They're hating on me

Proverbs 15:31 (MSG)

Listen to good advice if you want to live well, an honored guest among wise men and women.

LET'S BE CLEAR ABOUT THIS... NOT EVERYONE IS A HATER. WHEN SOME PEOPLE SEEK ADVICE AND DON'T LIKE THE ANSWER OR WHEN THEY GET CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM THE FIRST THING THEY WANT TO YELL IS "OH... THEY'RE JUST HATING ON ME". EVERYONE IS NOT A HATER AND IN ORDER TO GROW YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND NOT EVERYONE WILL AGREE WITH YOU. SOME PEOPLE HAVE BEEN IN YOUR SHOES AND JUST WANT TO  KEEP YOU FROM MAKING THE SAME MISTAKE. YES IT'S GREAT TO LEARN FROM YOURSELF BUT ITS EVEN GREATER TO LEARN FROM OTHERS WHERE YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE TROUBLE. LEARN NOT TO GET SO OFFENDED WHEN PEOPLE ATTEMPT TO SHOW YOU RIGHT. ITS OK NOT TO KNOW EVERYTHING. NO ONE KNOWS EVERYTHING. 

TIP: LET YOUR GUARD DOWN JUST A BIT. BE OPTIMISTIC BUT REALISTIC!

Starting over

Psalm 145:14 (MSG)

God gives a hand to those down on their luck, gives a fresh start to those ready to quit.

NO ONE WANTS TO QUIT, BESIDES WHO ENJOYS STARTING OVER? NO ONE! SOMETIMES WE FIND OURSELVES AT A PLACE WHERE ALL HOPE FEELS LOST AND WE ARE READY TO GIVE UP. I HAVE BEEN THERE PLENTY OF TIME. I FOUND MYSELF AT A STAND STILL AND WAS JUST READY TO GIVE UP. BUT INSTEAD OF GIVING UP, I GAVE MYSELF A CHANCE TO CATCH UP, TAKE A BREAK TO NOT OVERWHELM MYSELF. HITTING THE RESET BUTTON IS ANOTHER WAY TO APPLY WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNED TO MAKE THINGS WORK. TRIAL AND ERROR. SO DON'T GIVE UP HOPE JUST LEARN FROM THE MISTAKE. THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS FAILURE JUST FEED BACK. SO DUST YOURSELF OFF AND TRY AGAIN.

TIP: THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT RIGHT IS TO GET IT WRONG

Chow Time

1 Corinthians 6:13 (MSG)

You know the old saying, “First you eat to live, and then you live to eat”? Well, it may be true that the body is only a temporary thing, but that’s no excuse for stuffing your body with food, or indulging it with sex. Since the Master honors you with a body, honor him with your body!

WE AGREE.. FOOD TASTE GREAT! I LOVE FOOD. DIFFERENT STYLES, TASTE, AND  INGREDIENTS. BUT  "WHEN" WE EAT IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AS WHAT WE EAT. WE EAT TO SATISFY OUR APPETITE NOT STUFF OURSELVES UNTIL WE CANT MOVE. DOING SO DECREASES OUR ENERGY MAKING US FEEL LAZY AND SOMETIMES SLEEPY. FUEL YOUR BODY WITH THE RIGHT FOODS AND NUTRITION TO MAXIMIZE YOUR ENERGY. EAT SMALL PORTIONS THROUGHOUT THE DAY EVERY 2-3 HOURS 

TO KEEP YOUR ENERGY UP. I MYSELF EAT EVERY 2-3 HOURS COMBINATION OF SNACKS, MINI MEALS, AND A FULL MEAL ALONG WITH WATER THROUGH OUT THE DAY . THE WAY I EAT ALSO DEPENDS ON IF I DID INTENTIONAL EXERCISE FOR THAT DAY. I AVOID EATING AFTER 7 OR 8 PM DEPENDING ON HOW MY DAY WENT.

TIP: EAT OFTEN AND EAT REAL FOOD TO STAY ENERGIZED

Where did the time go?

Ecclesiastes 3:1 (MSG)

There’s an opportune time to do things, a right time for everything on the earth

You have heard of " we all have the same 24 hours" unfortunately a lot of us don't utilize it properly. One way of getting the most out of our day is to end the day before it starts meaning make a to do list, write out what you need to do, what you want to do, and what you think you need to do. Prioritize your list. Whats important? What can wait? What will take the longest to do? In other words MIND DUMP. For myself, I find that mind dumping either at night before I go to bed or early in the morning when I give myself a space cushion (getting up 30 mins to an hour early before I head out) giving myself time to wake up, eat breakfast and take my time. This way you will NOT  be rushing and forget to do something but you will save yourself a lot of time because you have an idea on where to start.

TIP: DON'T MULTITASK IF ITS NOT NECESSARY 

Responsibility

Proverbs 19:3 (MSG)

People ruin their lives by their own stupidity, so why does God always get blamed?

