Over the past two months I’ve taken up jogging, ran my first 5k, and started taking better care of myself physically. If you are interested you can see my log and progress over at DailyMile. Create an account and friend me there if you’d like an occasional motivational kick in the butt.
It is hard. Life makes it hard. The pace of life and the easy choices that are thrown at us make it so easy to just sit on our butt and let them grow. But I feel so good when eat healthy and when I exercise that I am going to keep at it. All that being said I did give blood today and was running behind and on an empty stomach. So I did stop at McDonald’s at get an Angus Mushroom Swiss Burger. I am not going to lie – it was good. Oh it was amazing, and I washed it down with two milks. But that red meat (or red meat like substance) will probably be on my bones for weeks to come. And who knows – I might have shortened by life by a few minutes or days. It is the price I am going to pay for my lack of planning to ensure I had the right food choices available to me.
I am of the belief that every moment you are alive you are getting stronger and healthier, or you are getting weaker and more unhealthy. Which mode are you in right now with your life? Which mode makes you more happy? The answer is pretty easy: If you are doing any kind of regular exercise program then you are taking care of your body and making yourself stronger. No exercise? Hello heart disease, poor health, cellulite, and doctor’s visits. Health eating is not good enough. You have to combine that with some kind of regular rigorous physical activity. You need to take your body outside of it’s comfort zone and make it work. Enough of this talking BS. Move something.
This weekend there is a 500m/5k event down at our new Oklahoma City Riversport complex. If you are local please consider dropping the $35 to join us. It is a small price to pay for the benefits you will gain. If you are not local to Oklahoma City find something this weekend in your city that will challenge you. Start simple – walk a mile in the park or around your neighborhood. Then come back to your DailyMile account and log it for me to see. If you don’t like to run then please – just do something. Stop doing nothing!
1. I’ve been remiss in my duties when it comes to posting my thoughts and the things I like to share. For that please forgive me.
2. I played the video below 3 times and it gave me goose bumps all three times. This is something to save and bookmark when you need a little pick me up. Enjoy and come back soon.
Finally I was able to get a video recorded, edited, mixed, etc. This was not an easy feat and it has affected the quality of the production a little bit (After I edited it I had to upload it to their editor online to use their music, and then download it again to upload it to their submission site. It came down in poorer quality than I sent it).
Forget all of that – the dang thing has been uploaded RIGHT HERE. Now I need you do to exactly what I’ve been talking about. StopDoingNothing. Go and watch the video, and vote for it if you like my cause and content. After you do that please share it with 20 of your friends, and ask them to share it with 20 of their friends. I can offer you nothing in exchange other than my heartfelt appreciation.
So go take action.
Love – Patrick
P.S. If you feel inclined come back here and drop me a note that you vote so I can give you the recognition you deserve. Thanks again.
6/17 Update: My Oprah video has been posted here. I need some massive social media help to get this voted up. If you think it is worthly please share with all of your friends online and in email . Let’s see some social media POW.
Just a quick update. I was finally able to get the words together and get some footage recorded. I am in the editing phase now and will hopefully have something up before midnight central time tonight (it is currently 9pm).
If you have not done so please share this post and my previous two posts with your friends.
Thanks,
Patrick
6/17 Update: My Oprah video has been posted here. I need some massive social media help to get this voted up. If you think it is worthly please share with all of your friends online and in email . Let’s see some social media POW.
In case you missed it I started a pretty big project yesterday. I am going to enter the contest to get a talk show on the new Oprah OWN Network. Click HERE to see the announcement and learn how you can help.
We have not made the video yet, but my goal is to build up support and followers so when we have the video ready we can pull the trigger
Today’s Stats: (Keep in mind some of these numbers were already building)
Twitter Followers: 4316
RSS Feed Readers: 634
Some of the numbers were already close to where they are now. Some of them are brand new.
Please share my goal and this page with everybody you. I’ll work on video and keep doing promotions.
Thanks.
Patrick
6/17 Update: My Oprah video has been posted here. I need some massive social media help to get this voted up. If you think it is worthly please share with all of your friends online and in email . Let’s see some social media POW.
I just heard about something absolutely amazing. I have the chance of a lifetime being presented to me. Oprah is having a contest for someone to have a new talk show on her OWN networh. If you have been a follower for awhile you have browsed my goals page and know that having a talk show has been a dream of mine. I have been looking at several different ways to accomplish this, and this may be the one big break that I get. I have this burning desire to get out and shout on rooftops. To tell people that so much is possible in life as long as they just get off their butt and do it. This may be my chance to do it.
But I need your help. Yes you. Reading this. Right now.
1. Subscribe to this blog’s newsletter. Over the on right there should be a form where you can get on my mailing list to get more information.
2. Follow my account on Twitter. It is @patrickallmond. Get your friends to follow it. And their friends. And retweet what I share.
3. Friend/Fan the Fan page on Facebook
4. Visit this site and the twitter account every day for updates.
5. Once I get the video up I need your votes early and often. I am little late getting into the game. But I think I can make up for lost time.
