An animal gym session, that session where you tear through the weights like a wild animal, that session where you leave shaking violently, barely walking, and sweating through your clothes, that’s how you express yourself. That’s art. That’s physical expression of the highest form.
That ain’t no fucking workout, that’s you baring your soul for the whole world to see.
When people see you attacking the weights they see you as you really are. We can see your soul when we see you train.
We can see the animal you really are. We can see if you’re a Lion or a timid little Lamb.
We can see inside the soul of the fat-bellies with spaghetti arms on the treadmills, we can see inside the soul of the lazy light-weight lifters, and we can see inside the soul of the motherfucker tearing through the weights, giving off like he doesn’t have a care in the world except for killing that weight.
That motherfucker shaking after a set, that motherfucker drenched in sweat, that motherfucker with the insane look in his eyes is an artist. You know that person because you don’t dare talk to that person in the gym. He’s busy. You know that person because the whole gym is watching from a safe distance but that artist can’t even see them.
The watchers are invisible and mute to an artist.
Heart, Soul, Blood, Guts, Perspiration, Pain and Pride - It’s all on display at the gym.
Get your game face on, war is coming to your local gym.
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The worlds full of them. The talkers. They just talk, talk, talk and then talk some more. Just when you thought they were done they talk some more.
Then they go home and get on the internet and talk some more. They talk about this and they talk about that. “This person wouldn’t listen to me talk. How can I make that person listen to me talk?”
They talk about their future. They talk about what they’re gonna do. They talk about why they didn’t do what they said they were going to do. They talk about why it’s not their fault.
They talk about the excuses.
They talk about who they blame.
They talk about the girl that screwed them over.
They talk about acting weak like it’s the right thing to be.
They talk about what they could do if only they wanted to.
They talk about how other people are in the wrong for treating them like poop.
They talk about what’s wrong with the other people.
“Can’t the other people see how hard I’m trying? Can’t they see how nice and caring I am? Why can’t those other people just give me a chance? When will it be my turn? I’ve been waiting and waiting in line and I’ve been talking about it the whole time. If I could just talk to them I could make them understand.”
Walker: Hey Johnny Talker, why don’t you try some walking.
Talker: No, I just want to keep talking. Do you think she’ll ever take me back? Do you think I’ll get that promotion? Probably not, people just always want to screw me over. Talk talk talk talk talk. Where are you going Johnny Walker? I’m not done talking.
Walker: Johnny Talker, there’s only one thing to say to you. I’m gonna say it once so listen close:
SHUT UP.
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Frank Zane - The Ideal V Taper Body
The 1970′s produced the most impressive male physiques the world has ever seen. The bodybuilders of the 70′s made Zeus and Hercules look like pencil necks. In this article we will take a look at the 70′s bodybuilding workout routine - and how the 70′s bodybuilders achieved their near perfect physiques.
Current bodybuilders look like pregnant cows with zero bodyfat, in other words, they look absolutely ridiculous. The 70′s bodybuilders were the ideal physique of man - they had low bodyfat, but not so low they looked sick, they had small waists with abdominals clearly defined, big chests, wide lats, big shoulders, and big arms.
They had perfect V-tapers. A V-taper is when the male upper body has a “V” shape. Starting with wide shoulders, wide lats, and moving down in size to a tight waist - like a “V”.
In this article we will review the de-facto bodybuilding routine of bodybuilders like Arnold Schwarzenegger, Frank Zane, Franco Columbu, Lou Ferrigno, Boyer Coe, Bill Grant, Mike Mentzer, Serge Nubret and other bodybuilders from the golden era of bodybuilding.
The workout routine they used was a high-volume approach. In lay-mans terms ‘high volume’ means they did a whole lot of work to achieve their physiques. Both in the gym and in the “kitchen”.
Todays top bodybuilders follow a routine of working out one bodypart per week for one hour per workout session. For example they may work Chest on Monday, Back on Tuesday, rest on Wednesday, Legs on Thursday, Shoulders and Arms on Friday, and rest on Saturday and Sunday.
The 70′s era bodybuilders were in the gym 6 days per week doing lots of heavy work, resting very little, and spending a long time in the gym to achieve the look of perfection.
Their routine was not set in stone. A trainer must use his instinct to find what works for him. We will look at the bodypart splits (the days they worked each muscle groups) and the exercises they used. It is for the reader to determined his choice of exercises and rep scheme (the amount of reps you will do per set).
