Metal Motivation: Daily Screams for Living Aggressively

Everything comes down to investment, and time is one of the big ones. How you spend your time is how you are investing in yourself. Are you reading, exercising, working, or spending time with your loved ones? All of these things make me stronger because they're all beneficial. Invest your time into things that are as beneficial as possible.

There's an alchemic process when we invest in ourselves and it converts to power. I don't know how broad reading or winning little victories everyday converts to becoming a powerhouse, but they do. Personally, reading makes me a better communicator and better thinker. It has always helped me to be a powerhouse. The more that you invest in yourself, the greater chance you have, and the greater the...

I want to ignite a fire in you, to be willing to go after it and push forward to your next level. There's always a next level. There's always something you can do. There's always something that you can improve. You have to look at it that way and invest in these things without condemning yourself for not reaching perfection or your next level yet. It's about always wanting to improve, always wanti...

Ever since I was young, I was never able to rely upon my size, stature, family name, or anything external for confidence. So, from an early age, I learned to invest in my abilities, knowledge, and personality which provided me with a high level of self-confidence that converted into personal power. And it's that power that I bring to bear on anything or anyone, that I might face. We should all be...

If you have a big goal, you need measurable progress. You need weekly goals, monthly goals, and quarterly goals that all add up to achieving that big goal. It's like going across the country. You need a map. You're going to stop at certain places along the way. Where are you going to eat? Where are you going to stay overnight? Where are you going to visit as you map your way to your destination? T...

Anything less than a determined, unwavering decision is really just a wish. People are making New Year's wishes. People are making New Year's whims, not New Year's resolutions because whatever you're resolute about, there's nothing wishful about it, there's nothing hopeful. You're determined it's going to happen. Come hell or high water, you are going to make this happen. So, are you willing to be...

As soon as you get excited and motivated and think to yourself that you're really going to do it this time, that's when competing desires, distractions, laziness, procrastination, all of these things come in and you end up getting off course. You stop being consistent, you stay frustrated until that dissipates, and then you see something motivating again. You get all excited and worked up and you...

If you want to become more resolute with a desire in your life, you have to attach more value to it. We have competing desires that come in and trip us up, so you have to prioritize your desires. Determine which desires are the most important. Health, for example, is a big one. If you just generally felt better physically, you wouldn't be dealing with half the problems that you have in life. So, v...

What's your resolution? Well, if you're not resolute about it, then you've basically got a New Year's "wish" and not a resolution. To be resolute means to be determined and unwavering, and if that's not how you are about something, then you'll give it up with time. That's why our resolutions should be prioritized and focused on key areas of our lives such as health, finances, job, relationships, a...

We have a sacred duty to ourselves to maximize all that we are, all that we can do, for a purpose greater than ourselves. And it's sacred because it does make a difference in the world. If I went to the strict materialism, then there is no sacred and there is no duty. But by fulfilling your calling, maximizing your abilities and interests, being committed to the things that you're passionate about...

The sacred duty you have to yourself is to maximize all that you are, all that you can do for a purpose greater than yourself. Most people don't do that, and that's why most people are not involved with personal development or self-improvement. If anything, they're critical of it. The only critical people are those people who haven't done anything with their life. The people who are frustrated wit...

You don't have to replicate the past and let what happened to you destroy your future. Let your gifts, your talents, your abilities, and the things that you have the capacity to do, let that steer you and guide you. And again, if pain can cause damage in the world, then what happens when you commit yourself to your calling? What happens when you fulfill the sacred duty you have to yourself? You ma...

If you are looking for your purpose, calling, or direction, look at what you can prove. What do you have that is empirically determined? That would be your interests, talents, gifts, abilities, knowledge, and experience. These are the things that operate within us that are unique to us. You have to take them seriously and fulfill them. They are the things that determine purpose. They are the thing...

Is there a purpose to your life? Do you have any direction or meaning in your life? I believe that we all have a sacred duty—an obligation to ourselves to maximize all that we are and all that we can do. And that is where we find purpose because your purpose is not outside of you. Your purpose begins inside of you as you take your talents, gifts, abilities, interests, experience, knowledge, and pa...

Whether you have a fear of failure, rejection, or success, the fear is handicapping. It neutralizes people who otherwise have tremendous talent, ability, and power into a safe zone where they don't even try. Put yourself out there and free yourself from the control of others and their criticism.

I wasn't born with physical prowess, or wealth, or come from a family of notoriety, so I never relied on those things. Instead, I developed my abilities. I made a commitment to myself early on that I would maximize what I could do, and then I eventually added to that, maximizing who I was as a person, and those two things together, and doing those things for a purpose greater than myself was the s...

You can't be overly concerned and make everything personal when it comes to your failures. They are just part of what it takes to be successful. You have to be willing to find out that something did not work without personalizing it and being concerned about the judgment of others. Judge yourself according to your value system in a way that isn't discouraging and leads toward correction. That's wh...

The fear of failure is usually deep-rooted in a low self-image. If you believe yourself to be less than others then you'll stay in your safe zone and never venture out and take risks. You think that if you were to fail then everybody would see you the way you see yourself, a failure. Your fear of failure is a fear of criticism. But what does the opinion of someone else matter anyway? Instead of be...

Imagine what your life would be like if you weren't afraid to fail. Imagine what you would go after if you weren't afraid of the judgments of others. You'd be unstoppable! But we can be stopped dead in our tracks simply because we're afraid of the criticism that comes with failing. We're also fearful of what criticism does which is to confirm what we've always believed about ourselves—that we are...

Over 50% of the problems people write to me about wouldn't happen if they were stronger individuals. People fall apart when the crisis hits, and it's because they weren't dealing with it beforehand. To avoid life getting into crisis mode and instead of being lazy, invest your time in your relationships, health, career, and future. Deprive yourself of the temptation to fall into ease and make yours...

If you can't deal with small difficulties, how will you deal with the real challenges when life brings them? We know what the big challenges are, losing a job or a relationship, being sick, or not being able to pay your bills, but what about the small difficulties like the temptations of laziness, watching too much tv, or wasting time with people? We don't see these temptations as blows to the bod...

Just like how a boxer will train their body to endure the suffering that comes from being hit in the ring, you must become tough to take the blows of life. And that means hardship. Don't wait until you get out in life and then get hit. It's going to knock the wind out of you. Train yourself with self-imposed hardship, whether it's your diet, emotions, or just getting out of bed on time. Stop with...

The absence of hardship defines modern society, in terms of modern medicine, a stable society, democracy, technology, transportation, and all the wonderful things that we have. We just don't have the hardship that previous generations had before us. When I was a kid, I had to wait four to six weeks for delivery. Now, it takes a day or two, and luxuries like this have made us entitled and weak. To...

There are two ways to suffer hardship in life. Either life brings it to you, or you impose it on yourself. We all know people who have suffered needlessly, but we also know people who create their own hardships to toughen themselves. Our modern world of luxury and ease can create weaker, entitled, lazy people who complain over the smallest issues. Such people don't suffer real hardship, so they're...

I remember for the longest time people said, you know, stress is making somebody sick. The reason being is that everything in your physical body, especially digestion and metabolism, is controlled by your hormones. And if your hormones are out of whack, then there's going to be weight gain, insulin resistance, and all sorts of problems related to stress, and your adrenal glands get affected. And s...