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Excerpt yourself to greater living!

By David Berger, BS, ACSM Contributing Writer To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best to make you like everybody else means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight and never stop fighting. E.E. Cummings What if we didnt just read great quotes, but instead started applying their intentions? I have found this to be one of the greatest means of leading a more fulfilling life. Whenever I read a terrific quote (and there are plenty out there) I immediately think of how its use could impact me. I then make them my personal directives and recite them in my head as a mantra. Take the above quote from Mr. Cummings for instance. I can not help but to think of how true those words are. In todays society where the majority seems more inclined to act out of habit or out of what is expected of them- than to live and to act authentically, his passage has terrific meaning for the world today. Why dont the many of us put up the good fight? I believe it is out of fear, specifically our being afraid of the challenges that life presents. Then our trepidation causes us to become victims of life, suffering through a stressed and exhausted existence. Instead of turning our anxieties into actions and putting up a fight to be more than who we are, we succumb to them and feed the horrible patterns that affect us now, and will continue to for many years. Being overweight, overmedicated, overworked, overindulged, and overLife isnt about finding yourself. wrought has become synonymous Life is about creating yourself. with what many consider a way of George Bernard Shaw life today. The importance of breaking these patterns now can not be Keep your face to the sunshine and over-stated! you cannot see the shadow. In order to become a purveyor of Helen Keller life one only needs to adopt a greater standard of living for themselves. It Enthusiasm finds the opportunities, is as simple as another quote, Act and energy makes the most of the way that you want to live and soon them. youll live the way that you act. If Henry S. Huskins you want to be your best and live your life to its fullest, than all you A day without becoming breathless need to do is act like whom you is a day not lived. want to be- everyday. It is amazing David Berger how quickly you will transcend your whole being! Desire is the key to motivation, but Its the everyday challenge that its the determination and commitmost of us fail. Look at what just ment to an unrelenting pursuit of happened. During the holiday seayour goal a commitment to excelson you get to see the best of people. lence that will enable you to You see more generosity, more pleasattain the success you seek. antries, and more good cheer. Mario Andretti Keeping this stuff up is hard work; it is a huge conscious endeavor. The barrier between success is not However, your great efforts are something which exists in the real returned often tenfold intrinsically world: it is composed purely and and extrinsically. Unlike the mental, simply of doubts about ability. physical, emotional and spiritual Franklin D. Roosevelt draining that occurs from passively going through each day. So give it a try. If after a year you are not living and feeling like a better person in every area of your life, you can always go back to whomever you werethat part is easy! Here are several more quotes to empower and inspire you to greater potential: David Berger is the head coach of Progressive Personal Fitness If you can see the Coaching, obstacles you have (302) 521-1794. lost sight of the goal. www.Giganticsuccess.com Unknown

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