WHEN IT COMES TO RESPONSIBILITY, WE LOVE TO BLAME OTHERS WHEN SOMETHING DOESN'T GO RIGHT. WE POINT OUR FINGER AND SAY " IT WAS HIS/HER FAULT" OR "IF IT WASN'T FOR THEM". WHY DO WE DO THAT INSTEAD OF TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR WHAT HAPPENED? A LOT OF THE MESS THAT TAKES PLACE IN OUR LIVES IS BASED ON THE CHOICES WE MAKE AND WHO WE CHOOSE TO BE AROUND. INSTEAD OF POINTING FINGERS AND SAYING ITS SOMEONE ELSE FAULT, WHY DON'T WE ASK OURSELVES, "HOW CAN I FIX IT". BLAMING AND COMPLAINING DOES'T DO ANYTHING BUT WASTE MORE TIME AND WHEN ALL THE BLAMING IS DONE, THINGS STILL NEED TO BE FIXED. 

TIP: BE YOUR OWN TEACHER, MAKE A LIST OF WHERE YOU MESSED UP

Whats for dinner? Food for thought

Daniel 10:2 (MSG)

“During those days, I, Daniel, went into mourning over Jerusalem for three weeks. I ate only plain and simple food, no seasoning or meat or wine. I neither bathed nor shaved until the three weeks were up.

I did this fast for 10 days (with the exception of bathing). This experience was a real eye opener. It gave me clarity, insight, made me mentally focused, and made my faith stronger. Doing this fast opened my eyes bigger to what was surrounding me. Made me more humbled than before. It taught me a lot about how we as humans have a lot a choices in life and because we have so many choices it makes it easier for us to slack off and go the easy route to everything instead of challenging ourselves and being the best that we can be or being satisfied with what we have. Because we have so many choices, we always want more, and because we want more, we are never satisfied, and we are not satisfied it turns into greed, greed turns jealousy and envy when we can't get what we want. We have forgotten about the basics of what we need. We also need to realize that we don't ever have to want for anything as long as we help others.

TIP: THE GREATEST VALUE IN LIFE ISN'T WHAT YOU GET, THE GREATEST VALUE IN LIFE IS WHAT YOU BECOME. -JIM ROHN-

Be you..listen but don't take orders

Proverbs 21:11 (MSG)

Simpletons only learn the hard way, but the wise learn by listening.

I went through a phase where I listened to everyone else but MYSELF. That is absolutely the wrong thing to do. If you don't listen to yourself, you will be taking orders for the rest of  your life and never become who you are meant to be. Its ok to listen to advice and sometimes the opinions of others and by all means seek counsel from those who are on a higher level than you but do not take orders. You can consider what they have to say and might even test out the theory. But at the end of the day do what feels right to you (intuition) no one knows you better than yourself. If it doesn't feel right don't do it. If it feels good ( not hurting anyone in the process) go for it. After all you are the one that have to live with the consequences rather you do something or not.

TIP: LEARN ALL YOU CAN FROM OTHERS BUT THINK FOR YOURSELF

What is being healthy?

Matthew 12:33 (MSG)

“If you grow a healthy tree, you’ll pick healthy fruit. If you grow a diseased tree, you’ll pick worm-eaten fruit. The fruit tells you about the tree.

What exactly is being healthy? When we think of being healthy we think "food"and "physically fit". But being healthy goes beyond just what we eat and look like. We need to have a combination of a healthy mind and spirit as well. In order to eat whats good for the body, to make the body fit, we need to be there mentally, and have a belief of faith. 

TIP: DON'T BECOME A VICTIM OF YOURSELF

The success of others

Galatians 6:4 (MSG)

Make a careful exploration of who you are and the work you have been given, and then sink yourself into that. Don’t be impressed with yourself. Don’t compare yourself with others. Each of you must take responsibility for doing the creative best you can with your own life.

We look at others and their success but we have no idea of how long it took or the process they had to go through to get there. We only see the reward. So be patient with yourself, put forth real effort, and let it flow. DO NOT compare yourself to others and their success. This will only hold you back and make you resentful for no reason. If you can't bare someone else success or it makes you uncomfortable, if possible spend some time with them, ask them for advice or even better see if they are willing to offer mentor-ship.

TIP: ACCEPT YOURSELF AND WORK HARD, CHANGE WILL COME NATURALLY

Be patient with the process

Proverbs 21:5 (MSG)

Careful planning puts you ahead in the long run; hurry and scurry puts you further behind.

Many of us want to rush the process of whatever it is we put thoughts to or our hands on. The thing is we can't rush what we want to last. Don't be so much in a hurry to get to the finish line that you miss the steps you have to take to get there. Being all that much anxious will set us up for a real set back.

TIP: Find out when you are most productive and organize your schedule accordingly