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Showing posts with label motivational. Show all posts
Showing posts with label motivational. Show all posts
Monday, December 17, 2007
Sunday, July 15, 2007
Young Dreams
Smiling from ear to ear, looking at the shiny new paint and chrome, feeling and smelling the new rubber. He wanted to scream with joy! This had to be the greatest day of this little boy’s life! It couldn’t get any better! At the age of six his father bought him his first, brand new minibike. Coming from a very large and poor family, he knew he had to be the luckiest boy in the world or he had just created a huge miracle! (One minibike equaled a whole lot of food and clothing for the family.)
The rule or stipulation for having this new gift was that is was to be used to transport himself from home to work and back only!
He thought…”yeah, I can deal with that!”
As the years passed, still abiding by the rule, his passion for riding grew more and more; it soon became his first love.
Because of so many kids to tend to and endless work schedule his Father often forgot about him, he was left to fend for himself. Soon he was riding himself to school, to little league practice, to the grocery store (which he often volunteered for). And that mini bike became a part of him. Life was good!
Fast forward to his early teens and a new, much larger, and faster motorcycle. (He could barely touch the ground with the tip of his toe.) Adapting to it very quickly, he soon realized that he really loved riding bikes and that he was becoming a pretty good rider.
Growing up in a small desert town, during the winter months, he got a chance to test his skills against amateur and semi pro riders from the big cities, often beating them or at least, giving them a good challenge. When asked if he raced or was on a race team, he responded, “ No, I just ride” “Well, you should be on a team!” they responded.
As he entered junior high and went on to high school, all he could think about was his passion for riding his dirt bike. Perhaps it brought him peace and fulfillment and for a moment took him away from the pressures of being an adolescent. Self confidence was high and life seemed magical. Everything just flowed!
Quietly, he made a decision to do what he loved, to race dirt bikes. Fearing ridicule, he kept it to himself.
Finally, the opportunity to share his dream with those around came.
Ahh… Career Orientation class, with the piles of books listing all the possible careers, salaries, years of education, all available for him to choose from. No problem, he thought.
Well, after feverishly looking through all the books, his dream career Motocross racer/ Dirt bike racer was nowhere to be found. Confused, self-doubt rose its ugly head. “What if it’s not possible for me,” he thought. “It doesn’t exist. It’s not in the book! Maybe I missed it”, he thought. Something must be wrong.
Somehow sensing his trouble, the teacher pounced! So mister, what are you choosing as a career? Stalling for a moment, he swallowed and answered, “I want to be a motocross racer!” The teacher erupted in laughter, followed be the entire class! “You can’t make a living racing dirt bikes!” he shouted. “It’s not listed in the book!” Mortified, he just shriveled into his chair and held on powerless, as if he was in a really bad dream ready to crash.
It became a daily routine. The humiliation, pain, and agony felt like a pounding hammer on his head. This went on for the rest of the high school years, as everyone attempted to “save” him. He was a good kid, just needed some guidance.
All the “authority figures” were there to help. The parents, the girl friend and her parents, his buddies, their parents, other teachers and siblings all lovingly and caringly told him “you cant do that!” get a real career, something good!
His whole beingness felt and believed wholeheartedly in what he wanted to do.
He loved to ride. It was the only thing that mattered.
Not a salary, education or prestige!
Slowly, but surely, the opinions of others crept in, along with self-doubt, and a huge lack of confidence, happiness, and fulfillment. A huge part of him got lost, and he started making wrong and poor decisions. Confirming others were right. Soon angst, confusion, self-doubt, and second guessing decisions became normal to him. And thus became, living a life of “I don’t want to do the wrong thing”. “How could I be so stupid”, occupied his mind. Life became seemingly difficult. And sadly, in the end, at the ripe old age of 19, his dreams were shattered, and he settled for a less than amazing life.
Sound familiar? Millions of people of all ages go through this same scenario on a daily basis, living unfulfilled lives of despair and settling for less.
PRO MotivAction is a company created to help end the despair, to cause you to shift, to change your thoughts about yourself, and to ultimately motivate you to take action in pursuing your dreams. Made up of top extreme athletes. Through their real life experiences of what they chose to do, despite what everybody else said, they offer their compelling stories and anecdotes of what made them successful in fulfilling their dreams.
The dreams may be different. Whether it is skateboarding, surfing, snowboarding, any form of racing, dancing, singing or anything you dream of doing or feel is your sole purpose in this life, the concept and stories are the same!
It is your dream or sole purpose! It is up to you to fulfill it!
It is PRO MotivAction’s mission to help motivate the youth of today to take action in pursuing their dreams. The end result we are aiming for is a society that is void of shattered dreams. A big goal, but absolutely possible!
PRO MotivAction strongly feels that through real life extreme professional athletes, a real connection is made with individuals. Credibility is at the highest level, creating an “I can do it“ belief.