Bodybuilding in the 1970′s was about achieving perfection of the male body. 70′s bodybuilding was about building the most aesthetic, muscular and strong body attainable by man. Below we will look at how they accomplished this.
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Every December people pack into malls and shopping centers like herd animals lining up for slaughter.
Here, take my money!
No, take my money first!
Here slice some more fat off my back to make your breakfast!
What does a Spartan do every December? Baby, it ain’t shopping.
On Christmas day a Spartan pulls out his fat-ass money clip and hands his loved ones a crisp $20 bill and then enjoys the holiday.
Now think very carefully about what you gave as gifts last December. How many of those people still have your gift? Likely zero. Think about the gifts you got last year and the year before. Do you still have them? Do you even remember what they were?
Do a little test. On Christmas day ask this question:
You: What did I give you last year?
Them: ..uh…uh..it was a…hmmm…
The only reason I even remember what I gave as gifts last year is because I gave $20 bills as gifts.
Live Like a Spartan Every Day
Baby, shopping is a waste of time and money. December is a time to finish out the year. A time to take a look at what you accomplished, tie up all loose ends, and get ready for the new year. Plan, plan, and plan some more.
Visualize - plan - prepare - there’s opportunity ahead.
A Storm is Brewing - and it’s coming January 1st every year.
New years resolutions? Bullshit. New year PLANS.
Shopping? There’s no time for shopping. Don’t take time away from ass-kicking to go shopping!
When you go shopping in December you got to check your balls at the customer service counter - balls aren’t allowed during Christmas shopping.
What if people are upset that I just gave them money?
Take the money back if they don’t want it. Gracing them with your presence on Christmas day is gift enough. Money is a bonus.
Them: Boo-hoo, you just gave me money! That’s not very Christmas like.
You: Baby, I got no time for your BS. Give me that money back, I’ll put it to good use.
Money is more useful than most Christmas gifts. On December 26th people already forgot what they got for Christmas.
What if I just gave them a Christmas card?
Don’t line the pockets of the people who have turned Christ-mas into Consume-mas. Give your family the same amount of money. That Christmas card is going in the trash as soon as you leave.
What if I really want to give gifts?
If you really want to give gifts then give your woman a few bucks and let her go do the shopping - give her one guideline: buy something useful for immediate family members only.
Shouldn’t give anything to non-immediate family members.
No need to waste your money on a pocket knife/compass/screwdriver/flashlight combo that no one is ever going to use.
Spend Christmas day with your family, eat all the tasty treats you want, say goodbye and head home.
There’s work to be done. There’s ass to kick. There’s doors to be kicked down.
Save your money - save your time - keep your balls - and get ready for the opportunity. If you ain’t prepared it’s gonna pass you by.
Simplify your lives, Gentlemen. It makes things so much easier.
BONUS:
How to eat on Christmas Day to stay lean:
Eat any damn thing you want on Christmas Day. Eat fourteen boxes of donuts and wash them down with 12 pints of egg-nog.
Here is One Easy Holiday Hack to keeping off fat during Christmas: Train like an animal year round, eat like a Spartan year round and you ain’t ever gonna get fat. Any fat you put on on Christmas day is gonna be gone in a few days ’cause a Spartan keeps his body a lean, mean killin’ machine.
BONUS #2:
What to give your guy friends for Christmas:
Tell those lazy motherf*ckers to get on BOLD & DETERMINED and sign up to grab an early copy of 30 DAYS OF DISCIPLINE on Christmas day.
BONUS #3:
What I’m going to do on Christmas morning:
I’m gonna wake up bright and early on Christmas morning and I’m gonna open the window of my 28th floor apartment and I’m gonna HOWL LIKE A WOLF out the window first thing before I even take a piss. Then I’m gonna get on my computer and I’m gonna send out 30 Days of Discipline to everyone who signed up for the newsletter. Then I’m gonna HOWL LIKE A WOLF some more and scare the shit out of my neighbors. ‘Cause dammit I feel like a million bucks and I want everyone to feel this way.
OWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
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They’ll say things like:
Don’t spend too much time on that.
You need to take a break.
You’re working too hard.
Moderation is the key.
It’s like you’re obsessed.
You’d hear it if you cared. You’d hear it if your ears weren’t deaf to bullshit.
