Sage Wisdom From the Hiking Nerd - 2010 Style (12-31-2009)

2010 is another opportunity to achieve greatness (whatever greatness means for you and your situation). Will this be the year your career or business takes off? Will you hike the Appalachian Trail or embark on a new adventure? Will you spend more time with the kids or spouse?

What is it that you want to accomplish in 2010? What has been holding you back?

I don't know what you want to achieve in 2010, but I do know what holds people back from gettin er' done. YOU hold YOU back. We are ultimately responsible for our lives and what we accomplish. If you aren't the person you want to be, do something about it. No one else can do it.

Michael Jackson had it right in the song "Man in the Mirror" when he sang:

"I'm starting with the man in the mirror
I'm asking him to change his ways
And no message could have been any clearer
If you wanna make the world a better place
Take a look at yourself and then make a change"

This is where I'm supposed to give you powerful motivation tips or quotes like:

-The only way of finding the limits of the possible is by going beyond them into the impossible.

Arthur C. Clarke

-Knowing is not enough; we must apply.Willing is not enough; we must do.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

-In absence of clearly defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily acts of trivia.

Author Unknown

-By associating with wise people you will become wise yourself.

Menander

Look, I'm not Tony Robbins.... I'm The Hiking Nerd. And after years learning about motivation, along with practical experience helping people reach their hiking, fitness, and nutrition dreams, I have boiled success in life down to one wise statement.

Before I give you the life changing statement I just mentioned, you need to know its origin. I didn't make it up myself. It comes from the movie Saw. Yes, the secret to success in life comes from a horror movie. Ready? It goes like this:

"Live or die, make your choice."



A bit dramatic for a life quote? Maybe. But it makes a brilliant point. We either move forward (choose to live) or backward (choose to die). Do something DAILY to move yourself closer to your dreams and watch 2010 be your best year ever.

Ultimately, success in life is YOUR choice. Make the right choice. Choose to live!

Wishing you the best in 2010,

The Hiking Nerd