Random Musings Part 1

Restored from the Empower Network archive (2011–2017), lightly edited to meet our current advertising standards. Views are the original author’s.

So today was my final day at Walmart and I’m making another transition to another j.o.b. (just over badass) and I realized something.

Everything is going perfectly well.

Had a nice cup of coffee in the morning (with three blueberry muffins).

Feeling relaxed and at ease right now.

And I realized something else too…

I’m living my life on purpose. 

It’s funny when I think about it at times. Prior to being in any kind of business, I’ve never made goals, I’ve never dreamed about much. I was just an average guy. And then something clicked inside of my where I made a decision to change everything about me.

To change my identity.

I think that’s where the magic truly happens, because my reality is that I never really make a conscious decision to change anything about me until I decide to say who I am now. 

It’s kind of like this:

One moment I was “reckless“ adolocent running around, ranting and raving about random things, to now, completely focused, goal driven and taking progressive steps to get to where I want to go.

I’ve experienced an evolution of sorts that’s hard to describe and relate to…

…Unless you’ve already made a decision similar to that….

it reminds me of someone that has desperately tried to lose weight over and over again, searching for the secret, diet after diet, pill after pill… and yet they can’t seem to find out why they truly are stuck at 280lbs (just an example).

By the way, if you are 280lbs there’s nothing wrong with that. Some people enjoy having their temples (their bodies) a certain weight and that’s totally cool with me.

So back to my story, ah yes, they just can’t seem to lose weight no matter what they do.

And then one day, they wake up and this unbelievable thing happens. They say:

That’s it. I’m losing the fat period. I’m going back to being lean.

And everything changes for them. Their heart rate changes, their diet and their exercise routines begin to escalate, they start acting and speaking as if it’s already happening (that’s the key) and they work on it until their vision is finally realized.

It’s the same with this as with anything else.

Decisions are truly powerful once we decide to make them so, and we don’t give up on what we want out of life. I truly believe that when we work for something and continue on that path way…. Eventually (yes, eventually), we will get to where we want to go.

For many people that can be weightloss.

For others it can be more love with their families.

And still, for some it can be more financial security.

Whatever the factor is is that when we decide to change our identity associated with that, one thing happens and that one thing is…

A deep shift psychologically, emotionally, mentally, and physically. 

Everything changes.

So with that being said, is there something you’ve been steadily working on changing? If so, maybe it’s time again to change how we’re identified with said factor (health, wealth, love) and continue to work on ourselves until we progressively get to where we want to be.

And once we’re there, we can modify and improve  to get better and better. To keep evolving. To keep shifting towards a greater good.

That’s all folks,
-Cesar Soto
“I never stop growing.”