They’ll say things like:
I’ve never heard of anything like that.
That’s not how it’s done.
That’s not what people do.
I don’t think that will work.
I’m not sure you can pull it off.
Their words don’t matter. They may as well be speaking underwater.
You can ask the obsessed millionaire working on a task what time it is but his ears can’t hear you. He’s miles away standing right next to you. He’s got plans to put into action. He can’t be bothered with trivialties like hearing people.
People who cannot articulate how to be successful will sell you “do what you love“.
Well I love getting my dick sucked by beautiful blondes.
I love taking a shit and reading a book in the morning.
I love playing with my dogs.
Those are hobbies. When you’re obsessed your hobbies disappear. There’s just no time for them.
You do what you’re obsessed with so you can afford your hobbies.
Hobbies are what you have when you don’t have obsessions. Hobbies are what you try and accomplish. A hobby is manufactured just to have something to do.
A hobby is a time-killer in between obsessions.
Obsession is what you absolutely cannot stop doing until it’s finished.
When it’s finished then you can play the hobby game.
The starving Wolf is obsessed with eating. The Lamb has a hobby of surviving.
The guy holding the trophy didn’t get there because he loves his sport - he got there because he’s consumed with obsession.
The amateurs love what they do and do it for fun. The pros are obsessed.
When you’re obsessed you drive home and walk in the door and think to yourself “how the f*ck did I just get home?”. The idea in your brain was too consuming to even notice driving.
When you’re obsessed you turn on some high adrenaline music. You play a whole album and before you even hear it the whole thing is over.
When you’re obsessed you start working on something at 6am and the next thing you know it’s 5pm - you haven’t eaten, you haven’t gone anywhere, you haven’t been to the gym, you haven’t showered, and you haven’t heard the phone ringing. And you keep doing it.
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Someone: You want to come to dinner tonight?
You: Nope, gotta work.
Someone: But it’s Friday night!
You: Uh-huh. Gotta go! Bye.
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You talk to me when I’m obsessed and baby we’re on a different planet. My ears are deaf to you.
Obsession is they key to turning nothing into something. If you can be obsessed with it for long enough you can turn it into money. Money buys you freedom. The freedom to obsess over anything you want.
The difference between guy who woke up 5 minutes before he has to leave for work and the guy who woke up at 5am because he couldn’t waste time in bed anymore is the difference between night and day. The 5am’er has seen the light of his personal heaven. The debt slave hauling off to his early afternoon HR meeting is stuck in the dark of his private hell.
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Gentlemen,
A couple announcements:
1) I have a confession to make: I am sad.
I’m sad that January 1st is so dang far away. I’m fired up about 30 DAYS OF DISCIPLINE and I can’t wait to get it rolling. Heck, I’m so pumped I may even send it out in advance on Christmas Day to subscribers only. Look for a ‘subscribe‘ button in the near future where you can drop in your e-mail, grab your free copy of 30 DAYS OF DISCIPLINE on Christmas day, and be ready to kick some major ass come January 1st.
[EDIT: 30 Days of Discipline is now available here.]
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Laziness is a nasty little affliction that afflicts everyone from time to time. Everyone wonders to themselves from time to time “How can I stop being so lazy?“. Overcoming laziness, or the ability to do things that we do not want to do, is a crucial part of gaining success. Things simply have to get done and we have to do them or make sure they are done. When we come to terms with this fact, that we will have to do unpleasant tasks to become successful, it makes it a whole lot easier to just ‘buckle down’ and do the tasks we know we will have to do at some point anyway.
Success is the result of a few big tasks done and accomplished and a whole bunch of miniscule tasks done and accomplished. Today we are going to focus on how to get all those small tasks done that we just don’t have the desire to do. Lazy people let the small tasks go unfinished for far too long. Successful people make sure those small tasks get done as quick, painless and efficiently as possible. Here is successful people overcame laziness.
How to Stop Being Lazy in 8 Easy Steps
1) Get organized - The most important aspect of overcoming laziness is getting organized. So many times we want to do something productive but the clutter and the junk makes it seem impossible to get anything done and entices us to not even start our task. A nice, clean and organized work space just invites us to do some work and be productive. A cluttered and trashed work space invites us to stay on the couch. Set aside a few hours to devote to organizing work stations - everything from your desk to your computer files to your favorites links on your web browser. Make everything as easy, seamless and efficient to find as possible.
