“Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it’s always your choice.”
– Wayne Dyer
“How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours.”
― Wayne Dyer
“Change the way you look at things and the things you look at change.”
― Wayne Dyer
“With everything that has happened to you, you can either feel sorry for yourself or treat what has happened as a gift. Everything is either an opportunity to grow or an obstacle to keep you from growing. You get to choose.”
– Wayne Dyer
If you want to be a fighter, you must first be willing to train like one. Second, be willing to die to yourself and rebuild yourself from the inside out. Aim for perfection.
—David McAfee
The successful fighter gets the public praise...The coach gets something much deeper and more meaningful, he gets the fighter's praise.
—Tony Moran
A lot of fighters love fighting because it brings them totally into the present moment. When they are in a cage faced with someone who is looking to physical damage to them, there is no ability to worry about the future, and lament about the past. There is only the present moment, the here and now.
Fighters and others athletes enjoy that feeling because they enjoy what it feels like to be truly alive. The present moment is said to be the home address of life, and to be life itself. Your life has never taken place in any moment other than the present moment. You can have access to that moment by being a witness to it. Being aware as the watcher of the here and now as opposed to lost in thought about the future and the past.
I just a met someone I knew 15 years ago and while physicality changes can occur, changes in opinions, view, clothes, addresses, jobs, roles, responsibilities, and other elements can be altered, the one thing which does not change is the watcher of this all taking place. Sort of like how in a dream there is a lot of things going on, changing, flowing, and being altered, but the one thing that does not change is you the dreamer observing it. Regardless of what happens in that dream you will be okay, because ultimately you are the dreamer of that dream. And to awaken from the dream of life is to be totally aligned with the present moment and live in the now.
The fight is with yourself.
The fight is to get better.
Push the limits.
Going beyond the perceived boundaries.
Chasing perfection.
Dealing with the doubts.
Learning from the losses which can batter your spirit.
Getting back up when dropped.
Transcending a severely bruised ego.
Facing the thoughts which limit your mind.
Wanting to quit, pack it in, but keep going.
Looking into the eyes of fear and seeing the illusory nature of them.
The fight is with yourself.
Think training is hard? Try losing.
"There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure."
—Colin Powell
"Every fighter is one punch away from winning" —Keenan Lewis
Losing does not matter in the long run, unless you plan on never getting better after a loss.
Pursue perfection as it breeds a mind which will never stop improving.
