My dad was a cantankerous dude for sure. He boxed, played football, was a Marine and spent 35 years "on the job." He drank too much, ate steak literally every single fucking night and didn't have a vulnerable bone is his body. But he actually gave a fuck in his own strange way, and from that he passed on countless phrases of wisdom, such as this one. Oh, and this was one I heard frequently. Probably because I acted like a little entitled asshole.
And you know what, he was dead on. (I might just add, wish, hope and complain, but he had another saying about complaining, which I'll save for another post.)
Here is one thing that has unequivocally proven to be true in my life; Action is all that matters. At the end of it all, if you want make a difference, if you want a great life, a great relationship, a great career, a strong body, if you want to accomplish ANYTHING, you have to get out of your head, off the fucking couch and into the game. And honestly, most of the time, it doesn't even matter what you do. Just. Do. Something.
So let's get straight to this. Wishing and hoping (and complaining) produce exactly NOTHING. If you want to be a high performer in your own life; at work, with your family, as a parent, with your health and fitness, then GET INTO ACTION. Do something. And develop a habit of doing this consistently!
When I was going through my divorce I was also in the process of creating and launching a 1st of it's kind domestic violence intervention program, preparing to test of lieutenant, trying to create a home for my boys and learning how to be a single parent. Trust me, there were major breakdowns! There were moments, days and weeks where I didn't want to do anything. The fuck it's were real. However, one thing I'd gotten into the habit of doing was keeping a list of actionable tasks (I use Any.do) based on my current goals and commitments. When the fuck it's, pity, sadness and anger would set in, I would open my actionable tasks, pick one, and just start.
What I've discovered about this process, and on my cantankerous father's grave this has been 100% true, the mere act of just starting an action completely got me out of my head and back into the game.
So what happened? The program is on track and thriving, I promoted to lieutenant, my home is an amazing beautiful space (WITH a dual tap kegorator in the living room; sometimes the fuck it's are a great thing) and I am rocking single parenthood.
Through that whole experience, I didn't wish and hope for the program to progress, I didn't wish and hope that I would promote, I didn't wish and hope that my house would be created with love and intention and I didn't wish and hope that I would rock single parent hood. And I certainly didn't sit and complain about my circumstances. EVER. I just got into action. It's actually that simple. Do. Fucking. Something.
So what will you get into action with today? Please share and comment.
Cheers to waking up every morning stoked AF,
Chris
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