Motivational Monday# 2 "When Someone says I can't' I say Watch Me"

Author: Randy Taylor, 06/08/2012

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Defeat can really be a victory

We learn more from out mistakes than we do from our successes. When most people are down, have faced set backs, and have hit the proverbial "Rock Bottom"; it forces them to think and to rally their energy to come back rather than wallow in self pity.  Tony Robbins says that people are motivated by both pleasure and pain.

When pain becomes unbearable; It;s a normal defense mechanism to come back stronger to escape the pain.

Bruce Jenner place fourth in the Olympics and was so heartbroken after watching the other 3 medalist celebrate their victories that he was motivated to write down his goals on all 10 events for the Decathlon on a sheet of paper and carried it with him every day for 4 years until he came back so motivated and improved in all events he was  named the worlds greatest athlete; a decathon winner.

My First Major Setback  Improved Me in Every Way

From 90 pound weakling to to California State Teenage Weight Lifitng Champion

I was beaten up in front of the entire school by a kid 1  year older than me and almost a foot taller in 8th grade. I weighed about 105 pounds. I started weight training and force feeding myself 5-6 meals per day so that I could come back stronger and regain my confidence and have a "re-match".

I entered high school weighing 120 lbs the next year. 4 years later, I weighed 180 lbs. and won the California Olympic Style Weight Lifting Contest and the same year won a title: The Most Muscular Teenager in California.  I finally was ready to fight this  guy and win but by then; I had gained his respect and  more importantly; I had regained my own self respect.  The setback had strengthened me.

The More Serious the Mistake, The More You Learn:
Near death car accident #1 ,at age 21
I was young and foolish as they say and had gotten up at 5:00 a.m. to go fishing  before work one Saturday while in college. I worked a full day after that in the sun and drove home; tired. I never made it that day: I feel asleep at the wheel only to wake up 75 feet before hitting a guard rail at my last freeway exit.  The impact totaled a full sized truck and pulled the guard rail out of the ground. The only thing that saved my life was drivers training in high school which taught me to have my hands at 10 and 12 O'clock on the steering wheel.
The accident cost me a new truck, a fine to the city to replace the guard rail;  but I no longer
try to be macho and drive impaired; I instead pull over.. The accident probably  kept me from repeating a bad habit that would of killed me before anything that follows below would have happened.  Mistakes lead to learning.

Near Death Car accident #2: Experience at age 36, What doesn't kill you makes your stronger.

I was involved in a serious  car accident where both the driver, another passenger, and myself were injured.

I lost 35 pounds. I could not exercise for about 1 year and then could only swim.  I learned earlier that  I could gain weight and also that it would  take time and patience. 2 years later, I re-entered bodybuilding after not having competed for 18 years and was again stronger  and  better physically. My self esteemed had improved because I learned that the saying: "What Doesn't kill you, makes your stronger.

Failure increases you odds of Success on the next attempt

We all have probably lost a job or a sale through bad judgement or lack of skills. Even the trauma of a divorce can cause you to break a bad dating pattern, or force you to go into self improvement which greatly increases your odds of success on the next attempt.  "I will fail a thousand times to succeed only once." Og Mandino.

When Someone Says I Can't , I say: Watch Me

Now I have entered acting; the most competitive profession of all. My daughter told me It will interfere with your day job.( A kind way of saying; I don;t think you can do it)  If I fail in the process; I will still gain in the process. So far,  I will have been on television 10 times in 10 weeks by before the end of June. Something I thought to be impossible. Now,  I am hoping that my daughter will tell me: Dad, I hate to tell you this but:  "You Just Can't  Do it"  My response will be:   Watch Me!

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Author: Randy Taylor 6/8/2012, Creative Commons Copyright (If  copied it must be in it's entirety, without alterations of any type.