Update from surgery: I have hit a stride in my recovery from reconstructive ACL surgery. I am now at 180 lbs which means I have gained 16 of the 24 pounds back. I now have my eyes firmly set on 200 lbs by the End of July. My goal for the month of May, however, is to knock out 20 hill sprints in 30 minutes.
About a month ago I got a job as a cook at a pretty amazing restaurant. A restaurant that has been awarded 5 stars by the News and Observer, and is run by the most talented chef in North Carolina, Steven Greene. Being a 17 year-old working with professionals, who are the best at what they do, has been an eye opening experience--one that has transformed and impacted me, and one that I'm glad is taking place. What I'm learning each and every day is that it's all about the work. Talking is nice and everything, but, frankly, it's not going to get you where you want to be. The work, however, will. It's not easy sticking to a plan and attacking it with a relentless, indomitable will each and every day, it's not easy leaving behind all the negativity and negative people in your life, it's not easy hammering away endlessly at the minutia, but it's worth it. And it's all a necessary part of living a purposeful and successful life.
I look at it like this: You can sacrifice and attack your dreams with everything you have now, or, say in twenty years, you can look back and wonder why you didn't. For me the choice is easy. You can choose to become successful, choose to leave a mark that will endure by just doing you--by pursuing your interests rather than listening to someone else's.
Forget about the past and focus on the present, forget about every little thing you would've done differently and get to work now. Right now. Not tomorrow, not the day after that. Today. Because the time is now for us to get to work and to get to the place that we have envisioned. There are no excuses in our journey, no excuses that can serve as reason for failure. It's time to live up to our potential; It's time to get to work. It's not too late. The race ain't over.
Thanks for reading. JG
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