Victor or Victim: Which are you?

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Which are YOU?

Being sucked into the victim mentality is all too easy. I’ve been there, I’ve done it. I’ve been upset about things, thought people did me wrong, and wondered why this or that didn’t work out.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”4372179″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_shadow_3d” css_animation=”fadeInDown”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeIn”]I’ve found myself in ruts and negative thoughts before. Rachel, my wife, has always been supportive of me with everything I decide to do and is there to check me when I need it.

One time she caught me in a down spot. 

I was wrestling with the thought of whether I should leave MusclePharm or not. My weight was up, I wasn’t confident in myself, I didn’t enjoy what I was doing anymore, and miserable with my current position.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeIn”]

This is what
she said to me…

“No one wants to follow and be a part of someone who thinks this way. People follow and want to be a part of what you are because you are a leader and you think for yourself. You’re a victor. The mentality of winning is what you do. I’m not sure who this person is.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”4372178″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_shadow_3d” css_animation=”fadeInDown”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeIn”]Yeah, you’re beat up because things aren’t going the way you want them to, but this isn’t who you are. Your entire life has been ruled by a different mentality.

So why switch it now? You’re feeling bad for yourself, when in reality you should be thinking about how to get out of this, stand back up, and go get it.”[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”black” style=”shadow” border_width=”2″ css_animation=”fadeIn”][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeIn”]

Here’s what’s easy

It is incredibly easy to fall into the mindset trap of blaming others and playing the victim card. Not only to be the victim, but to continue acting like a victim. I’m a fucking victor. I take control of my situation. I show, lead, and teach by example.

Not everyone is meant to be out front. Sure, you don’t have to do it on a massive scale, but you do have to be the victor within your household. Man, woman, whatever. It doesn’t matter. Be the leader of what you have going on.

YOU ARE THE VICTOR.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”black” style=”shadow” border_width=”2″ css_animation=”fadeIn”][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeIn”]

It’s Natural

Playing the victim card is natural for many people. It’s dangerously easy to fall into a negative thought process, thinking that the world owes you something.

Take the alternative perspective.

Take personal responsibility to bring about the consistency and discipline you need to WIN. You’re going to shoot for the stars and maybe end up on the moon. Or maybe you go past the stars.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”black” style=”shadow” border_width=”2″ css_animation=”fadeIn”][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeIn”]

My First Dollar

It has been over 20 years ago since I received my first dollar for personal training.

At this very moment I realized that people were willing to pay me more to lift weights than I was making in the coal mine. That is all I needed to know to give myself the confidence to build this business.

As I lit the first cigar, sitting on the back patio of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s house, I realized that everything I pushed for far surpassed my thinking that the world had done me wrong.

If want to make something for yourself, you simply cannot adopt this negative way of life.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]