"VIA YOU" Page, 7 Values and discipline- BY: Anthony Mendez

Values and discipline-

  There are no millionaires at last call, I can assure you that.  What can you (right now) cut out of your life to utilize your time better? The football game is a great fucking start! Chances are if you’re a football fan you’re an all-around sports fan, and we all know there’s enough games on to put your life on hold indefinitely . You have to be ok with being alone, without distractions.

   The hardest time of my life was spent without distractions, but it was also the biggest growing period for me too. I had already adopted an insane work ethic due to necessity. All that changed in me was a lack of options. Sometimes that’s enough of a kick in the ass to turn your laziness around. When you have no safety nets below, you tend to hold on a little tighter. I realized (at my lowest point) that TV and movies were just as much of a distraction as drugs and Alcohol. We’re all trying to forget reality temporarily through a choice medium; Drugs or drink do it for some, weed and zoning out to movies (with a killer high) for others, perhaps all of the above. You have to find the strength to face your demons. Turn off the television for a night; spend some time with your thoughts, SOBER! Find out who you really are, what your fears are, and what you’re ruining from. Do this for as many nights as you can, and then do it for a few more nights.

“You have to beat yourself up, because life beats you up, coming up. Meaning, you need to kick your own ass, you need to create your own boot camp.” Adam Carolla