Failing to Do This with Bipolar
Published: Tue, 03/22/11
Hi,
How's it going?
I hope this is a great day for you.
I was just sitting around and doing some planning.
What kind of planning? Well I was planning my
workout and meals for the next 7 days or so. I do
that a lot. Many of my friends think I am out of my
mind because I do so much planning.
But you know the old saying:
"People don't plan to fail, they fail to plan."
I was thinking about bipolar disorder as well
and how many things that people don't plan
for. And with bipolar disorder you MUST plan.
First let me step back and say one thing
about myself.
The reason why I am so serious about health
and fitness is because I realized about...
hmmm...10 years ago how important it was.
Let me quickly tell you the story so you know
it.
Okay, I was in my last year of football. I played
football for 14 years and a bunch of other
sports. But football was my focus. I was also
a power lifter at the time.
A power lifter is a person that lifts very heavy
weights. Usually in three major exercises: bench,
squat, and dead lift.
I was, I would say, really strong. I could do 465
pounds on squat for 17 repetitions, which is really
pretty strong (not to brag).
I was also 282 pounds at the time. Some of my really
good friends were over 300 pounds.
We had no problem ever eating really late at night.
Actually it was common for us to have a double
from WAWA (like a convenience store that sells
food). A double is 2 foot long subs with double cheese,
double meat, double lettuce, double everything with two
large drinks and two bags of potato chips.
We made up the term, but that's what a double was. We
used to do this about 12:00 at night, no problem. NO
ONE ever thought about whether it was healthy or not.
Anyway, we all did well in football and we were in
good football lineman shape. I was NOT low in body
fat but could run really fast - I could sprint and I could
do what a lineman had to do. Could I run 5 miles? No
way! I would fall over!
So anyway, all we were into was getting bigger and
stronger. We were what people call "meatheads." A
meathead is a slang term for a person who only focuses on
getting big and strong. A meathead is like a caveman
from back in the day.
BIPOLAR DISORDER LESSON COMING....
So here's what changed me. I remember it just like it
was the other day. After our last football game, we had
like a get together. Old football players from back in the
day were going to be coming to school to hang out. Some
of them were really, really good. Like legends.
I never met some but I saw them in films, on the wall, or
in pictures.
I will never forget this. When they came it was scary.
Most of the people looked - guess what? HORRIBLE!
They were big and fat. I mean like 350 pounds fat. Some
could barely move. I remember this one guy that was
super good and looked like a machine in old pictures
almost couldn't move he was so darn big!
I asked around in a nice way what the heck happened to
these people?
It was like they all caught a strange illness that made
them go from being super athletic to really big and fat.
My coached laughed, and said, and I will never forget this:
"That's how you guys end up."
I said, "Huh?" and he said, "You guys get big and fat after
you stop playing ball."
Right then I said to myself, "This will NOT be me. There
is no way I am going to let that happen to me."
I felt like I had just gone through a sacred straight problem--
you know when they take bad kids and bring them to jails
and say, "Look at these people, if you keep being bad, you'll
be in here as well," and the kids say, "Oh my God, I don't want
to be in jail, I will be good."
Anyway, I decided I was going to stop the power lifting
and stop being a "meathead" and get into super good shape,
have abs, have low body fat, etc.
I just didn't know how to do it.
What did I need? I needed a clear cut plan.
I went and like you can imagine because you know me pretty
well now. I bought every book on dieting, body building
and losing weight. I tried everything.
The books were not good enough. I could only get so far.
One day I met a guy who became my mentor. His name
was Ismail. He taught me the real little secrets to getting
the results I was looking for.
He was REALLY, REALLY, REALLY, smart and good at
what he did.
He is the one who told me that quote, "People don't plan to
fail, they fail to plan."
He gave me a plan.
Getting back to bipolar disorder, the problem with bipolar
disorder is 99% of people don't have a plan. Supporters don't
have a plan. Most people just throw caution to the wind
and hope for the best.
In my courses and systems below, I talk about how
important it is to have a plan when you're dealing with
bipolar disorder:
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I talk about all the different plans you'll need to have.
I talk about the importance of planning and most importantly,
I give you the plans to accomplish probably 95% of the goals
you'll have--no matter what your situation.
Also, even more importantly, you get to learn from not only
me but real people who were really dealing with bipolar
disorder and what plans they use.
Today take a minute and ask yourself the following questions:
-do you believe in planning?
-do you have a plan to get to where you want to go whether
you are a bipolar supporter or a bipolar survivor?
-do you have a clear picture of what you'll be up against to
accomplish your plans?
I want to warn you, if you don't know the importance of
planning and don't know what you'll be up against, how
are you going to actually accomplish anything with bipolar
disorder?
What do you think?
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Well, I have to go!
Your Friend,
Dave
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