Whether we motivate someone to take their first step towards their goals or to set a goal, we feel PRO MotivAction has just started to do its job!
Take action now and become part of this unique mission.
Help make a better society for yourself and others.
Pay it forward.
Don’t hesitate. Dreams are ticking! Become a sponsor or a financial contributor of any proportion!
For more information please email or call: lorenzo@promotivaction.com
Lorenzo Diaz
(760) 468 4029
The rule or stipulation for having this new gift was that is was to be used to transport himself from home to work and back only!
He thought…”yeah, I can deal with that!”
As the years passed, still abiding by the rule, his passion for riding grew more and more; it soon became his first love.
Because of so many kids to tend to and endless work schedule his Father often forgot about him, he was left to fend for himself. Soon he was riding himself to school, to little league practice, to the grocery store (which he often volunteered for). And that mini bike became a part of him. Life was good!
Fast forward to his early teens and a new, much larger, and faster motorcycle. (He could barely touch the ground with the tip of his toe.) Adapting to it very quickly, he soon realized that he really loved riding bikes and that he was becoming a pretty good rider.
Growing up in a small desert town, during the winter months, he got a chance to test his skills against amateur and semi pro riders from the big cities, often beating them or at least, giving them a good challenge. When asked if he raced or was on a race team, he responded, “ No, I just ride” “Well, you should be on a team!” they responded.
As he entered junior high and went on to high school, all he could think about was his passion for riding his dirt bike. Perhaps it brought him peace and fulfillment and for a moment took him away from the pressures of being an adolescent. Self confidence was high and life seemed magical. Everything just flowed!
Quietly, he made a decision to do what he loved, to race dirt bikes. Fearing ridicule, he kept it to himself.
Finally, the opportunity to share his dream with those around came.
Ahh… Career Orientation class, with the piles of books listing all the possible careers, salaries, years of education, all available for him to choose from. No problem, he thought.
Well, after feverishly looking through all the books, his dream career Motocross racer/ Dirt bike racer was nowhere to be found. Confused, self-doubt rose its ugly head. “What if it’s not possible for me,” he thought. “It doesn’t exist. It’s not in the book! Maybe I missed it”, he thought. Something must be wrong.
Somehow sensing his trouble, the teacher pounced! So mister, what are you choosing as a career? Stalling for a moment, he swallowed and answered, “I want to be a motocross racer!” The teacher erupted in laughter, followed be the entire class! “You can’t make a living racing dirt bikes!” he shouted. “It’s not listed in the book!” Mortified, he just shriveled into his chair and held on powerless, as if he was in a really bad dream ready to crash.
It became a daily routine. The humiliation, pain, and agony felt like a pounding hammer on his head. This went on for the rest of the high school years, as everyone attempted to “save” him. He was a good kid, just needed some guidance.
All the “authority figures” were there to help. The parents, the girl friend and her parents, his buddies, their parents, other teachers and siblings all lovingly and caringly told him “you cant do that!” get a real career, something good!
His whole beingness felt and believed wholeheartedly in what he wanted to do.
He loved to ride. It was the only thing that mattered.
Not a salary, education or prestige!
Slowly, but surely, the opinions of others crept in, along with self-doubt, and a huge lack of confidence, happiness, and fulfillment. A huge part of him got lost, and he started making wrong and poor decisions. Confirming others were right. Soon angst, confusion, self-doubt, and second guessing decisions became normal to him. And thus became, living a life of “I don’t want to do the wrong thing”. “How could I be so stupid”, occupied his mind. Life became seemingly difficult. And sadly, in the end, at the ripe old age of 19, his dreams were shattered, and he settled for a less than amazing life.
Sound familiar? Millions of people of all ages go through this same scenario on a daily basis, living unfulfilled lives of despair and settling for less.
PRO MotivAction is a company created to help end the despair, to cause you to shift, to change your thoughts about yourself, and to ultimately motivate you to take action in pursuing your dreams. Made up of top extreme athletes. Through their real life experiences of what they chose to do, despite what everybody else said, they offer their compelling stories and anecdotes of what made them successful in fulfilling their dreams.
The dreams may be different. Whether it is skateboarding, surfing, snowboarding, any form of racing, dancing, singing or anything you dream of doing or feel is your sole purpose in this life, the concept and stories are the same!
It is your dream or sole purpose! It is up to you to fulfill it!
It is PRO MotivAction’s mission to help motivate the youth of today to take action in pursuing their dreams. The end result we are aiming for is a society that is void of shattered dreams. A big goal, but absolutely possible!
PRO MotivAction strongly feels that through real life extreme professional athletes, a real connection is made with individuals. Credibility is at the highest level, creating an “I can do it“ belief.
