Dear High School Self

Dear High School Self,

This is a time in your life where your sole role is to learn as much as you can and to develop into the best person you can be. This is not a time to worry about what other people think about you, rather a time to thrive. Five days of week you are surrounded by students like yourself who are choosing which paths to walk down.  There are paths that lead to life and others that lead to destruction.   

Be nice to your family. Honor your mother and Father. Make strong efforts to love the people that you see daily.  Love conquers all things.  I wish I had loved more in high school.  The people that are hardest to love are more often than not the ones who need our love the most.    

Don’t worry about the future.  Today is a present, open it up and shine that light on your gift.  Take control, take ownership.  There are 1440 Minutes in a day, how will you spend each one.  I encourage you to win each minute.  I believe that breaking up days, hours minutes into smaller pieces helps us to have small victories.  Victories are important regardless of how big or small, so chalk up more wins frequently.  Work hard and smart! Stay true to your beliefs and begin to develop your non negotiable truths (Things That Your Will Not Compromise)

Follow your day dream. Don’t worry about what everyone else is doing and what they will think of you. If you enjoy something, even if it’s unusual, go for it!  There are people in life who love you for who you are and not for what you can give them, cultivate those relationships and strengthen them.   

Don’t change who you are to impress anyone. You will attract people just like yourself, both in friendships and relationships. Always remember, there’s truly someone for everyone. If you’re a positive influence to be around, you will never be alone.

In regard to relationships, don’t waste your time on someone who isn't right. If you don’t see a future with someone, step away.  Your pursuit of a woman’s heart should be for the right reasons and not for personal gains. 

When it comes to fashion / style, wear what you like and don’t worry about what everyone else is wearing.  Pick a person you admire and try to emulate them.  I loved Humphrey Bogart’s style and tailored my own wardrobe to be similar.

Your skin sucks in high school, but it will clear up soon enough. Just take care of yourself, eat healthy and moisturize.  Drink water NOT soda.

WEAR SUNSCREEN! Don’t burn, because if you do every person you come across that day will make sure you know that you are sun burned. 

Search for a mentor and plan on meeting once per week, bonus if your mentor is your teacher and you have privilege of meeting daily.

Accept that life is not always peaches and cream, but the road you walk leads to greatness.  You are not alone.

#FaithFocusFinish

Samson Strength

When the philistines had captured Samson and cut his hair they had thought that they had taken away his strength.  They praised their false God's for delivering Samson to them.  Little did they know that the strength that Samson received was from the God of Israel.  When the SPIRIT of the Lord came upon Samson he received divine power.  The same goes for all of God's sons and daughters.  

When they stood him among the pillars, 26 Samson said to the servant who held his hand, “Put me where I can feel the pillars that support the temple, so that I may lean against them.” 27 Now the temple was crowded with men and women; all the rulers of the Philistines were there, and on the roof were about three thousand men and women watching Samson perform. 28 Then Samson prayed to the Lord, “Sovereign Lord, remember me. Please, God, strengthen me just once more, and let me with one blow get revenge on the Philistines for my two eyes.” 29 Then Samson reached toward the two central pillars on which the temple stood. Bracing himself against them, his right hand on the one and his left hand on the other, 30 Samson said, “Let me die with the Philistines!” Then he pushed with all his might, and down came the temple on the rulers and all the people in it

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I believe that we all have a book inside of us, because we all have a story.

It is your story that connects you with your friends and family.  Stories spark so many different emotions and they teach great lessons.  It is important for our stories to be heard.  It is important for you to know that your story matters.  That you are appreciated and that you have greatness inside of you.  History (His Story) is being written every minute every second, and He wants you to be apart of it.  He is calling you from the bench to get in the game.  Not tomorrow, not next week, but right now.  Accept His call and now go an do something about it....affirm that you are made in His image and walk in the authority that was granted back to you.  

I am currently working on a book that will be done before January 1st 2017.  I thought starting with a cover would give me the motivation and accountability to finish.  Below is the cover of the book.  My hope is to impact the world.  To impact hearts, souls and minds.  

Love The Products You Use? Become An Affiliate

Affiliate marketing is all about marketing for another company. Often, the best affiliate marketers are those who already have used the product and can provide incredible testimonials. Consumers listen to testimonials more than they listen to the advertising coming directly from the company, and this can work to your advantage.

A variety of different industries participate in affiliate marketing. Programs are offered by web designers, online casinos, binary option traders, big coin exchange websites, and a ton of different e-commerce platforms. Amazon is known for having a strong affiliate program, as does ONNIT Nutrition. located in Austin Texas.

