Bryan Parady's Blog, page 23
July 11, 2015
Down But Not Out
I’d be lying if I said there weren’t tines when I want to just give up. Stop striving for more, stop pushing myself to the limits. Stop chasing after dreams and hopes and ideas.
Because honestly it’s exhausting at times. My stamina gives out and I want to chill in the couch with a cup of coffee turn the phone off and forget about the world and it’s problems.
Yes that sounds good…at least for a little bit. But that’s not what I nor anyone was created for.
We are meant for more. So much more. And when we fight for that more we get beat up along the way. We get days where we feel like the wind had been knocked out of us. Where we are thrown off our feet. But it’s not the end.
Failure and that feeling of defeat are not the end. There is always more fight always that voice that says try harder.
No matter your battle, or your obstacles, you can make it through them.
Keep going.
July 10, 2015
Fight For It
What do you want to do in your life? Have you been told you’re crazy by others? Have others laughed at you, or given you that quirky smile that says “oh you’re cute…and foolish”.
People have a tendency to frown upon big dreamers…that is until they make it big. Then they praise them. People will be your biggest obstacle when you are fighting your way to the top, and not those you are competing against, but those who have no stake in the fight, people who are in your life as friends, family, who don’t understand your dream. They don’t understand the burning flame inside of you that can’t be snuffed out.
That innate burning inside that you have…only you can feel that. You’ve got to hold on to that fire, you’ve got to fan the flame. Protect that flame, and not allow anyone to try to blow it out.
Believe me, circumstances and people will try to blow it out, they will say you are immature, stupid, careless, irresponsible.
Hold onto your dream, your fire. And build it bigger, until nothing and no one can quench it.
July 9, 2015
The Meaning of Sacrifice
We all want to be more. We watch movies about overcoming, about becoming stronger, becoming a better person. We love the idea of a hero. Love the idea of overcoming seemingly impossible odds.
So why then does our motivation stop with the rolling of the credits to a favorite movie? Why do we lack the motivation in our every day life?
It’s because we are lacking one vital key. It’s called sacrifice. You can’t expect to have a life like no other when you live like everyone else. It’s just not possible. You have to take risks, you have to be bold, have to be daring.
Yes as you step out you will be scared to death.
I love, and I mean love the movie “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty”. Last year when I saw that movie for the first time, I didn’t even know yet that my life would be radically changing as I joined the Navy.
Now here I am 6 months into my Naval career with still 3 months to go until I am reunited with my wife and child. It’s been a huge sacrifice on both mine and my wife’s part. It’s taken sacrifice. It’s taken long lonely nights, it’s taken missing my baby girl’s precious smile. But in 3 months I’ll have that back. Yes it’s been tiring, hard, but it’s been so worth it. It’s taking me and my family where we want to go. We are dreaming bigger than ever. We are living our lives to the fullest, the craziest busiest run and go life and we love every minute of it. We want our daughter to grow up knowing that great things are hard, but worth it.
So start doing. Take the leap, jump, and believe. It will be worth it.
July 8, 2015
Yours for the Taking
The idea that opportunity and success falls into peoples laps is a joke. Do a little research on just about anyone who is successful, they all have an incredible story, they all worked their butt off, and they had determination, they had devotion, they had discipline. They didn’t give up.
Don’t wait of your dream, or for success to fall into your lap because it won’t happen. Go out and grab it. Don’t give up, don’t give in.
Build a door, build a huge door, and bust through it. You’ve got this. You were born for this.
July 7, 2015
Failure Is Weak
Failure is only a way of learning what doesn’t work. It’s not an endpoint. It’s not a finale. It makes you stronger. Everyone who hopes to achieve something great fails and fails hard.
It’s what you do once you’ve failed that determines whether you succeed or not. Don’t give up.
It’s Worth It
Got a goal? Got an idea? Got a dream? Awesome. Dream big, anchor that puppy down and start building it. Now. where you are at.
It’s easy to use lack of resources, know-how, time, money, as an excuse to put off dreaming big. But it’s just excuses, nothing more, nothing less. I know because all too often I’ve let excuses get in my way of living my life to the fullest.
And while I’m sure there will be excuses that will rear their head, I know to pop them down like a whack a mole game because they keep real life out. They keep real experiences.
I am learning to live bold, to live free, to live a crazy, busy, fast paced life, because in reality life is short. We have so limited time to do all the millions of things we are meant to do and I don’t want to hit the end knowing I left stones unturned.
There will be obstacles, will be doubters, will be mistakes, hard work…but there truly are no limits. Live it out today. Live it to the fullest.
July 6, 2015
The Naysayers Don’t Matter
You have dreams and burning passions inside you. They are yours. They are in you for a reason and are meant to be chased after.
You don’t have to defend your dream, just go make it a reality. You were born for this.
And the naysayers? They are just jealous.
Starting Where You Are At
There are a million awesome ideas and dreams that people have. Sadly many of those ideas and dreams no one will ever know about. Why? Because of procrastination. Life is super busy and throws sucker punches often. And we have a way of saying “tomorrow”. We say that we’ll follow our dream once we have X amount of dollars, once our kids are grown, once we are married, once we are out of college.
All these reasons gridlock our lives into stagnation and we end up one day never having anything except regrets and ideas that never got out of our minds.
Start today. Let today be the day that you rise above defeat. That you become more than average. Work your butt of, don’t waste time. Put dreams to reality and live the dream now. Not tomorrow, not someday. Live it today.
June 29, 2015
Overcoming the Pain
Pain is weakness leaving the body.
Greatness is often achieved through blood, sweat, and tears. It’s really easy to think that those who have done great things in history had it easy. The truth is that when anyone sets out to accomplish big things they have doubts, fears, and misgivings.
We all doubt ourselves while we are in the process and questions hit us like rapid fire “what if I’m making a mistake?”, “what if I fail?”
But despite the fears, a far more important question to ask is “what if I never try?” Nothing is harder than regret. It eats at us and leaves us in doubt.
No failure or short coming is equal to never trying. Failure just teaches us what doesn’t work, whereas never trying leaves us knowing nothing.
So don’t let fear stop you from going after your goals. Jump in, take big risks, and go for it.
June 24, 2015
Why Do We Struggle?
If there’s one thing I’ve caught myself asking it’s “why does this have to be so hard?” Let’s face it, life can get rough sometimes. We start something new like getting in shape and it seems everyone at work decided to bring in donuts.
We decide to try a new career and are faced with failed interview after interview.
We decide to make a bold step and find ourselves standing on a ledge holding on for dear life.
But greatness isn’t achieved in peace and quiet. It’s not gained by watching reruns of Friends or Breaking Bad on Netflix.
It’s not done by seeing how many pins you can get or through beating the latest video game.
Success is achieved through sweat through hard work and through diligence.
Remember everything is temporary. The trials you are experiencing today will not last forever. You can and will get through them.
