Lessons From Home

Lessons From Home

There are a lot of great lessons that we learn as a kid. Unfortunately the combination of youth and our ego tend to be in the way of applying those lessons down the road the way they were meant to be used. Three lessons that were particularly valuable thru life that have made a difference in the success of this warrior have been;

1. 1. Being the best of what you are capable of being. This means in a simpler term doing the best we are able to, with the God given skills that we have and developing those skills.

2. 2. My father always said, "Why do people always have time to go and re-do something? Always focus on doing things right the first time." Do it right the first time. There is no advantage in doing a job so fast or so sloppy that we will need to do it later. By doing a job right the first time will save us time and possibly money down the road.

3. 3. The third lesson that has been extremely valuable to me, is to place yourself in a position that you are able to enjoy life now and enjoy this very present moment. Often is the case where people work their entire life in hopes of doing things when they retire only to find that they are either physically or financially unable to do what they had planned on doing. By establishing and living life on your terms you are able to have so much more out of what life has to offer.

Being The Best YOU Are!

Being The Best YOU Are!

Success is peace of mind that can be obtained from the self-satisfaction of knowing that I have made the effort to do the very best of which I am capable. —COACH JOHN WOODEN

All too often we set the bar at being the absolute best. Terms like best in the world or the very best are the standards that we aim for. We are constantly striving to be better than the other person. This is especially true in the workforce where we feel the constant need to compete. Although these may be admirable goals, there is a better option that we are able to shoot for.

Being the best we can be is a better way of approaching all that we do. When we simply focus on ourself and doing the best of our abilities, we honor ourselves. When we honor ourselves, we honor those around us.

Coaches John Wooden and Dale Brown both Hall of Fame Coaches never focused on being the best. They merely focused upon being the best they could be. Coach Wooden believed that if you can do your best and give it your all, being the best you can be at the end of the night regardless of the score you are a winner. All too often we are focused on someone else and we let our ego be in the way of being our true authentic self. Instead it is better to focus on the “us” and doing the best we can do individually. Comparisons to others fails to create and empower the very best in our self. By being the best we are able to be and helping others be the best they are able to be, we are able to accomplish more than one is able to imagine.

Are you ready to live your great Warrior journey?

THE MOMENT

THE MOMENT

All too often we are caught up in one of two situations. We either are caught up in our past thinking about mistakes that we have made and defining ourselves by that, or past accomplishments and defining ourselves by that. The other scenario that many find them in, is focusing on the future.

What is more important and what those that are truly successful do is live in the moment. It is easy to be caught looking in the rear view mirror at our past or with all of our attention on the future. By staying in the moment we are able to give all of ourselves to what we are doing. We perform better in the moment, because we have more clarity and focus. It is easy to be caught looking ahead, when we do that, we lose the ability to appreciate the real journey towards our destination. Staying in the moment is crucial in being authentic and it is probably the most difficult challenge we face. By staying in the moment we are able to relieve stress and truly enjoy what we have and are doing.

Choose time to "be" in the experience, instead of constantly looking ahead. Life will create a whole new dimension, when we stay in the moment. Enjoyment is at its fullest in the moment and experiencing what you are doing.

Enjoy this very moment!

FAILURE

FAILURE

For many, failure can be one of the largest road blocks to living a truly happy and successful life. The fear of failure can lead to embarrassment, the disapproval of friends and family, and a decrease in self worth. Failure in our world today is looked at in the wrong context. Instead of fearing failure one may choose to have a different outlook on it. Embracing it and all that it stands for.

Failure is something that many of the brightest and most successful people embrace instead of shying away from. Learn from your mistakes or failures. It is a lesson to learn from and allows you to look at new ways of achieving your goals and aspirations.

No great discovery was ever accomplished without failure at some point. It was through failure that some of the best ideas and successes were realized. We would not have the light bulb or telephone today, if the inventor’s realization to accept failure as a way of discovery. Just like a child learns from his mistakes in school, failure should be looked at as a teacher. One must realize it is acceptable to fail as long as you continue forward toward your ultimate end. Failure is able to paralyze us or inspire us. It is up to us to decide how we will utilize failure in our lives. Greatness is able to come out of failure when we look at it the right way and use it to our advantage.

Go fail, learn from it and then go SUCCEED!

The Body By Vi 90 Day Challenge is…

The Body By Vi 90 Day Challenge is…

The Body By Vi 90 Day Challenge is... It's simple!

I know, I know, you probably thought the #1 reason was going to be something extraordinary. Revolutionary.

When you think about it, there is so much stuff out there today that is just too complicated. In this day and age, simplicity is the ultimate sophistication!

The Body by Vi™ Challenge is simple:

Transform your body in 90 Days! Save money on your bills! Win a share of $25,000,000 in Prizes Refer 3, get your product for FREE! Share it with others, get paid, & earn a FREE BMW!

That's simple!

People get it.

Any questions?

The Vi Community!

The Vi Community!

I know most people think of ViSalus as a company and I have realized it is made up of a great community of people. Did you know that thousands of people become a part of ViSalus in some way or another every day? It’s growing every month! What is powerful, is we are all 'like-minded'. Everyone is dedicated to helping others with their life, health and prosperity.

The company has created such an attractive culture. They have turned the concept of "young" into more of a personal energy than an age. I have met so many really FUN people! It just feels good! I constantly build new worthwhile relationships. I am now building them all around the world!

There are plenty of live events people are able to attend and ViSalus has its own private online community called Vi-Net. It's kind of like Facebook and just for those in ViSalus. New people are logging in every minute. It's pretty awesome!

I invite you out to a local Challenge Party and introduce you to some these people. Let’s connect

Marcus

Vi Education!

I was thinking the other day about how much of our life we spend in a classroom. Did you know that the average person spends over 14,000 hours in a classroom from Kindergarten to the 12th grade?

What's crazy is that much of that time we really fail to learn much, that is applicable to the real world. OK, OK. I will stay off of an educational system rant right now. You get what I am saying.

What I think you might love about ViSalus, beyond the obvious health and financial benefits, is the education people are receiving. There is a lot to be learned about entrepreneurship, communication, health, business, leadership and really growing as a person. It is an exciting side-effect that many people receive when they start the Challenge.

I have always been a firm believer in the saying, "You become like the people you choose to be around". I used to never really looked in the mirror or at the people who were around me every day. Let's just say that I'm excited about all the new friends and mentors I have found.

*Side note. If you are on Facebook or Twitter, you really should go add me:

http://www.facebook.com/KingoftheChallenge

www.twitter.com/PlayfulWarrior

I look forward directly to connecting you to some great ViSalus mentors! When you commit to a 15 minute call, I will see what I am able to do to set it up. It will be worth your time.

Respect,

Marcus