2008 Transformation Contest

In the video below Will Smith gives the audience the secret to life, running and reading.  When you watch the video you will find out that he doesn’t really mean running but anything that tests you to a certain point.

I have heard that little voice so very many times in the past.  Many times I gave into it.  Recently I have named that voice Fred the Bastard.  Fred never accomplished anything in his life and wants to make sure that I don’t either.  He pops up all of the time when the going gets tough.

Lately I have been able to tell Fred to go to Hell.  It is funny because Fred, while persistent, is a coward. just like most do-nothing people are.  It doesn’t take much to make Fred run and hide.  Simply another step, another rep, another set and he flees.   Oh, he always comes back and you might be tempted to listen, but simply take that next step and again he runs.

One day I will be like the greats.  I will have complete mastery of Fred.  The greats are great because they keep going when others stop, when they listen to their Freds.

"I am not the smartest or most talented person in the world, but I succeed because I keep going and going and going."  Sylvester Stalone

"The hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer." Ralph Waldo Emerson