Go Blue, Go BSU

I lived 45 minutes from Boise State University since the 2nd grade and even attended for one semester in the late 80's after graduating high school. (Who didn't?) Back then it was all about basketball. Now there's a new kid on the block. A football program that just doesn't quit.

Behold... BSU v. Michigan State on August 31, 2012.

Bryce Harper: Push hard to Play hard.

Bryce Harper is a phenom in the world of baseball. He will play in the Major League All Star Game as the youngest non-pitcher in the history of that game. His secret? He is always pushing himself harder to play harder than anyone else, as put by Cole Hamels, starting pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies.

You may not be aiming to hit home runs, but think about your passion. What causes your mind to keep spinning long after you've gone to bed. Use your desire for success in that area of your life to push yourself harder and play harder than anyone else would ever expect you to.

Demand excellence from yourself. Set your standards hire. Just like Bryce, you'll keep hitting home runs in your life.

In this clip, Bryce hits his first home run in AA base ball.

Booster Shot No. 14

Booster Shot No. 13

Huge Failure

Weightlifters only succeed by failing again, and again, and again. It it only by lifting to failure that the body via hormones, will send a chemical signal to the muscles being worked that more strength is needed and that they have to grow. Through repeated failure, growth is assured.

If you are not succeeding in life... it may be that you are not failing enough. Stop focusing on having to succeed in every moment and focus on the doing or even the failing. Fail as many times as you can. After failing over and over again, you may notice a pattern emerging. Among the failures, you may find small successes and then eventually huge triumphs.

If you're not succeeding, your not failing nearly enough.

Booster Shot No. 12

Booster Shot No. 11

Is happiness really a choice?

Choose to Fly Higher

Owning Truth

It is one thing to know the truth, it is another to own the truth, to internalize it and act on it. When we make it our mission to learn what is empowering, and allow our behaviors to reflect that knowledge, we are truly in a position to grow as a person. Then we are also in a position to care about and empathize with ourself.

This is a fantastic PSA that shares that point. Using the truth to empathize not only with others, but also with yourself, and to change your behavior as a result of acting on what you know is true is important.

This PSA was shown on Thai television to discourage the behavior of smoking. It does so in a very unique way. Please watch...

Happiness is a Choice

What are you happy about in your life right now? What about that specifically is it that makes you happy? How does that make you feel in your life right now?