Month: August 2014

Life and Optimism

The point of life is to have fun and meet people.
Optimism helps that.

A man becomes and remains optimistic by loving the people and experiences he has, learning from but not comparing anything to the people and experiences from the past, and not worrying about the people and experiences of the future.

The present masters most because it is here, and it is the only thing possible to experience. The past was there only to teach us, and no one knows what the future holds.

The future will be best if a man simply does his best, acts genuinely, and is receptive to others.

Enjoy the present. It makes up the entirety of your life.

Routine… Finally!

With the addition of a job, I’ve finally developed some kind of a ‘normal’ day! I’m excited because this allows me the stability and good habits I’ve wanted for a long time, but couldn’t do them because I couldn’t predict plan a day, let alone a week!

So here’s my approximate daily routine:
• Wake up, 6:00 to 8:00, depending on late night working the night before
• Business (networking or working at home, typically reading business news and scheduling my social media posts for the day). Sometimes the networking starts at 7:30. I miss these 50% of the time because I am often working until 1 or so. That’s where I could hone up my tendencies. I do this until lunch, often there are lunch networking events
• Go to work until evening. I usually leave work by 4, 5, or 6
• Evening free time: I get to do what I want. Frequently (3 to 4 days per week), I just happen to want to do business-type things. Either client meetings after work at one of my offices or networking of some variety. This is also when I host my social events. If I had a lady-friend, this would potential be an opportunity to see her, but we would mostly see each other on the weekends
• About 8 or 9, I go for a run. After I get home, I go directly to the gym for weight stuff. I mix abs and a protein shake somewhere in there. The protein shake is usually dinner, along with fruit. I basically eat a lot of fruit, as I’ve used it to replace cookies (well, usually….)
• After I get home from the gym, I have free time. I use this to clean, type notes here, work a bit, or do whatever
• Go to bed hopefully by 12ish. When I spend this free time working, it turns into 2 because I get on a roll. Then I miss my 7:30 networking

I am so very happy! This is a sustainable routine, and it’s making me super healthy and obtain my goals! Believe it or not, I actually prefer being stable!

Changes

People say that when you get older, it’s harder to stay in shape because your body changes. Your metabolism drops and your energy drops.

I don’t think that’s true because my energy levels do not drop. I’m able to contain my energy more, but it’s definitely always there.

In the past, I was like a bowling all on a tight rope – a lot of potential energy that can be released at any moment.

Nowadays, I’m more like  a car at the top of a hill – it can roll down the hill whenever and however fast the driver wants.

However, it is, in fact, harder to stay on shape, but that’s because this summer I have had to take a week or two off here and there because I get hurt easier.

It sucks.

So now I just have to be more careful and not be oblivious to my body when it tells me to pay attention to something.

Luckily, I still heal about as fast as Wolverine, and I don’t get sick after my surgery in January.