2) Make a ‘to-do’ list every evening before bed - It is imperative to write down our goals so we can visualize exactly what needs to be done. Every single night make a ‘to-do’ list on a notebook or in microsft word and add 5-10 things that must be accomplished the next day. From small tasks like going to the bank to big tasks like finishing up gigantic projects. Everything that needs to be done needs to go on the ‘to-do’ list. No task is too big or too little for the ‘to-do’ list.
3) Complete your ‘to-do’ list first thing in the morning - We all know that feeling of dread, of impending doom, when we know we have to do something but we don’t want to do it. So we put it off and put it off and it just keeps eating at us, making it harder to do the task but still eating us up inside. The only way to get rid of that feeling is to do unpleasant tasks very first thing in the morning and get them overwith. Do all tasks in the morning, starting with the hardest task and ending with the easiest task. After you have completed all your tasks for the day first thing in the morning you have your whole day free knowing you have taken care of business already.
4) Dress the part - A huge factor contributing to laziness is slothful or lazy dress. Wearing a pair of shorts and sandals does not make someone feel like working. On the other hand, wearing a nice button up shirt and a tie does make us feel productive. It makes you want to get stuff done. Every single day you should dress like you are going to an important, high dollar meeting - even if you work from home, even if your company has a casual dress policy, even if you are feeling lazy and don’t want to dress the part. You’ve got to dress for success because it gives you a successful, productive mindset. Always present the best you that is possible.
5) Be hyper-aware of the time - Starting and finishing our ‘to-do’ list at the exact same time every morning is imperative. It’s called habit and routine and it’s what separate the lazy from the productive. When you have a routine and habit it is easy to get stuff done everyday. Having no routine it makes it very hard accomplish anything. Start a routine, set specific times to start and accomplish your goals every single day and always be aware of the time. You never want your allotted end-time to come without finishing what you have started. Watching the clock forces you to work harder and faster to get everything done. We want a definite start time and a definite finish time to complete our ‘to-d0′ list every morning.
6) Keep a notebook - Keeping a notebook on you is highly beneficial. One of the reasons is that ideas often come to us when we are driving down the street, walking down the road, sitting in a train or other places where we aren’t prepared to act on the ideas. Keeping a notebook will let you jot down these ideas, upcoming ‘to-do’ tasks and we can review our notebook each evening when completing our nightly ‘to-do’ list.
7) Have a lazy Sunday - Being productive all week is a great feeling. After being productive it’s ok to take one lazy day per week, and there is no better lazy day than Sunday. The business that matter aren’t open on Sundays, most people don’t take phonecalls or respond to e-mails on Sundays, and taking a lazy Sunday will let you rest and prepare for the most important day of the week - Monday.
8) Have someone else do the unpleasant tasks - Laziness is really just not doing things you don’t want to do. Like calling customer service, or going to the post office and mailing a letter, or balancing the books, or calling back clients, or going to the bank, or calling the airline to change a departure. When we want to do something nothing can stop us, when we don’t want to do something the littlest snag can stop us. Having a personal assistant, co-worker, secretary, wife, girlfriend, or virtual assistant to do these things for us keeps us fresh for the real tasks that we need to accomplish. It’s the 80/20 rule: 20% of the things we do are the most important and matter the most and we enjoy doing them. 80% of the tasks we have to do are minutia that we don’t like doing but have to be done. If someone else can do it - let them!
How to Stop Being Lazy - Things to Remember
Organization is the very first step to overcoming laziness. When we’ve taken the time to get organized, which is usually the hard part, it’s very easy to get things done with speed and fluidity thereafter.
Do the unpleasant tasks very first thing in the morning - That includes everything from going to the gym, to logging on to all your online accounts and changing your address, to finishing up the big project.
A ‘to-do’ list is extremely important because it lets you visualize what needs to be done. Visualization is a key to success.
Dress for accomplishment because it gives you an accomplishment mindset. Wear nice clothing that A) makes you feel like being productive and B) makes other people think you are productive. You should hear “Whoa, looking good Mr. Fancy Pants!” very frequently.
The current time is your friend. Always be aware of the time and what you need to be doing at that very time - even if it’s time for relaxation.
Enjoy a lazy Sunday - but don’t let the laziness carry over to Monday. Monday is business time. Monday morning you should always hit the ground running full speed - and don’t stop ’til it’s Saturday night.
