Sunday Story…Hierarchy

Of Needs.

We are fortunate to live in a time and place where most of our basic physiological needs are easily met. Most of us have food, shelter, and clothing. We are safe, and secure, have relationships and places we belong, and things we do that bring us joy.

The top of the pyramid…the self-actualization piece is a little more difficult. It requires introspection, a willingness to look at yourself deeply and ask some intensive and uncomfortable questions…

What do you really want?
How do you want us to remember you?
What legacy are you building?
Are you living your purpose, on purpose?
If today was your last day, have you said all that needed to be said, told all the stories you had to tell, gave the world the gifts you were here to deliver?

No? Maybe it’s time. Maybe it’s overdue. What’s the stop? You needn’t worry about your basic needs or your psychological needs. So let’s get to work dancing on the top of the pyramid.

John Mariotti
www.crossfitodyssey.com
www.sunday-stories.blogspot.com
775-338-2412

Sunday Story…What? Me Worry?

The Dalai Lama is often quoted as saying: “If a problem is fixable, if a situation is such that you can do something about it, then there is no need to worry. If it's not fixable, then there is no help in worrying. There is no benefit in worrying whatsoever.”

If there is no solution to the problem there is no problem. You can’t fix it; all you can do is live with it. There is no sense in spending time or money trying to solve the unsolvable. It is unfortunate, it may be difficult, it is certainly regrettable but it really isn’t a problem if it isn’t solvable.

If there is a solution, there is no problem. The solution might be difficult, expensive, or require more of you than you are willing or able to spend (time or money or both). But if it is solvable it is no longer a problem.

Problems exist in your belief system. Reframe your belief. If it’s a challenge, apply the solution. If no solution exists let it go.

John Mariotti
www.crossfitodyssey.com
www.sunday-stories.blogspot.com
775-338-2412
Coming soon…wwwjohnmariotti.com

Sunday Story…With or Without me

Southwest Air and I have an agreement. The plane is going to leave at a specified time whether I am on it or not. Today they are flying all over the world and I am not on any of them. They left without me. They left without any consideration of my wanting to go or not. They left because the agreement is simple. When I want to go I show up and we go.

Your life is the same. It is going to go on whether you choose to participate fully or not. Next year will be 2020 and after that 2012. Nothing you can do about it, it’s going to happen whether you want it to or not, whether you are ready or not, whether you like it or not.

The only question is this: have you decided to be on the plane or not? Because it is going to leave with or without you. Your birthday is coming, we both know this. You will be older. The question is the same: have you decided to live, really live or are you just going to watch the plane take off without you?

Your choice. Your decision. Your life. What say you?

John Mariotti
www.crossfitodyssey.com
www.sunday-stories.blogspot.com
775-338-2412

Sunday Story…You Can’t Out Exercise a Bad Diet

You have heard me say this dozens of times. It is the old saying…Garbage in, Garbage out. If you fuel your body with calorie rich and pathetic food your performance will suffer, your results will be stymied, and your waistline won’t be shrinking.

Eating unhealthy food is easy. It’s readily available and relatively cheap. Making healthy healthful choices requires more thought and more effort and more consistency but it is worth it to see the results you love.

The same principle holds true in other places of your life as well.

You can’t expect to have a positive outlook on life if you barrage your mind with negative stories.
You can’t have great relationships if you treat people with criticism, condemnation, and complaints.
You can’t have a successful organization founded on lying, cheating, and stealing.

Doing the things required to have healthy relationships, successful businesses, great mindsets, or amazing fitness is work. They require consistent attention to detail. You can’t just put a plant in the ground and expect it to flourish without some attention. Your life is like that…treat it like it’s in a drought, ravaged by fire, or neglected and it will be a struggle.
Feed your mind positivity, feed your body with healthy food and exercise, nurture your relationships with commitment, communication, and care, support organizations that light up the world and do it consistently. Daily practice will result in amazing results.

You know all of this, there is no magic pill…just sustained, careful, well planned and positive efforts. Overnight success only exists in mythology…real-world results take time and effort.

John Mariotti
www.crossfitodyssey.com
www.sunday-stories.blogspot.com
775-338-2412
Coming soon: www.johnmariotti.com