Third Power Life

We have all heard the phrase "there is nothing to fear but fear itself"…  probably even heard it in FDR's voice at some point… But the full line tells more of a story.. "So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself — nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance." --Franklin D. Roos...

After my son's middle school open house, it got me thinking about teachers and their importance in the world.. And I share a great quote: “A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.”- Henry Brooks Adams #teachers #education #future #ripples #thirdpowerlife

When we are faced with major decisions (and even small ones) we need to make sure it is aligning with our purpose and our Quest.  We need to see how it feels. And it needs to be either "HELL YEAH!" or just say no… Life is too short for "MEH" things… #hellyeah #purpose #dowhatsimportant #thirdpowerlife

In order for us to become great at anything, we first have to be terrible at it..  As I have watched my podcast following, for a long time, it was a very slow listenership.. But I kept at it, and now after 100+ episodes, I am finally seeing movement and people are starting to listen. But it was being willing to not be great, to make mistakes, that allowed that to happen. What are you willing...

One of my favorite concepts in Physics is Entropy… It is the Second Law of Thermodynamics… Any ordered isolated system will move towards chaos. And we, as humans, are an isolated system… If you are not adding energy into any area of your life, it will move to chaos.  Don't exercise? (Energy into physical body) Your body will become flabby and sick (chaos). The same concept applies to all 9 ar...

Since I started going back to the gym, it has occurred to me that so many times we want the success and achievement, but are not ready to pay the price for those things… Here is the reality, all growth, all healing, is painful… But it is a necessary process, and very worth it. The reality is, there is pain if you grow, but there is far more pain if you do not. #growth #healing #goodpain #thirdpowe...

One of my favorite books and movies is the Lord of the Rings. The scene where Samwise Gamgee talk about the great stories brings me to tears each time. It is so important as we go through these dark times to remember that it is just a passing shadow. Remember, there is good in this world and it is worth fighting for.  Our purpose is the good we must fight for. Pursue your quest! Never let it...

I posted on Facebook to ask for podcast ideas, and at the end made a little joke about doing an episode with Dad Jokes..  Well.. Every comment.. Every one... Was for Dad Jokes… So here is a complete episode focused around Physical Health based on Dad Jokes!  This was SO MUCH FUN! I love telling Dad jokes.. Sometimes he even laughs! #dadjokes #humor #physicalHealth #thirdpowerlife

I have been involved in the CryptoCurrency world for a little over 10 years.  I started Mining using GPU's in late 2011… I have been facinated with the Crypto world for a long time and I absolutely love the potential this technology has for the future of the world. Especially for the democratization of currencies.. Even with the recent market issues and crashing of prices, I am just as excite...

I overheard a conversation about managing people working on a corporate team, and the need to get rid of them if there were any challenges with them. "Some people may think I'm mean, but it's 'just business'" I have a visceral reaction to the concept of justifying coldness in the name of "it's just business". My whole ethos surrounds the concept of the Infinite Game. Growing people, helping them m...

I accidentally left my phone at home… I ended up having to spend an hour with no phone, and no connectivity at all… THE HORROR!!! This is my thoughts on being without technology for an hour… #NoTechnology #disconnected #addiction #thirdpowerlife

In celebration of my 100th episode of Third Power Life, We talk about fear and how I almost didn’t restart my podcast… And we talk wing sauce... Feel the Fear and Do It ANYWAY! Whatever you want to have in your life, you can go for it! I know it is scary, but fear is a tool. Use it well. #100 #episode100 #nofear #doitanyway #thirdpowerlife #wingsauce

The Corporate Parent’s Greatest Fear… Working so hard to ‘provide’… Long Hours… Debilitating Stress… Literally draining our souls for money… Only to wake up one day and find we have missed so much… Our children grown, raised by others… Our physical, mental, and Spiritual life lacking… Our Purpose in Life still missing… We have been Drifting… I challenge you to stop drifting and start taking Comman...

I am an Unapologetic Optimist. Today, I am bringing positive energy into your world!! Enjoy! #positivity #UnapologeticOptimist #thirdpowerlife #goodenergy

Our brains, especially the subconscious, do not understand negatives. For instance, if I tell you to NOT think about a giraffe, you are going to think of a giraffe. We need to make sure we are using positive commands. If we say "don't let me forget my keys" the command to the subconscious is: "forget keys".  Instead use "help me remember my keys". The command: "remember keys" Fun mental trick...

"The only way to discover the limits of the possible is to go beyond them into the impossible." - Arthur C. Clarke It is so easy to stay in the comfort zone. To stay with what we know is possible. But that is not the path of growth or greatness. To persue our Quest, we have to push on what we think is possible. To do that, we have to push past into what we think is impossible. #stretch #possible #...

There is a great meme going round "If you knew me before my 20's you don’t know me. You know Season 1 me, We were severely underfunded and the writing team was going through a lot"…  Very funny, but also a great reminder that we all have many "seasons" in our lives.  We need to ask ourselves if the season we are in is a good one or not. And at any time, we can choose to start a new seaso...

When we are on the path to a large goal, many, many times we will be tempted off the path by something that sounds good for the moment.. A distraction, a "shiny object"…  This is a path towards Drifting… Do not give up what you truly want for something small now. #stayfocused #purpose #shinyobject #thirdpowerlife

Worry is a waste of energy.. It is punishing yourself for something that has not happened and may never happen. The best way to deal with worry is to imagine what is the absolute worst case scenario and realize that you can survive that.. And then let it go… #worry #letitgo #dontworry #thirdpowerlife

So today I signed up for the gym!  Went very early to my first class. I know I needed more structure and accountability for my fitness, so I decided to put my money where my mouth is… If you need to make a change, you have to get leverage on yourself.. And paying for a coach or program is a good way to do that. #fitness #orangetheory #health #thirdpowerlife

"If your life were over in just a few hours, what would you want your last message to the world to be?" I am working on my purpose program "The Quest"..  A major part of that is finding your "Lighthouse" subjects.  The question above, I recently came across in another training I was doing for myself. And I knew I needed to add it to this portion of my training. #purpose #lastmessage #wor...

I was recently chosen as a speaker for TEDxOcala! I will be sharing my talk about the Power of Purpose! I am very excited! You can get more infor about the event and tickets at:  https://TEDxOcala.com #tedx #tedxocala #thirdpowerlife #purpose

It starts slowly.. Just a little less energy for the commitments you made to yourself. The closer you get to reaching the goal, the more it feels like you are moving through molasses.. Then you miss a step.. Like my "breaking the chain" event yesterday… This is what self-sabotage looks like.. I always thought it was this big event where your life just blows up.. Not so…  it is the subtle kill...

well.. It happened…  I broke the chain on my exercise. Yesterday was a busy morning, everyone was late. Then work was tough… I kept saying, I will do it later.. I woke up this morning and had the horrifying realization that I never did my exercise. 85 days in a row, and now… back to 1… Now what? #consistency #brokethechain #restarts #thirdpowerlife

Talking with a friend about how their job was not as fulfilling and was not really what they wanted to do.  How do you fulfill your quest, and go after your dreams while you are still stuck in a job that is not fulfilling? #dreams #builddreams #thirdpowerlife #passion #passionbusiness