HomeGrown AthletX

Hard work and dedication pays off. Congratulations @jadee.mor at the 2021 National champion in the 49kg 14-15 yr. old group. 52kg snatch, 64kg C&J.

Happy Birthday Momo. 90 years old and still kicking butt. Such an inspiration.

Fresh bands. @haileyamato14 your Christmas wish didn’t come true.

The most important decision we make is whether we believe we live in a friendly or hostile universe. Albert Einstein We choose the world we live in. And our decision will echo through our lives, perpetuating itself over and over without the conscious even being aware of it. The first step awareness. Let’s first recognize that we, by default, tend to gravitate towards hostility. This may sound strange at first, but when we think about it, we know that we are defensive ...creatures. And that a very active fight or flight mechanism lives within us. Our default interpretation can be to see things as threats. It can be very challenging to trust. Not all of that is a bad thing. But magnify it, and imagine as if that is the universe we believe it to be pure hostility. It’s a pair of red glasses we’ve placed over our eyes that we view the world. And despite holding the greenest of flowers in our hand all we see is a red flower. It starts with awareness of where we currently are. Brutally honest self-reflection. It then turns into a choice a choice of lens that we will view the world in. Change our perception, and we change our world.

Zander cleaning up Christmas decorations.

Rome was not built in a day. John Heywood An old adage on building greatness. Indeed an accurate statement, and a healthy outlook on mastering a craft. However, the critical message is less about how great things take time, and more, about the importance of laying the next brick. We can become consumed with the idea of making it finishing Rome. And in so, we don’t place the value in the next brick being laid. With one eye distracted, thinking of the prize, we only ha...ve one eye left for the journey. The call to action is to lay the focus on that next brick with every ounce of energy we have. Full mind, body and spirit in the present moment. It may take weeks, months, years, or a lifetime. But under this lens, you will not miss a day. Until, that is, you have your empire.