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In part 1 of this series, The Secret to Gaining Muscle, we exposed the truth about how to gain muscle. All bodybuilders, fitness buffs, fitness models, and anyone who makes money from their body is a user some combination of: Anabolic steroids, Human Growth Hormone, Insulin, Diuretics and plain old fashioned Narcotics.
They lie to you and say they take whey protein and creatine and this and that. They lie to you because A) They want to make money from you selling supplements B) Much of what they take is illegal and they cannot admit to it C) They want you to think they work really hard and have great genetics. When you know they took steroids they will be looked down upon as cheaters and D) They don’t want competition. If everyone knew their secrets (the secret is that anyone can look like them) then they wouldn’t be special anymore. If everyone took the same products they use, and not the worthless supplements they peddle, then every guy in the gym would look like a professional athlete.
In part 2 of the series, The Secret to Gaining Muscle: The Truth About Steroids, we looked at all the different types of drugs that they use and the mega-doses required to be a 300 lb lean monster. We also exposed one of the myths about steroids: that they are very dangerous and can kill. The reality is that anabolic steroids are not near as dangerous as the frantic media portrays. After a man reaches a certain age Steroids and Human Growth Hormone aren’t just downright helpful, but they are damn-near necessary. After 30 years of age a natural trainer is going to have a very hard time making natural gains because your natural testosterone levels plummet.
Today we are going to expose the Myth of Genetics.
You will hear bodybuilders and fitness freaks say: “I just have great genetics for putting on muscle. I can eat whatever I want and my metabolism just burns it off. I just thank my mom and dad for this body.”
Friends, today we bring you good news: Absolutely anybody can be a bodybuilder. Absolutely anyone can look like a bodybuilder. Absolutely anyone can have 6 pack abs and big biceps.
The good news is that no one has good “genetics” because having good genetics is a lie that has become mythical. You’ll see someone training in the gym who is on steroids or human growth hormone or a mix and then you will hear someone say “I wish I could look like that. I wish my genetics were as good as his.”
Good news: ALL bodybuilders started as skinny weaklings. That’s what drove them to steroids in the first place. They were tired of being skinny.
If you don’t believe that then go here and view Pictures of Bodybuilders Before and After Steroids and take a look at how skinny they all were before they mega-dosed steroids.
None of them were big, or had good “genetics” to start with. No one can look like a muscled up, cut up monster naturally because the human body is incapable of that amount of size and lean tissue mass without chemical assistance. The human body simply cannot naturally tolerate obscene amounts of muscle and obscenely low bodyfat.
You can put on size as a natural trainer. You can get cut up and be very lean as a natural. Having both isn’t going to happen.
The plight of the natural trainer is this: You can be big but carry some fat. You can be lean but look skinny. When you’re a big natural you look big in clothes but when the clothes come off you are smooth. When you are a lean natural you look skinny in clothes but when the clothes come off you look cut up.
The first thing that happens when a natural “bulks up” (eats more food to put on size) is that they put on some fat. The first thing that happens when a natural trainer “goes on a cut” (eats less food to burn bodyfat) is that they lose muscle mass in the process.
The exception is in the first year of training, especially if the trainer is skinny to begin with, they will be able to put on a lot of muscular size and not too much, if any, bodyfat.
How Genetics Really Matter
The only thing “genetics” matter for is muscle shape and muscle symmetry. To look great your body has to be symmetrical. To look freaky your body has to have some outrageous muscle bellies and muscle shapes. Putting on size is the easy part: they take lots of drugs.
Skinny little Timmy down the street could become a bodybuilder if he had the money for the drugs and the willingness to take MEGA doses of steroids. He would look like a bodybuilder but he would pay the price too. Bodybuilders are on so many drugs they walk around like zombies. Next time you’re in the gym watch a bodybuilder, those guys aren’t all their in the head.
Heck, anyone can have a 6 pack abs, big chest, wide shoulders, huge biceps, wide lats and super tight waste if you’re on the right drugs and right amount of drugs. Genetics has nothing to do with putting on muscular size or burning bodyfat.
Next time you see someone who is naturally big take a good look, you will notice one thing: They have big bones. They have wide bones. They have naturally wide clavicles and shoulders. That’s what separates a naturally skinny person from a naturally big (but not fat) person. Take a look at their wrist size, it will be a whole lot bigger than a skinny persons wrist. Naturally big people can be just as skinny (that is, not have much muscle) but because they have bigger bones they’re never going to look skinny.
