Where Do We Go From Here?

It is 8:16 am on March 31st 2011, and I'm up. To those who know me on a more personal level, this is nothing new. I take pride if you will, in being an early riser (early bird gets the warm right?); but there is something about this today that feels different.

This month has come and almost an end. I've been thinking about the things that have happened over the first 3 months in 2011. There have been celebrations, moments of joy, good times, bad times and even sad times. I believe, as we end the first quarter of 2011, that we're on pace to accomplishing our goals-all while living life and having fun doing it.

I remember like it was yesterday. On January 1st, 2011, I said, "This is going to be my year." Not necessarily knowing @ the time how, why or for what reason I felt this way, I just knew that's how I felt and I still feel that way today. You know the whole hearted feeling, the no-doubt-about-it feeling, or even the "on my mama" type of feeling, lol. There is something about 2011 that has turned up the fire that drives me from a 6 or 7 notch to a 10 or 12 level on an electric stove top. All comparisons aside, when I think about where I want to be and where I am today, I'm making progress.

Recently a young athlete sent in a question to PeppNation (YouTube).

"When you are doing all the right things, following the correct steps to accomplish your goal and nothing seems to have happened yet, what should you do?"

I answered her question with one word, FAITH. Here's the thing; if you're doing everything in your power to accomplish your goals (in other words working), and you have faith, something is going to happen, something is happening and has already happened. Nothing stays the same. There is always going to be change. The key is recognizing the change and making a play off it (adjust/react).

Example: You really need and want to get an A on the test. You study and prepare for the big test. You talk to your teacher, and go over your notes daily etc. When you take the test, you get your test back and find out you earned a B.

Now you took all the steps necessary to get an A and you earned a B. This result can be frustrating because you knew the information like the palm of your hand. So what should you do?

#1) I would not discount your grade. If you had not studied, the ultimate goal of an A would be the last thing you should be thinking about.

#2) Go over your test, see what answers you got both incorrect and correct. Teachers can make mistakes too, so it's up to you to review your test for mistakes.

#3) Speak with your teacher about your test. (Talk about your preparation and the grade you received.)

So your goal was an A and you didn't, for whatever reason, accomplish it. Bu,t that doesn't mean you weren't successful. From those three steps above you have; 1) Insured that no mistakes were made by either you or your teacher. 2) Your teacher is aware that you're serious about your studies and 3) Perhaps during your review or conversation with teacher, you discussion led to some changes that may have increased your grade by a few points. Increasing your B to a B+ or maybe even an A.

You have to look at the POSITIVE of every situation, especially if all you recognize is negative. With every bad, there has to be good. I say, ignore the bad and stick to the good.

Just like the example above, when you take action, you are preparing yourself to accomplish even more goals. The more action you take. The more goals you will accomplish. With the next test, you are going to be beyond prepared, and once the final rolls around, it will be a piece of cake.

-Be prepared-

Anywho, stay tuned for more updates. I meet with the Miami Dolphins tomorrow, and I'm excited about that. I had workout in MN the second weekend in March and I was in Houston, TX last weekend. "Every step we take always leads to another."

-PeppNation