As a millennial in 2017 I'm aware that there have been significant events in my life that have led to the creation of this blog. I made this blog because of a decision I made when I was a young boy when I decided I was going to live a better life than I was currently living. At the time I didn't know blogs existed, and I probably didn't even know how to tie my own shoes yet, but we'll talk about my early childhood in a different post. Anyways, here I am years later writing my first blog post because I think there is some value I can give to you. It's actually quite exciting as I sit here and type my own thoughts because I know these thoughts are manifested from a foundation of experiences I have had throughout my life up until now, and I want to share these experiences with you through this blog because they have shaped me into the man I am today. Whether you leave this post happy, pissed or sad, I hope you find some meaning in your life through these words.

I am now a young 24 year old chivalrous gentlemen, and I've read a lot of books at this point in my life, but these aren't your basic top-rated novels either. They are personal development books, and I like to think I have matured a bit faster than most of my friends and family by reading them. Napoleon Hill wrote this book called, "Think and Grow Rich," and it inspired me to take a chance at conjuring up my ideas to write down on paper. After all, life tends to make more sense once somebody (YOU) puts it into words you can understand. This took place about 6 years ago as I sat in my car on my lunch break at Wal-Mart (I had no interest in sitting in the break room without any windows or fresh air in the back of the Supercenter). I was a cart pusher, and I had an hour long lunch break on each shift, which allowed me the privacy and the time to viciously read through the pages of this life-changing book. By the end of the book I knew something special had happened, mostly because it was a 300+ page book and I have never actually read a book before this reading, and I read it in less than two weeks. My mind was blown away by the information that had just been introduced to my brain. It is a book filled with legendary stories about people who overcame gigantic obstacles and did great things in their lifetime, such as Henry Ford or Thomas Jefferson just to name a couple. Once I finished the book I thought, "Huh, isn't that interesting? I just read that entire book, and I feel super accomplished. Never done that before." I felt a complete shift in the way I thought about everything, and I felt like my mind had gotten its first real workout.

As I stepped out of my car to go back to work I noticed the large group of carts that had built up in the parking lot during my lunch break. A cart here, a cart there, a cart everywhere. I even paused a moment to take a picture to put on Facebook because it was a moment I will never forget. I sat there in awe, wondering why people have the indecency to just leave their carts in the middle of the parking lot when there are cart corrals a mere 10 feet away. At that moment I realized what Napoleon Hill was talking about when he said, “Neglecting to broaden their view has kept some people doing one thing all their lives.”

I realized that the indecent people who leave their carts 10 feet from the cart corral are just that: the indecent people who leave their carts 10 feet from the cart corral. Their views simply haven't been broadened yet, and maybe they never will be. They've probably never had to push a cart into the store for other people to use, so there they leave them in the middle of the parking lot because their view goes no further than themselves. With an exception to certain populations, I see no reason why people can't take the time to do the right thing and push their cart an extra 10 feet in order to take the burden off of the next person in the line of work. It's a simple, highly underrated act of respect that could be carried over to many other areas of life. Having the knowledge of knowing there is going to be another human being spending their energy on my unfinished projects (not pushing carts in) is something that has mentally carried me to a much higher place since I began to understand this concept. If you are one of those people that leaves your cart out in the middle of the parking lot I suggest reading Think and Grow Rich, and see if it doesn't help you see the world in a different lens. Also, if you have a FitBit or something similar that tracks your daily steps, I don't see you reaching your 10,000 steps in a day if you're skipping 10 feet to clean up your own mess.

As you will learn, I am a very transparent and one-dimensional individual, but it's a great dimension to be in if you've experienced it. I've read over 30 books since that day, and they all stand in my small library. You'll find books on sales, fitness, health, investing, influence, history, business, management, communication, marketing, philosophy, and others. I also graduated with a Kinesiology degree emphasizing in exercise and fitness since that day, and I just recently received my personal training certification through the International Sport Sciences Association (ISSA). I truly don't wish to be one of those people selling garbage on the internet, which is why I have decided to take my career to the next level by making this blog to give out free invaluable content to people who need it more than me. If my experience has touched you in any way, good or bad, I hope you continue reading my posts and spread the love. I hope we can get to know each other a bit more in the future.