Taking Out The Trash And The Vision

"The guy was in shock. He said it was a sick, stupid idea, that no one's ever done it before. I told him that was precisely the point: TO DO SOMETHING THAT HADN'T BEEN DONE BEFORE." - Arnold Schwarzenegger

For many years, I have been fascinated with Arnold's intensity and work ethic at the beginning of his career. He displayed the power of discipline and application...training six, sometimes seven days a week, about three hours a day. DOING WHATEVER IT TOOK TO REACH HIS GOAL! For example, The gym he trained at (Graz Gym) was closed on Sundays, but Arnold would break in by forcing open a window. He often times would miss the last bus home and after a brutal workout would walk back, which took him about an hour to get home. He made an emotional commitment and believed that you must love the process and take ALL necessary steps to achieve your goal.
According to Arnold, the tale of his training became a medieval trial by the elements:
Ice! The chin-ups late at night in the unheated Graz gym, as his fingers stuck to the frozen bars, ripping off the skin. Air! The wind whistling through the cracks in the walls and roof. Fire! The searing burn in his straining muscles. Earth! The pounding of the ground under his feet during the daily two-hour walk home through the snow to Thal.
I believe in hard work, pushing the envelope to another level, INTENSITY all the way, challenging your weakness and your strengths...understand it is not about the physical journey but the overall YOU! We should all possess these qualities to understand what lives inside us. How far can you push and will you quit? What is your vision? I believe that we all have the STRENGTH to OVERCOME to SUCCEED! I want to end this blog entry with a quote by Arnold that I just absolutely adore!

"I set a goal, visualize it very clearly, and create the drive, the hunger, for turning it into reality. There's a kind of joy in that kind of ambition, in having a vision in front of you. With that kind of joy, discipline isn't difficult, or negative, or grim."