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  R.I.P. Johnny & Matthew Gaudreau      Absolutely heartbreaking news to wake up to. To learn that two brothers, two athletes, two stand-up individuals, killed by a drunk driver. The words themselves almost don’t ring true as I write them. Something so hard to even believe, that it causes me pain just to say out loud. An absolute tragedy, in every sense of the word.        Sudden death like this is such a difficult event to truly understand. It is so far-out and uncommon, that the very thought of it takes a while to truly seep in. The constant denial of learning about it, not truly believing what we see. How just yesterday, things were no different- only to wake up today and find that the world has changed.      It’s a weird thing, learning about the deaths of two athletes. For starters- I never personally knew the two brothers. However, the real sense of tragedy is the connection we all shared. The tight-knit community that we ...

  No One Cares, Until You Win.      No one. Nobody. Nothing.      It’s a harsh reality that we must come to face, day after day. The cold, hard truth that we are only as good as our last victory. That our words are empty, unless there is great success behind them. That we are nothing more than a collection of wins or losses, determining our value and worth.      While this may sound as a degrading and rude description- it is our reality. Especially, for those of us who call ourselves men. The world will continue to treat us harshly, until we have something to show for it. Something to show for all our efforts and work which we put in.        Nobody cares about the journey that we go through. Nobody reaches out, and shows sympathy to a man who cannot win. They fill his head with empty words, pretending to be on their team and supporting them, all the while they disrespect you and continue on as if you are nothing more ...

Every. Single. Day.      Do you want it? Are you willing to show up? Every single day?        It seems like an easy question. It seems like something you hear, all the time. However, putting it into practice is a different animal within itself. The ability to truly want whatever it is you are attracting, and willing to sacrifice hours of your life towards obtaining it. The true cost of opportunity, as the world around you continues to turn.      Showing up every single day is a concept that most do not seem to grasp. Most simply believe it means arriving at your destination, and being in the same place as per usual. To show up to your office, sit down in your cubicle, and pat yourself on the back for making it in to work on time. To be able to say that you’ve been present and on time for 5 days of the week, and that you deserve a weekend off to celebrate your mediocrity. That you’ve somehow managed to earn free time as a reward for your ...

 How Bad Do You Want It?           Success can be found hidden within our daily habits. The ability to wake up and create our own routine, based around what it is we do to keep us occupied. Those who pursuit excellence, often find it. And those who pursue pleasure, often find themselves filled with regret later.      The steps of destiny have already been laid ahead. The path which requires hard work and sacrifice, knocking at your door. The ability to simply move forward and conquer all which your heart desires, remains within grasp. The most challenging part? Standing up and grabbing it. Deciding to move forward and seizing all which you wish to seize. To become the ultimate version of yourself.        Moving forward, I am looking into changing the format of my writings in order to better serve my audience. How I will serve, is something which remains to be seen. However, the ideas have been flowing non-stop, as the...

  I Grow Tired.      Longer and longer I go, the more tired I become. The constant battle, between what is meant to be, and what must be done, drains me. The battle between being who I wish to be and who I must become, over and over again. The fight against the very evil which is sent here to destroy myself and everyone that I love. I grow tired.      The path which lies before us all will be a dark one. The challenges which we will face will be ones that will determine the outcome of humanity. The weight upon all our shoulders, as we venture deeper into the abyss, is one that cannot be ignored. Oh, how I wish I could ignore it. How I wish I could simply bury my head in the sand, and forget about it all together. To ignore all the world around me, and simply surround myself into the present moment. The task seems so simple, yet so difficult to achieve. The ability to truly dial in, and no longer allow the outside world to affect it. To block out all th...

  I Am Afraid.      It pains me to say those words. It pains me to sit here, and admit something I’ve known deep down inside, for some time now. It pains me to finally open up and feel what it is that I’ve been trying to hide for so long now. The fear consumes me, as it slowly spreads across my chest. The uneasy feeling of being trapped, like a rat in a cage, rolls over my every senses. The confirmation of what I’ve known, for many, many weeks now. I am afraid.      Things have changed, drastically. I suppose that is the way of the world. Only a fool expects things to remain the same. Planning life, as if the world does not constantly turn and evolve into whatever it is we are becoming. No, I understand that part. I understand that things must evolve, in order to become whatever it is we are building to be. However, what had happened in the recent years, is too much to handle. What has become evident, is something out of a dark nightmare. What we are c...