Live in the present

December 12, 2008
With the 8-9 cellys I have had, 5 or 6 of them I know quite well. The close quarters of the 8x12 foot cell along with the living together 24/7 with no break automatically makes that happen. All of them see me exercise for two hours per day. Virtually every one of them commented that at their next location or when they get on the streets they will start an exercise program. Now they could simply want to make conversation and small talk so they say it as “it would be nice to exercise” with no real plan. Or exercise could be something they need to do yet always look for another excuse to procrastinate on what they need to do. This seems as a terrible way to live your life prolonging the things you need to do.
Life Lesson: Live in the present. Right now is the only time that you can control. Time is interesting to think about. Nobody can get back yesterday; so much time right now is spent thinking about what they should have accomplished yesterday. Why did they not do yesterday what they are mentally spending time on today? You cannot borrow time. By becoming a good planner you will put your time to proper use when it is in front of you. In business, dealing with customers takes place from 8am to 5pm. Before 8am or after 5pm establish your plan to use this valuable time wisely. Connor’s window for sports training to reach his dream is from 2 to 8pm. He must dedicate the proper time hitting, lifting, and speed training in addition to studying, during these times. In business, you have the golden hours of 8am to 5pm. During your golden hours ask, Life Lesson: At this point in time, what is the best use of my time. Put this on a card and keep it with you. This is an excellent habit to get into during life. When it is time to relax-relax, when it is time to work-work, and work on the most important things. Life gives you so many opportunities to get distracted. Every news TV program during the day insinuates a breaking story coming; “the collapse of the economy” is next. Well this attracts mom, Amanda, and Sean because they are in the business world. Unfortunately, the story discusses the bailout for the automobile industry is not approved and one insider worried without a bailout the economy will collapse. Based on this exciting headline, Sean lost twenty minutes of his day. “Find out where Manny is going next”, well Connor, Delanie, and Reaghan stop studying to hear where Manny is going. They story states that Manny’s agent is in Washington talking to the Nationals, who cares, no news yet they just drained twenty minutes from your extremely important golden hours. Do not keep the tv on when working or studying and fall into this trap. Make very good use of your time. Again, when it is time to relax-relax and this includes TV. Let’s get away from too much TV; this is not sour grapes either just because I forgot what a TV looks like. Life Lesson: The Foley Plan, no more than one hour per day for tv. Seven hours per week, use them how you choose. Connor used three hours each Sunday on the Titans- good use! Read, watch a good movie, exercise, and do not waste the precious commodity of time. This will benefit you so much in life. Think about how you use your time. Acknowledge where you are in life so you can better your future. Live your dreams, because you make a good use of your current time. Right Now!