Naturally big people don’t have superhuman ability to put on muscle or maintain large amounts of muscle and low bodyfat, they just have big bones. Big bones, and the strong tendons and ligaments that come with having big bones, will make a person naturally strong. These guys don’t become bodybuilders, they become athletes or strength athletes like powerlifters or olympic lifters. Guys with big bones don’t look symmetrical or aesthetic on a bodybuilding stage. Only skinny guys who put on lots of muscle step onto a bodybuilding stage and look good.
“But I’m different! I’m naturally skinny! I can’t gain muscle!” In the first year of two of natural training any skinny person can put on a whole lot of weight without gaining too much fat, if any at all. The first year or two of natural training can completely transform a skinny person into a muscular person, steroid free. The people who are naturally skinny are emaciated and malnourished. They simply don’t eat enough and the right kinds of food to gain weight. No one is skinny when they eat enough food. Anyone can gain weight but these naturally skinny folk just don’t have big appetites. Anybody can out on muscle size naturally.
And we’ll be showing you how to do it very soon.
Coming soon: How to Get Big Naturally: Building Muscle, Gaining Size, and Wetting Panties.
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In The Secret to Gaining Muscle we talked about how all bodybuilders, fitness athletes, jacked movie and pop stars, and anyone who makes money from their body use steroids and then they lie about it and try and sell you supplements like creatine and whey protein.
In The Secret to Gaining Muscle Part II we looked at all the types of drugs bodybuilders use and the mega-doses that they take.
In The Secret to Gaining Muscle Part III we talked about the myth of genetics. Bodybuilders and Joe Six-pack, local gymrat, always want to sell you on the idea that they have God-like genetics. They don’t. They started just as skinny as anyone and then they used mega-doses of steroids to get mega huge. Enjoy the pictures.
Big Lou Ferrigno before and after steroids
The Legendary Larry Scott before and after steroids
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Setting up a game plan for the new year is essential. It shouldn’t be left until January 1st to complete. You plant your crops in advance and then you harvest. Preparation and, especially, visualization are key to achieving your goals of the year.
You’ve got to get your goals clearly defined and written down. You’ve got to get a game plan going if you want to accomplish and achieve. Let the zombies go through the motions and not plan anything and never move up. They can sit in front of the TV at the end of the year while WE ARE BUSY PLANNING FOR WAR.
But first, a few notes.
BOLD & DETERMINED has been around for one entire year now. Our first post was dated 11-20-10.
There are some BIG plans for BOLD & DETERMINED in the new year and I will be happy to share them with you at the appropriate time.
Thanksgiving is just around the corner. Even a Lone Wolf like me can sit back, relax for a day, barbecue some Lamb Ribs, Steaks, Shrimp, and Duck legs and be thankful for every blessing, opportunity, and loved one who is still around and kicking.
Friends, there is one thing I want you all to know - You have been blessed beyond belief if you were born in a western country, especially the United States of America. You have opportunity that most of the world doesn’t, cannot, will never ever have. You can literally do anything and go anywhere. We will never in our life know the dire poverty that most of the world faces.
This is part of a text message I received yesterday evening: “You look like a bird in a forest but I am the one in a cage.” I know a lot of us in the west feel like we’re stuck in a cage but there is one crucial difference - the girl who sent me this message really is stuck, she will likely never be able to break free and do anything. The cage we are stuck in is a mental cage - we can open the cage door whenever we decide to do so.
Black Friday is D-Day. The silly people will go out and buy lots of gadgets and do-dads, the DETERMINED people will be busy preparing for the upcoming week, the upcoming month, the upcoming year, and the upcoming lifetime.
Maybe you are a wage slave today, but tomorrow is a different day and if you want it enough, prepare enough, and take enough action then nothing can stop you. And that goes for any goal that you have.
When War is your Destiny you are a Warrior. When watching from a safe distance is your destiny you are a spectator.
The #1 goal of BOLD & DETERMINED.com is to get you to take action, to become a better man, the best, and live the life a BOLD & DETERMINED free man - to become that Warrior.
The door is open for action-takers.
Spectators can watch from their cages.
-Victor Pride, BOLD & DETERMINED
November 22, 2011
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