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www . newellstrength . com www . unlockingyourinnerstrength . com And a funny thing happened as soon as I began coming from a place of strength all because of my foundational ‘ why ’: I met Devon six months later .
Now , don ’ t mistake me , it wasn ’ t love at first sight ( that doesn ’ t exist ). She was not my default pattern so I had to consciously and actively go back to my list and my ‘ why ’ to stick with it until I over rode the patter of what .
A what is a thing . A why is a reason .
You can apply this lesson to any area of life . All parts of life are about habits , whether they are good or bad . The ingredient for habit is an acronym I like to use called A . I . R , which stands for attention , intention and repetition .
Emotion amplifies the intention and the amplifier in ALL cases is your reason WHY . Hasta la vista for now .
Turns Out Abe Lincoln Was Right No one on the face of the earth , in the history of earth , has escaped a battle with their own demons .
If a real transformation occurs from the inside to the outer world , then it only makes sense that our biggest battles are fought on the inside as well . Not on the outside against some grim rival or cantankerous enemy .
In 2008 , I was out in So Cal for an extended period of time . I had planned out going out to internship with the University of California-Irvine Anteaters ( yes that ’ s their real school mascot ).
If I hadn ’ t made my vision clear to those around me , the opportunity to house sit in beautiful Laguna Niguel wouldn ’ t have found me . The universe works in mysterious ways like that , but I don ’ t want to get too far off track here .
I was just coming off a bodybuilding show , dating a girl that had broken up with me and then came crawling back and had just finished my second year of teaching . I was offered the head strength coaching job at Bridgewater Raritan Regional High School , which I turned down because it wasn ’ t in alignment with my vision at that point .
Anyhow , I was getting those vibes from this chick again that something was off . And to make it worse , I was getting those vibes that day before I was leaving for a month .
Sure enough , on day 1 out in So Cal , I got the phone call that she was ending it .