A Post I meant to Create A Week Ago

 This is a picture of a plan to achieve some goals that I created on 5/16/2023. 

That's it.

 For Now. 

One...Year...Later

For the past week or so, I've been having this thought in my head "You need to write another blog post. You need to write another blog post..."

And I'm saying to myself, I really don't have anything to say....but... I'm starting to think, maybe that's not the point every time. So finally, I get ready to write...and that's where it starts to get a little crazy.

Well, I bring up the blog site and lo and behold, the last post I made was on Sept 6th, 2021 and was titled "A Year From Now."  Isn't that wild? Had I listened to that thought and wrote it last week, it would have been pretty much a full year from when I made that post.  It's incredible how we can manifest things unconsciously and not even realize it. Today is September 15, 2022. I started writing at 1:16am ( I know, I should be sleep. Tell me about it...) I'm excited about what a year from now will look like. At the same time, I'm also learning how important it is for me to appreciate each day and as many of the moments in it as I can, even the tough ones. But umm yeah... as far as right now, I'm going to appreciate this good ash sleep I'm about to get. Thanks for reading. 

Now, go "Squeeze the Day!"

--MC

aka Greg Nice 

DBA Greg McCoy

A Year From Now- 9/6/2022

 A Year From Now will be September 6, 2022

So there is a quote that says  "A year from now, you will have wished you started today. "

 My question is when that year is up on  9/6/2022, what will you be glad you started today, 8/6/2021?

I've learned this lesson over and over and now I think I'm finally getting it. It's about having a clear vision of yourself in the future and then taking small steps, consistently, over a period of time to turn that vision into a reality. 

Think about the pyramids of Egypt...now they are UNIVERSAL treasures. So are YOU.  

Cheers to a Year from Now. 

New Beginnings...New BEGIN-nings!

 There is a scene in Drumline where the President of the University is so excited about the band's new modern sound and what it could do for the University's fundraising, that he shouts "New Beginnings!" Then he repeats that phrase but the stress of "Beginnings" is on the "BEGIN" sound..."New Beginnings...New BEGIN-nings!"   Something about it has always made me chuckle and it stands out in my mind, but maybe there is something more to it.

A concept I'm learning as I turn 40 today, on June 29,2021  is that sometimes to have a "New Beginning" I can get caught up on everything else but, the part where I actually "BEGIN."  I plan, I research, I overthink it and by the time it's time to start, life, work, and other obligations get in the way and diminish that opportunity to have a "New Beginning."  Sometimes  you just have to BEGIN.

Below is a clip of the performance that got him so excited about the New Beginnings...New BEGINnings!

https://youtu.be/JaGoM25tGVA

Enjoy your New BEGINnings, whatever they may be!

-Greg Nice

Bonus Video: Kobe Bryant Breaks Down Getting In the Zone

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wl49zc8g3DY

Here's to New Beginnings in 2021 and beyond...New BEGINnings!

Progress Not Perfection

 Cue the Denzel "Equalizer" clip. "Progress...not Perfection"

This is what I'm striving for in 2021 and beyond. Not getting stuck in "Analysis Paralysis." But instead focusing on necessary preparation, commitment to deadlines, and most importantly, EXECUTION.

What keeps you from EXECUTING? For me it was procrastination-so maybe that's from a fear of failure or maybe even a fear of success. 

*This post is currently a work in progress.

Opportunities In Disappointments

 

"What are the OPPORTUNITIES that I have right now, that are in my life,...because of my DISAPPOINTMENTS?" I cued it up, if you want to hear it for yourself. I thought this was such a good question from Steven Furtick. I generally try to keep a good perspective on the ups and downs of life, but this gave me just another way to frame it, so I had to share.  Have a good week good people. 

https://youtu.be/vA1ek-6he6Y?t=2802

YiBambe!

 Chadwick Boseman passed from cancer on August 28th, 2020 at age 43.  His death and his life resonated with me. Below is a clip that I found powerful and I thought I would share my thoughts. 

"Throughout filming I was communicating with them knowing that they were both terminal...what they said to me, what their parents said is that they're trying to hold on 'til this movie comes. "

This was after Chadwick was diagnosed, but he was reminded of the impact of how he spent his time and life could still have in the face of uncertainty. His character King T'Challa, shouted "Yibambe" which (from what I've learned) in X'osha means "Hold the Line" or "Hold Strong" and knowing the importance of his role, I believe that's what he was trying to do. 

I've found that at times someone's passing can be overwhelming, even as we know death is a part of life.  What I'm most overwhelmed by is the impact people can have on others while living...and many times not even know it.  It doesn't even have to be big, It can be as simple as a smile, a sincere "how are you," or just the energy and spirit in which we engage with others daily. 

No matter what it is, I think so much of it starts with love, compassion, and understanding- understanding which sometimes just means acknowledging that "I don't understand" or don't know, but above all recognizing what we choose to do with our time and our lives always has an impact on others.  I'll keep working on myself and my time, in the meantime...Yibambe!