. 1. sell our condo 2. Improve my career options. No matter what I will stick to these goals until I hit them. They are good and they don't hurt anyone so I know that I can expect God's blessings on travels. What I've done in the past is be extremely ADD! I haven't focused on anything long enough to say that I could be successful in it.
This is a principle in Financial Peace University as well. Stick to one Baby Step until that goal has been reached. Then and only then can you move to the next step.
Since I like to start the New Year in November I am going to start 2010 on November 1st. (I will list my 2010 goals later) I expect to have some word on both of these by this weekend. That's a very audacious goal for sure.
So far I have 1 lead from my career search. I am doing 48 days to the work you love and I am on day 26. I honestly expect to hear 3 interviews scheduled by weeks end. The condo is a real test of our faith, but we don't have any other options. I am believing that we'll have an offer by Friday. I am working my agent to keep our house listed high on Craigslist and other listing sites. I am not concerned about the "market" or any other reasons why I shouldn't trust that I'll reach these goals. Either I hit them this week or I will hit them next week or the week after, but we will hit them. No questions or doubts. I have to be successful, because I am focused.
Ok on to fitness. I have been crossfitting pretty much 4-5 times a week. I feel great! I am getting much stronger. My running is ok. However, I need to get out running more.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
My Mission Statement
Been working on my personal career search. Here's something I've been working on to clarify who Jason is and what I'm about. Give your thoughts, please.
I will keep a positive outlook/attitude about life and my current situation. As well, I will keep a sense of humor in everything I do. Life is tough and often hard, but not being able to see the good in everything only makes it tougher and harder. I will be known in my family as a loving, caring fun loving and supportive husband and father. Among my colleagues I will be known as a fair, reasonable and honest person; and by my friends I am someone they can count on. Overseeing all my actions is a strong sense of trust and faith which I believe to be my most import character trait.
My Mission is to provide service, products, and benefits with integrity and honest to everyone I work with and for. I will not knowingly seek to harm or take advantage or anyone. I will use my God given talents, know how and abilities in organizing and structuring in ways that provide income and pleasure for my family as well as blessings to those around me.
My Mission is to exercise my creative and innovative ideas by developing which change lives and society for the better. I will use my talents and abilities consistently. I will no longer hide them simply because they will not always be immediately recognized. I want all of my work to be a product of God’s inspiration and a blessing to the world. I will be loyal to my family, friends and most importantly to God.
For myself, I will continually invest in myself. I will invest spiritually, mentally, financially, physically and socially. Spiritually, I will recognize my absolute dependency on Christ. I trust in nothing else for my eternal salvation. Mentally, I seek to continually grow and expand my knowledge. Financially, I will establish a financial foundation of debt freedom and wealth building that changes my family tree. Fitness will remain a key part of my daily activities in order to maintain my body. Socially, I will continue to develop strong friendships that provoke me to remain diligent and moving forward. In my family, I will build healthy, loving relationships in which we encourage each other to become the very best God intended. I will take time to establish good relationships with my household as well as my extended family. At work, I will establish an environment where continual growth is the rule. I will seek new opportunities rather than grow comfortable in one position. In my sphere of influence, I want to exemplify a life surrendered to Christ to all around me.
My Mission is to use all of my skills and experiences in business to help people realize their dreams for their in fullness. I will continually seek to grow mentally and academically that I might be able to do this with effectiveness. I will study to expand my knowledge in God’s Word, business/marketing, family, sales, and fitness. I will strive for loving relationships with my immediate and extended family and many friends. I will invest love, service, time, patience, encouragement, modeling and creativity into those relationships. I will listen more than I talk and be transparent in sharing personal insights and struggles. From now on I will strive for excellence in all of the above and in my hobby of fitness
I will keep a positive outlook/attitude about life and my current situation. As well, I will keep a sense of humor in everything I do. Life is tough and often hard, but not being able to see the good in everything only makes it tougher and harder. I will be known in my family as a loving, caring fun loving and supportive husband and father. Among my colleagues I will be known as a fair, reasonable and honest person; and by my friends I am someone they can count on. Overseeing all my actions is a strong sense of trust and faith which I believe to be my most import character trait.
My Mission is to provide service, products, and benefits with integrity and honest to everyone I work with and for. I will not knowingly seek to harm or take advantage or anyone. I will use my God given talents, know how and abilities in organizing and structuring in ways that provide income and pleasure for my family as well as blessings to those around me.
My Mission is to exercise my creative and innovative ideas by developing which change lives and society for the better. I will use my talents and abilities consistently. I will no longer hide them simply because they will not always be immediately recognized. I want all of my work to be a product of God’s inspiration and a blessing to the world. I will be loyal to my family, friends and most importantly to God.
For myself, I will continually invest in myself. I will invest spiritually, mentally, financially, physically and socially. Spiritually, I will recognize my absolute dependency on Christ. I trust in nothing else for my eternal salvation. Mentally, I seek to continually grow and expand my knowledge. Financially, I will establish a financial foundation of debt freedom and wealth building that changes my family tree. Fitness will remain a key part of my daily activities in order to maintain my body. Socially, I will continue to develop strong friendships that provoke me to remain diligent and moving forward. In my family, I will build healthy, loving relationships in which we encourage each other to become the very best God intended. I will take time to establish good relationships with my household as well as my extended family. At work, I will establish an environment where continual growth is the rule. I will seek new opportunities rather than grow comfortable in one position. In my sphere of influence, I want to exemplify a life surrendered to Christ to all around me.
My Mission is to use all of my skills and experiences in business to help people realize their dreams for their in fullness. I will continually seek to grow mentally and academically that I might be able to do this with effectiveness. I will study to expand my knowledge in God’s Word, business/marketing, family, sales, and fitness. I will strive for loving relationships with my immediate and extended family and many friends. I will invest love, service, time, patience, encouragement, modeling and creativity into those relationships. I will listen more than I talk and be transparent in sharing personal insights and struggles. From now on I will strive for excellence in all of the above and in my hobby of fitness
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Incredible
I know my blog has taken many different turns, but they all center around this one theme. What I am doing to keep my whits about me in this wild and crazy world.
Last night I made another turn. I listened to "Sinners in the hands of an Angry God". As I write this my eyes are tearing up. This has to be the most impactful message I've EVER heard on the reality of Hell and the seriousness of God's love for us. I was so moved that I went to iTunes and bought the audio book. If you've never examined your own heart to answer whether or not you have a relationship with God through Jesus Christ I would strongly admonish you to consider. No seriously, consider it.
On to fitness, whatever it might profit me. I did a tractor tire pull Tuesday that really had my back sore and tired. Today I feel 80% and am thankful todays a rest day. I am going to an Olympic list class at CFNA just to keep warmed up. This weekend is going to be hectic. I am going to support my wife at a retreat she's doing. I think it's going to be a running weekend.
Eating is good and I have been ok at blogging about it.
Last night I made another turn. I listened to "Sinners in the hands of an Angry God". As I write this my eyes are tearing up. This has to be the most impactful message I've EVER heard on the reality of Hell and the seriousness of God's love for us. I was so moved that I went to iTunes and bought the audio book. If you've never examined your own heart to answer whether or not you have a relationship with God through Jesus Christ I would strongly admonish you to consider. No seriously, consider it.
On to fitness, whatever it might profit me. I did a tractor tire pull Tuesday that really had my back sore and tired. Today I feel 80% and am thankful todays a rest day. I am going to an Olympic list class at CFNA just to keep warmed up. This weekend is going to be hectic. I am going to support my wife at a retreat she's doing. I think it's going to be a running weekend.
Eating is good and I have been ok at blogging about it.
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