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If it’s endurable, then endure it

June 2, 2021 Dana Houser Leave a comment

But… but… but.

I know, you’re situation is different. We know it’s not, but for the sake of argument we’ll say it is.

You know what?

Bitching and complaining about it still isn’t going to make it any better or easier to deal with. Nor is it going to make it go away. So why do we do it? I guess maybe because we falsely convince ourselves that it makes us feel better. But we know it doesn’t.

Nothing Has Stopped You Yet

Life is tough. There’s no doubt about that. And it seems like every challenge that comes our way seems unsurmountable. Until it isn’t.

Think about it.

A challenge arises. You worry. You panic. You complain. But the challenge or setback, whatever you want to call it doesn’t go away. And everyone that you’ve encountered in the past, you’ve overcome. Otherwise you wouldn’t be reading this right now.

You are tougher and more resilient than you think you are. You have to implant that deep in your mind because life’s never going to stop coming at you. And when you know you can handle anything that it may throw at you, you can just keep moving forward.

Ask Yourself This

The next time life punches you in the gut, and it’s going to so be ready, ask yourself one question…

“is this endurable?”

The answer will be a resounding yes if you’re honest.

Don’t ask ‘why me,’ or ‘how am I going to overcome this,’ or ‘why can’t life be easy?’ Because those questions really don’t matter and you’re not going to get an answer.

It may take some outside help and definitely some time to get through to the other side, but you will make it when you focus on moving forward, dealing with what comes your way and doing whatever it takes to make it through.

You might want to grab the books below too to help you with building a bulletproof mind to block the negative outside forces and create a thriving life.

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Who’s the crazy one

April 19, 2021 Dana Houser Leave a comment

Last night I tuned into the documentary about ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin on the A&E Network. I don’t know about you but I always find the story about how someone became rich and famous or successful more interesting than who they are after they become rich and famous.

Well, almost always.

Most people only see the product after the hard work has been done. And too many people assume they ‘had it easy’ or were ‘born with a silver’ spoon in their mouth. Seldom is the case.

The Man… The Myth… The Legend

If you’re not familiar with who ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin is, that’s okay. I know there’s someone out there who’s rich and famous or successful that you can apply what I’m about to share with you to.

Steve was born and raised in a small town in Texas called Victoria. A small town with not a lot of opportunity. By the time he reached high school he had realized his physical abilities and decided to focus on football. Which were good enough for a short career at the college lever. Like most kids he had no idea what he wanted to do with his life but he thought it’d be pretty cool to be rich and famous. Maybe a Rock Star. But he quickly realized that wasn’t going to happen because he couldn’t sing or play an instrument.

The Aha Moment

They only had three channels on their television but that was enough for him to discover Houston Wrestling. And that’s when he decided that he was going to become a wrestler. He was big. He was strong. And he was tough. And he was about to find out just how tough, both mentally and physically he was.

Stone Cold would have to spend a couple of years running the roads from arena to arena for as little as ten bucks a night.

TEN BUCKS!

Some nights he would hit it big though and make $40 or maybe even $70. And then he would have to drive for several hours after the event to get back home.

Just like anyone who’s chasing a dream, people thought he was crazy. They asked why doesn’t he just give up and get a job. They couldn’t believe he’d put in the time and miles for such little money. Hell, one time he even had to ask his mom to send him $40 for his birthday so he could eat.

Can you imagine?

But this is what he wanted to do. This is all he wanted to do. And he didn’t know what else to do. So he kept doing it.

Then, in the early 90’s he was offered $75k/yr. And that was a lot of money back then. From there he went on to become one of the greatest and most influential professional wrestlers of all time.

So I ask…

Who’s The Crazy One

The person who chases their dream until every last resource has been exhausted or they’ve made it happen?

Or…

The person who plays it ‘safe,’ follows the crowd, and takes a job they don’t want or like and lives a life of quiet desperation never knowing if they could’ve made their dreams come true?

In ‘The Strangest Secret,’ a spoken word record by Earl Nightingale from 1956, Earl shares the most common answer given by most men as to why they get up and go to work. Do you know what it is? It’s “because everyone else is doing it.”

That’s not a good reason to do much of anything.

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That reminds me

March 12, 2021 Dana Houser Leave a comment

What To Do When You Don’t Know What To Do

I was sitting here thinking about what to write when I got distracted and do what most of us do when we don’t have or aren’t sure what to do.

I clicked on over to see what was happening on social media. Facebook to be exact.

Now, most of the time this is a bad idea and not beneficial. We usually end up wasting a lot of time soaking up a bunch of worthless information and sometimes engage in ridiculous arguments over stupid things.

Not Today

However, today it was exactly what I needed. Or it was at least beneficial. I went on an associate of mine’s page and he shared some great wisdom that applies to almost everything we do.

Especially when we’re stuck and not sure what to do.

When you can’t think of what to say, what to write or what to do, get started anyway.
Movement is a warmup lap for the brain. Once you’re moving you can always correct course. You’ll never ‘figure it out’ by thinking alone.
Matt Furey

For Example

Depending on your age, you will either remember when cars didn’t have power steering or you won’t. All cars used to have was the steering wheel and steering linkage that connected the two. This made it a workout to turn the wheels if the car wasn’t at least rolling a little bit slowly. But if you were rolling down the road it made it fairly easy to turn the wheels.

Then some mechanical genius came up with the idea of power steering. That’s what we all enjoy now when we get into our shiny automobiles. A pump assists the steering system and literally makes it as easy as turning the steering wheel with one finger.

But the same principles apply. Something has to be moving. And in this case, it’s the pump. Go out and unlock your steering column without starting your car and try to turn the wheel. Some of you won’t even be able to do it.

Move It Soldier

It doesn’t have to be complicated either.

Are you trying to lose weight but don’t know what exercises to do? Start moving anyway. Simply just start by walking around the block or two. However far you can safely. Plus, you’ll be amazed at the multiple benefits of walking.

Want to be a writer, or singer or musician? Then start writing, singing or playing an instrument.

Do you want another job or are you looking for love? Then start sending out your resume or posting on job boards. And put your profile out there on the dating sites.

No one is great at the beginning. No one. Sure, some people are gifted in certain areas of life. But even the greats will tell you how they struggled in the beginning if they’re honest. And most of them are. They’ll also tell you how they’re always striving to get better.

Nothing Happens

When you decide to do something nothing happens besides making the decision. You MUST put action behind it. Nothing is going to happen until you do.

And when’s the best time to take that action you ask?

Now.