How are you able to become an affiliate?

Becoming an affiliate is actually easier than you might think. Once you find a company that you want to support, you sign up on their website. They will provide you everything that you need, including links, graphics, and everything else. You can then place these onto your website or blog as a way of promoting. As for getting paid, this varies based upon whether you are getting a commission or they are paying you per click to their website. You may get paid monthly or quarterly.

How involved you get with the affiliate marketing is entirely up to you. You may want to simply place a graphic on your website and hope that people click on it. You can also dedicate an entire website or page to the affiliate; provide testimonials, videos on how it works, and much more. Get creative so that when people land on the page, they are more likely to click on the link.

The link has been especially designed for you. This essentially means that when someone clicks on a link from your website, you are given credit for any kind of sales that the person generates on the particular website. Commissions will vary depending upon the affiliate program, though the average commission is around 5%. This means that you would get 5% of however much the person spends on the business website. If they purchase $100 worth of products, you would get five dollars.

As you can see, this could add up very quickly for you – and the only thing that you are doing is creating some content that stays on the website. You can continue to make updates and market yourself, though this generally doesn't take a lot of time.

You don’t have to stick with just one affiliate program, either. You may want to support multiple products across multiple blogs and/or website pages. The more affiliate programs you have going, the more potential income you could have coming in.

If you love specific products and they have an affiliate program, it only makes sense to get involved in affiliate marketing because your passion for their products may help to make you some extra income on a monthly basis. 

4 Supplements That Boost Immunity and Strength

Supplements enhance your body to raise performance.  They offer support to your systems when they come under stress.  While training the body is beneficial and necessary for a active lifestyle, it also puts a lot of stress on your immune system.  It is vital to supplement quality products to ensure you stay healthy and strong to reach your goals and dreams.  

1.  ONNIT Shroom Tech Immune with Tumeric & Chaga Mushroom. Take x2 capsules each morning with 16.9 FL OZ of Perfect Water  upon waking, usually around 0700

2. NUTRILITE Vitamin C Extended Release (Take x1 tablet daily before or after lunch with at least 10 FL OZ water 

3. Symbiotics Colostrum Plus which supports a healthy immune response and will also help you recover from your workouts faster.  

4. PERFECT Hydrolyzed Collagen which aids in digestion, joint health and will improve the quality of your hair and skin all vital for defense against bacteria and virus.                                                                            

High School Portrait: Start Painting

Have you ever scene a Mosaic Photo?

It is a photo that is comprised of about a thousand individual photos.  A thousand pictures each worth a thousand words.

This image came to me when I was looking at my senior portrait, imagining how cool it would be if every senior portrait was a mosaic.  A senior mosaic portrait picture; made up of students that wanted to be in your picture.  The traditional single photo would be replaced by thousands of students who wanted to build you up because you would do the same for them.  

I have many regrets about high school.  There were a lot of things that I know now but wish I knew then.  I wish I had someone inspire me to live each day like it was my last.
To add pictures daily to the portfolio that would make up the senior picture of me.
To be not just focused on my self but the interests of my friends teachers and peers
To make every teacher feel like their job was the best in the world
To make every student feel like their school was the best in the world
To influence a student body that encouraged one another
To impact my school with strong character and integrity
To look at every class as another opportunity to grow
To love others as Christ loved me
To speak truth
To meet and make one new friend everyday
To befriend the janitor, lunch lady and security guard.
To eliminate discouragement with a blazing fire of love.
To let my peers know that they are NOT insignificant
To let my peers know that they have greatness inside of them
To let every person know that their life has meaning, their life matters.
To know that just one heart one soul and one mind was impacted by me


That would make a masterpiece

#FaithFocusFinish 

Ways To Develop & Grow

Ways To Develop & Grow

1. Write down what you put in your body
2. Limit your cell phone use
3. Encourage
4. Drink your coffee black
5. Accept honest feedback
6. Don’t give in
7. Practice, Perfect……Practice More
8. Failure is temporary, as is success
9. Write down your ideas, they may be divinely inspired
10. Write down your dreams, they may hold directions
11. Love, Love, Love
12. Smile……..More!
13. Greet people by their name, (I.e. Name Tags)
14. Make your bed
15. Correct your posture
16. Correct your breathing
17. Have Faith
18. Stay Focused
19. Finish the race.

#FaithFocusFinish