Don't Stop

Life can be the best thing in the world. 

Then it can be the worst.

Or just about right. 

But an important thing to note is, there are still things that need to get done. The way you feel, or your motivation can go sporadic at times. 

But think, 

Are you going in a direction that you envision? 

Are you working hard to accomplish your life goals?

Some days I just go through the motions of life. Without an ounce of enthusiasm. Without a bit of motivation. 

If you want to become great at something, the work needs to be put in. The daily grind is found in all spots of life. 

For some people, they move from hobby to hobby, job to job, person to person but never are satisfied with where they are. There is a hollow feeling in this. Because it will never be satisfied. 

What is really hard, is to stick with your decisions and work hard at what is in front of you. To not be blown in the wind by your volatile whims, emotions and feelings.   

Mike Cernovich said it best, "Nothing gets easier, just better" 

Each of your daily challenges are not going to come easier to you. 

Every day I workout, my body needs pushed to the limit so that I can maintain and continue to grow. Even though some-days I do not want to push myself. 

What I do is ask myself, 

"What am I?"

If you are interested in "success" and you don't feel like putting the time in for your goal then you really don't want what you ask of yourself. 

If you are reading this you are an intelligent, focused human being. If you are reading this you understand that if you want anything it takes work. 

If you are ever feeling like you just want to give up, ask yourself, 

Who are you?

Why am I here?

Do I really want this?

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Elijah Errington  

Frankenstein (Book Review)

This timeless classic piece of literature will forever be remembered in the lives of its many readers. It is most magnificently written by the talented Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. Shelley’s writing style and story development is showcased through this story. The story opens as a series of letters, these are written by a captain who finds a man lost out in the sea of ice and water. He harbors this man on his ship. This man, while on the ship, tells his story to the captain. Thus the story of Frankenstein begins. Frankenstein begins the story introducing himself and his character. As the story progresses he goes to school at which he studies the sciences and natural philosophies. While he excels at this, he becomes transfixed on creating artificial life. This becomes his sole goal; Frankenstein becomes engrossed in his creation for the longest time. He finally creates life in this once inanimate being, only to have it run off. At this Frankenstein is taken ill and cannot fathom what he is to do about his run away organism. He is brought home to his family at the word of his brother’s death. This puts him in a worse state, when he finds out the death was caused by his creation. He eventually decides to seek out the monster and end it. While he does find it; the being has—to his surprise—learned the English language and can communicate very well. The being then tells him of his genesis and the development up-to his present state. Through the story telling, the being makes a proposal to have Frankenstein make another being of the opposite sex to accompany him. This is because he is fraught with the misery of forever loneliness and isolation. Any human being who saw him were taken by fright and attacked him for his monstrous looks and size. He finds that he can only achieve happiness comparable to that of normal human beings. This creature attempts to persuade Frankenstein to make another being. Although Frankenstein is taken by his own creations sadness, he cannot justify his brother’s death. He finally agrees to do this only if the male being and the female being leave the known human world and live in the wild for their remaining existence. He then takes the necessary steps to make the being of the opposite sex. Frankenstein creates the being half of the way, but is haunted by his first male being. He then realizes that he cannot make another of these terrible creations, thinking that if the other being had freewill it may not choose to live with the male being off in isolation. At this the male being is furious and takes out his rage through a thick plot of taking the lives of his closest friend and Frankenstein’s beloved wife. Frankenstein is wrought with misery and seeks to end the beast and chases him to the end of the world in the ice and the sea. This brings the reader back to the letters and assumes the position of the captain’s perspective. The story closes with Frankenstein’s death and the chilling remorse of the beast. The last seen the beast sneaks on the ship to look at his creator one last time. He speaks eloquently to the captain at his regret and says farewell to all mankind; then is gone forever.

From this story I gained much. What Shelley gave me through her writing was that men are slaves to their passions. As Frankenstein was slave to his monster, men become enslaved to their obsessions or money, power, drugs, etc. These obsessions come back to haunt you and try to assume control over your life. In some cases, and in Frankenstein’s instance, these men are swallowed up.  

Get Serious (Book Review)

Do you want to GET SERIOUS about your health and nutrition? Obtain an attractive physique? If so you are in luck. One of the first steps in this quest should be to read, the most informative Health and Fitness books that I have read. Written by Dr. Brett Osborn an accomplished bodybuilder and neurosurgeon provides his facts and evidence to support optimal health and nutrition.  This book will influence your thoughts about working out, nutrition, and stress.

Osborn begins his book charging the reader to take responsibility for one’s health. He makes a case that is feasible for the reader to take control of his/her health and nutrition. Through the book he further explains the troubles with the modern American health system and ties this into his pitch to take control of one’s health. From front to cover he continually drives at strength training and nutrition to achieve optimal health.

This book will give you the understanding

of what your body needs to be properly supplied with the nutrition to attain an attractive physique

to train properly to Get the results you want and need from working in the gym

to take control of your overall health

Things the book has changed for me.

I have been working out since I was 12 years old and still do consistently. I never squatted or deadlifted in my entire time training. I was missing some of the most important exercises known to man. I have since added these exercise to my regimen and after two weeks and already beginning to notice increases in strength and muscle growth. I will also say that nothing feels as good as lifting that shiny metal bar on to my shoulders feeling all my muscles strain and sweat dripping from my pores as I perform my daily ritual, feeling all the fibers contract and pain from the growth.

Not only has this book changed my perspectives on strength training but made the logical case for taking supplements to enhance my workout regime, including

Vitamin D3 (https://www.amazon.com/Nature-Made-Vitamin-Value-220-Count/dp/B004U3Y8NI/ref=sr_1_21_s_it?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1479786159&sr=1-21&keywords=vitamin%2Bd3&th=1)

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And more.

The nutritional chapters of this book also provide and stress the importance of food. Osborne goes into explaining what food actually is. Osborne goes into the fine details of what define carbohydrates, fats and proteins. Further he equips the reader with the knowledge to discern what is good and bad 

foods, how much to eat, what to eat, and addresses the negative myths about

Fats

Cholesterol

 If your seeking to get serious about your health you should consider purchasing Get Serious. This book offers the modern man

a fighting chance at understanding health in these sickly times

to attain goals of an attractive physique

taking your health to the next level

What are you waiting for “Get Serious”

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Man Up

Take what you want in life, this is part of what it means to be a man in life. Many people talk about what they want, money, skills, relationships, etc. But do they really want it? What people want in general is other peoples success without the hard work they put in. They think life just happens to them, guess what that is called in the real world,

#$^&^*. 

It simply doesn't happen. If you want something it is up to you to get off your butt and grab it. Stop complaining and dragging other people down in your nothingness. In the real world work is needed in order to get anything. 

The successful people of the world and in my life did not sit around and let the world shape them they shaped the world to them. If you want to be a guitarist, buy a guitar and play it for 8 hours a day, for three years. If you want to be an artist, do art everyday all day. Life is full of possibility it is up to you to take it. 

Thomas Edison once said,  "Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work."  Possibly the most renown american inventor Edison received only 12 weeks of formal education. This man had 1093 US patents for his inventions, some of his most popular inventions included one of the first light bulbs, phonograph, first motion picture camera, and much more. He saw the opportunities all around him starting from a young age and seized them for himself.  

Emulate Thomas Edison. Man Up and take what you want.