Whether we motivate someone to take their first step towards their goals or to set a goal, we feel PRO MotivAction has just started to do its job!
Take action now and become part of this unique mission.
Help make a better society for yourself and others.
Pay it forward.
Don’t hesitate. Dreams are ticking! Become a sponsor or a financial contributor of any proportion!
For more information please email or call: lorenzo@promotivaction.com
Lorenzo Diaz
(760) 468 4029
Friday, May 25, 2007
One Pedal at a Time
Just got off the phone with Kathy Pruitt (way cool!). This girl rocks in more ways than one!
At the age of 16 she won her first Jr. World Championship!
She is back in Jersey to compete in the US Open of Mountain Biking. It takes place at Diablo Free Ride Park, one of coolest places to ride!
Wishing her a repeat win of her event!
Aside from winning all the time, Kathy is one of the most inspiring people I have ever met!
At 24, she has wisdom beyond her young age.
I was speaking to her about challenges that people face on a daily basis, along with life changing events that happen (even to good people), and how people respond and cope with them.
And without getting all philosophical on me she simply and calmly said "One step at a time".
It couldn't get any simpler than that! I know she was smiling when she said that!
Simply take what ever event or challenge you are having (or imagine you are going to have) and make it about now! "This moment" and at this moment, you alone have the Power to make a Choice of what to do! And what choices you make determine your outcome. Yes, it is that simple! If you don't like your outcome, choose again! You have the power of choice! No one can take that away from you, and if there is anything you want to own in your life, it is that!
Besides it is free!
Anything you do is a metaphor for your life.
When you learned to ride a bike, it was one pedal at a time. The same as if you are racing and your body wants to quit, you can focus on one pedal at a time.
So when it seems like life is throwing you a challenge and you can't see your way out, just focus on the moment. Be grateful for what you already have, feel the breeze or the warm sun, and start from that point forward one step at a time!
I owe this post to Kathy Pruitt for reminding me to take it one step at time and focusing on the moment.
Please take the time to meet Kathy. It could change your life!
Thanks Kathy!
At the age of 16 she won her first Jr. World Championship!
She is back in Jersey to compete in the US Open of Mountain Biking. It takes place at Diablo Free Ride Park, one of coolest places to ride!
Wishing her a repeat win of her event!
Aside from winning all the time, Kathy is one of the most inspiring people I have ever met!
At 24, she has wisdom beyond her young age.
I was speaking to her about challenges that people face on a daily basis, along with life changing events that happen (even to good people), and how people respond and cope with them.
And without getting all philosophical on me she simply and calmly said "One step at a time".
It couldn't get any simpler than that! I know she was smiling when she said that!
Simply take what ever event or challenge you are having (or imagine you are going to have) and make it about now! "This moment" and at this moment, you alone have the Power to make a Choice of what to do! And what choices you make determine your outcome. Yes, it is that simple! If you don't like your outcome, choose again! You have the power of choice! No one can take that away from you, and if there is anything you want to own in your life, it is that!
Besides it is free!
Anything you do is a metaphor for your life.
When you learned to ride a bike, it was one pedal at a time. The same as if you are racing and your body wants to quit, you can focus on one pedal at a time.
So when it seems like life is throwing you a challenge and you can't see your way out, just focus on the moment. Be grateful for what you already have, feel the breeze or the warm sun, and start from that point forward one step at a time!
I owe this post to Kathy Pruitt for reminding me to take it one step at time and focusing on the moment.
Please take the time to meet Kathy. It could change your life!
Thanks Kathy!
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
PRO MotivAction Sets the Stage for "Following Your Dreams"
Get motivated into action by top athletes from around the globe. PRO MotivAction is a unique motivational speaking group, created by Lorenzo Diaz with the help of Robert Herber and encouragement of Ronnie Faisst of Metal Mulisha, that caters to young adults, inspiring them to follow their dreams.
Even against all odds, athletes like Ronnie Faisst, Eric Carter, Dale Holmes, and so many more, have achieved their dreams of "working" in their chosen sport. Their life stories inspire even "fence-sitters" to make a choice about their lives and move forward to attaining what it is that they really want in life.
Sponsored by some of the leading industries in sports, these athletes are coming to a city near you. These PROs will motivate you to take action with your life. Watch for PRO MotivAction ads and posts for the next inspirational event. And get to your dreams on fast forward!
Even against all odds, athletes like Ronnie Faisst, Eric Carter, Dale Holmes, and so many more, have achieved their dreams of "working" in their chosen sport. Their life stories inspire even "fence-sitters" to make a choice about their lives and move forward to attaining what it is that they really want in life.
Sponsored by some of the leading industries in sports, these athletes are coming to a city near you. These PROs will motivate you to take action with your life. Watch for PRO MotivAction ads and posts for the next inspirational event. And get to your dreams on fast forward!
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