I think have found a local video pro to help me work on the project. I’ll keep you update as to the progress and what to do once we get the video uploaded.
Thanks in advance for your help and efforts. I see this as a great chance to help people realize the value of taking action. And I need your actions now so I can share that message with the world.
Stay tuned for more updates. They will come right here on this blog.
Love,
Patrick
I am sure you have heard it time and time again ; the absolute best way in the world to achieve what you want is to write it down. That is why I have page dedicated on this site to my goals. I just recently updated it and numbered it. The numbering will allow me to have conversations make improvements “by the numbers”, and also provide a common point of reference when I discuss my goals with you and other people.
If you are having any trouble writing down your goals look at mine for a starting point. In the version I have online right I have broken them down into some high-level categories. I don’t have action plans for most of them yet, and I don’t have them broken down into big rocks and little rocks yet. But I have a start.
My challenge to you: Write down your goals someplace online. Come back to the comments below or in my forum and share a link to your goal list. First of all – you will get some link love back from me. I even create a special new forum (follow the link) just for you to post your goal lists. Since it is a new forum area it is empty. Be the first to get in there and post. Make sure you update your forum signature so people can come read about your goals in detail over at your site.
The Next Post: Prioritizing the Goals
Tags: Goals
When was the last time you did something so scary that you got the shakes and started sweating profusely? If you can’t remember that is the answer right there. It has been way too long.
If you are not regularly doing something that scares you a little or a lot then you are not really loving on the edge of life. Living on the edge is where the fun is. It is the middle of the candy bar. It is the pancakes with the syrup. It is the cold shower at 6am. It is the thing that will wake you up, and will make you smile when you are done.
Do both of us a favor? Do something scary and spontaneous. Today. In the next 5 minutes. This week. Go ahead. Just stand up and take off and go do it. It could be something as tame as a run around your neighbor, or something huge like skydiving. But make the committment to do something. I double-dog dare you. And the come back here and tell us all about it.
Join the forum discussion on this post
Tags: action living crazy
Happy Saturday April 3rd. I am in the process of catching up on my Google reader feeds and I thought it would be better to share some of the great content here than trying to tweet each one out. 140 characters is never enough to say what needs to be said. So get a full cup of coffee and enjoy the following articles I thought were well above par this morning.
Business Success Secret: Deliver on What You Promise
Why Stupid People Succeed
Derek Sivers: How to start a movement – Love a quote from this “The first follower is what transforms a nut into a leader”
What NOT to do in conflict
The Value of Time
Why you should sin more often
How I became Google Free in a day
Over-sharing: problems with social networking and privacy
Yes. Another Backup Lecture. – About backing up your data on your computer. Very important.
How to Be a Positive Person, in Under 300 Words
Enjoy and I raise my cup of caffeine to you this fine Saturday morning!
Our guest blogger today is none other than my good friend Cheryl Harrison from Columbus, Ohio. Cheryl is one of those cool friends that people make on the internet and that they have an instant connection with. Never mind the fact that she is 917 miles and 15 hours away from me. Never mind the fact that I have never met her in person. She is just a great upbeat lady who happens to be 
very sharp at what she does – Social Media. What makes her that much better is that she is engaged to get married later this year to a guy who is a pretty sharp dresser. I can see some good looking kids coming out of this union. Take a look at her Q&A below – and even that damn cool picture she made for me as part of this blog entry. Then follow her on Twitter and give her some love.
===
- What is the name of your blog:
Being Cheryl – which is what I do best – with the fun tagline, “I am a good idea.” (I also write for GreatestCityofAll.com and SyncCreative.com) - What is your blog about:
Social media marketing tips and strategy, with a sprinkle of personal flavor. - How long you have been blogging:
Since early 2008 - How much time do you spend each week working on your blog:
2-3 hours - What was one of the first blogs that you read that you love:
The blog that inspired me to start blogging was Chris Brogan’s - What three blogs do you read every single week:
I subscribe to more than 50 blogs that I try to read every day, but three of my favorites are Social Business Strategies, Altitude Branding and Social Media Explorer. - What is the blog post you are the most proud of:
I’m proud of the concept of Fast Friends that started on my blog – using a blank calendar and social media reach to connect with new people in real life every day. I articulated it a little better the second time around. - How has your blog helped you personally or professionally:
Immensely! I’ve gotten my last two jobs and all of my speaking engagements and freelance clients as a result of my online presence. - What is something you hope to do with your blog that you have not done yet:
Redesign! My blog runs on WordPress and currently uses a free theme + design, which, while very visually interesting, isn’t custom and doesn’t best represent me. - What is the best “do it” tip you have for a blogger that is start today:
Just that – do it. Don’t overthink it, don’t make excuses – just start writing! - What is the best “never do it” tip you have for blogger that is starting today:
Don’t be afraid of blogging, but think before you click “publish.”
Recent Comments