Always remember, this is YOUR life. No one will live it for you. Your life is not a business. No one will do the work so that you can get the rewards. No one should make YOUR decisions to send you in the right direction. Live life to make yourself happy. Do what you want to do. Others will try to sway you or change your mind about things, but even tough you should listen at times, make the decision that will make YOU happy. The only thing I ask of you is BE CAREFUL. If you made the right decision every time, you would reap the rewards and can choose to distribute your fortunes to others. But when you make mistakes, sometimes others will pay for it without even being responsible. That being said, at the end of the day, YOU need to be happy. The day you die, you need to be able to look back and be able to recite the lyrics to "My Way".
MY WAY
Songwriters: Revaux, Jacques; Anka, Paul (Eng Lyr); Thibaut, Gilles; Francois, Claude
And now the end is near
And so I face the final curtain
My friend I'll say it clear
I'll state my case of which I'm certain
I've lived a life that's full
I traveled each and every highway
And more, much more than this
I did it my way
Regrets I've had a few
But then again too few to mention
I did what I had to do
And saw it through without exemption
I planned each charted course
Each careful step along the byway
And more, much more than this
I did it my way
Yes there were times I'm sure you knew
When I bit off more than I could chew
But through it all when there was doubt
I ate it up and spit it out, I faced it all
And I stood tall and did it my way
I've loved, I've laughed and cried
I've had my fill, my share of losing
And now as tears subside
I find it all so amusing
To think I did all that
And may I say not in a shy way
Oh no, oh no, not me
I did it my way
For what is a man what has he got
If not himself then he has not
To say the things he truly feels
And not the words of one who kneels
The record shows I took the blows
And did it my way
Yes it was my way
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Friday, September 2, 2011
My Journey:
Three months ago is what I consider my rebirth. The start of a new life. I had a different life, and it ended abruptly. I have a mission that has roots deep into my childhood. As a boy I learned about the very rare person born throughout the ages that can seemingly do it all. A man that can write poetry and forge steel. A man that can play any sport and play many instruments. A man that can fight any adversary and speak many languages.
The Renaissance Man
Even as a boy, I strove to be good at everything I did. I played many sports, and played them well. I learned to read at an extremely young age, and read constantly. Being Mexican, I spoke Spanish decently, if not fluently. I romanced women with pretty words, and school was easy and boring for me. Until the end of high school I was coasting through life and life was good.
Since then I have had many wake-up calls, endured many events that have changed me and met people that have taught me, loved me, bested me, broke my heart, betrayed me, and humbled me. I can be arrogant on occasion. I can be a smartass know-it-all. But I try to put myself in check, while expecting nothing but excellence from myself and people I love in every aspect of life. I am blessed to look 10 years younger than I really am, but my age shows in the growing number of white hairs on my chin.
I aim to become a Renaissance Man. I owe it to myself and to the ones I've lost. I know that everyone on this earth has the ability to become more than they could ever imagine.
"You are extraordinary! You came into this life with more talents and abilities than you can ever use. You could not exhaust your full potential if you lived 100 lifetimes. Your amazing brain has 20 billion cells, each of which is connected to 20,000 other cells. The possible combinations and permutations of ideas, thoughts, and insights that you can generate are equivalent to the number one followed by eight pages of zeros...Whatever you have accomplished in life to this date is only a small fraction of what you are truly capable of achieving. The psychologist Abraham Maslow once wrote 'The story of the human race is the story of men and women selling themselves short'. The average person settles for far less than he or she is truly capable of achieving. Compared to what you could do, everything you have accomplished so far is only a small part of what is truly possible for you."
Brian Tracy, author of Million Dollar Habits
I have a list of the many things I need to know and learn. I will learn everything I want to. I will be able to speak many languages. I will acquire every skill I can think of. I will make my body a finely tuned machine capable of fighting, dancing, building and molding. I will surround myself with ambitious people with honor. I will do all of these things.
I will become a Renaissance Man.
The Renaissance Man
Even as a boy, I strove to be good at everything I did. I played many sports, and played them well. I learned to read at an extremely young age, and read constantly. Being Mexican, I spoke Spanish decently, if not fluently. I romanced women with pretty words, and school was easy and boring for me. Until the end of high school I was coasting through life and life was good.
Since then I have had many wake-up calls, endured many events that have changed me and met people that have taught me, loved me, bested me, broke my heart, betrayed me, and humbled me. I can be arrogant on occasion. I can be a smartass know-it-all. But I try to put myself in check, while expecting nothing but excellence from myself and people I love in every aspect of life. I am blessed to look 10 years younger than I really am, but my age shows in the growing number of white hairs on my chin.
I aim to become a Renaissance Man. I owe it to myself and to the ones I've lost. I know that everyone on this earth has the ability to become more than they could ever imagine.
"You are extraordinary! You came into this life with more talents and abilities than you can ever use. You could not exhaust your full potential if you lived 100 lifetimes. Your amazing brain has 20 billion cells, each of which is connected to 20,000 other cells. The possible combinations and permutations of ideas, thoughts, and insights that you can generate are equivalent to the number one followed by eight pages of zeros...Whatever you have accomplished in life to this date is only a small fraction of what you are truly capable of achieving. The psychologist Abraham Maslow once wrote 'The story of the human race is the story of men and women selling themselves short'. The average person settles for far less than he or she is truly capable of achieving. Compared to what you could do, everything you have accomplished so far is only a small part of what is truly possible for you."
Brian Tracy, author of Million Dollar Habits
I have a list of the many things I need to know and learn. I will learn everything I want to. I will be able to speak many languages. I will acquire every skill I can think of. I will make my body a finely tuned machine capable of fighting, dancing, building and molding. I will surround myself with ambitious people with honor. I will do all of these things.
I will become a Renaissance Man.
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