What I learnt kayaking around Point Loma – Kellog Beach to Ocean Beach

What?
  1. That it was a lot longer than I had believed it was – Plan better
  2. It would have been easier to go the other way with the tide
  3. I didn’t plan on having to pee while in the middle of the Ocean in a Kayak

Ok ok, so I didn’t really have to worry about number 3 in the end (I worked that out) but it was interesting to do the paddle.

Why?

Well it reminded me of who I am really am.  Matt Belcher is a go getter, I love to challenge myself and often others.  For the last 6 months I haven’t really challenged myself physically.  Don’t know if that was because I have been feeling sorry for myself or because I have become lazy?

Anyway, point is this wasn’t some amazing feat.  It was nearly 5 hours of kayaking in the Ocean, while is a lot, not a crazy thing.

But I am so glad I did it.  Why?  Well it gave me a little kick start to get a life and start doing the things I like again.  My body reacts well to physical challenges.  I am a physical person.  Set a challenge and I will do it.

Why I have I never done a Marathon?  I don’t know but I should.  I guess the 125 Canoeing Marathon I did counts.

Just doing this little Kayak around Point Loma really has changed my pattern of thinking and I want to now do more.  I am thinking about doing the Catalina Classic.  That is twice the distance we did but I think I could do it.

5 years ago I would have said I could win it!

I am only 33 and already I let something set in that nearly made me into a lazy fat b*****sd.  What was it?  Laziness, that’s all.

What is stopping you?  Did you used to do lots of things physically that you don’t now?  Really why not?  What about emotionally or financially?

It is so easy to step into a rut and stay there.  Well get out!

Here are some pics of me and my father in law doing the paddle.

 

Sometimes you just have to get on with it. All that new age stuff doesn’t work all the time

I know I know, sounds pretty negative right?

Well I guess it might look that way but that is not what it is.

So here’s the deal, since moving to the US a lot of things have been going on.  Work, money, personal stuff.  I am not going to go into here but basically I realised that it has knocked me more than I thought it would.

I am not kidding myself that I am more immune to life’s little challenges than anyone else but I do think I can see what things are pretty clearly.  I was aware that things would be interesting when I moved and that there would be some challenges.  However, I didn’t notice how much it had affected me until I started witnessing some things I was doing.

That really is something that is difficult to do.  Once you can do that, witness yourself, then you can start to change yourself.

So now that I have witnessed some things I have been doing and not doing I can now start to change right?

Yes absolutely I can but what do I need to do?  Well here is the point of the post.  Sometimes you just have to get on with it.

I noticed that I am actually a little depressed.  I didn’t want to admit that because I do believe that once you admit it you are….know what I mean?

However, sometimes you have to admit you are something to then change.  That’s where I am.

So now I know I am a little bit depressed what should I do?  Meditate more?  Use Hypnotherapy more?  Work on my life goals more?

Yes that will help but right now I just need to get on with it!  I know what I need to do and I just need to do it!

Simple as that.  Sometimes there is no cosmic answer, sometimes the universe doesn’t give you an answer (unless it did and I do need to get on with it!?!?!?) you just need to work and get on with it.

So what does that mean for me?

Well I am starting a new businesses here in San Diego. More of that to come but basically instead of being depressed about starring another new business I just need to do the things.

It’s a slap in the face that I need.  Not kind words and coaching.

If you are in that slump, maybe you need to make a decision and just do it (Thanks Nike)

 

Do you want to be a fragile egg or a bouncy ball? (Go for the ball)

 

 

 

In my life so far I have done some interesting stuff.  Obviously I am not finished yet! But I am one of those people who is interested in almost anything that comes his way and some things that I go and find.

My wife goes mad each time I say “Oh babe, I am thinking about doing this now, it’s just a 2 year course”.  Cue my wife spending the next 10 minutes asking me why and how am I going to pay for it?

Cue me not knowing and looking at her with a puppy dog face.

In these adventures I have met some interesting people and different styles of the way people handle other people.  From Military, Sports, Big Business, Small Businesses, Political, Life Coaching, Therapy coaching I have seen how different people do things.

What I do think is interesting is that at first glance those who look like “Push overs” are often the most resilient.  They are bouncy balls not eggs!

Let’s define an egg

Eggs have hard shells.  They look like they would be very strong and if you push on the end of an egg it is.  But if you drop it on the floor you will probably find it has a soft centre.

Let’s define a bouncy ball

Soft on the outside.  Initially it looks like it could be manipulated easily.  If you drop it on the floor it bounces.

So what am I talking about here?

Well think about someone you know who is like the egg.  They are tough on the outside, look strong and have a shell around them that looks hard to crack.  Do you have someone in mind?

Ok so they might be your boss let’s say.  Well the thing is at some point that person will get to a point where they are dropped on the floor and they will spill their soft insides out.  They will be cracked and there is nothing they can do about it.

If you are a bouncy ball you don’t break.  You simply bounce.

The challenge is most people who are bouncy balls are considered weak by some.  Why?  Well they don’t come across as strong (apparently) they come across as weak because you can manipulate them a bit.  Just like a bouncy ball.

But, and here is the point, when the stress of life is on who do you think will do better?  The bouncy ball type person or the Egg?

I know the answer to that.

I used to be an Egg, I wanted everything my way, now I try and be like a bouncy ball.  The great thing is some people who I meet (who didn’t know me before) think I am a bit too easy going.  Ha!  Me easy going!  Wonderful.

So if you are finding that you want everything how you want everything, think about the egg and the bouncy ball.

 

 

 

 

The race – how to win from the back!

This is a great example of someone who isn’t prepared to fail. She is ready to win!

Life is like this. It knocks you down and you have to get up and run. Heather Dorniden did just that. See the video.

I was actually sent this by www.godtube.coom

 

Interview with Yaro Starak – From a Geek to financially independent Internet Marketing Guru

Yaro Starak is someone I have learnt a lot from.  If you don’t know Yaro he has a very well known Internet Marketing Blog called.

He teaches people how to make money from blogging or Online Marketing.  One of the things that appeals to me about his site is it’s honesty.  Yaro is open and genuine.  He doesn’t say you will make Millions of dollars online (although he does).  He says you can but you need to work at it!

That kind of attitude really resonated with me.  Especially as at the time I had tried everything that I could do to make money online and really only covered my expenses…if that.

Yaro is also a student.  A student of Personal Development.

Without saying too much, he puts his success down to Personal Development.

Anyway, watch the video and enjoy.  It is a long one so watch when you know you won’t be busy.

 

 

Win an Amazon Kindle – The Kindle freebie fun

Yep I am giving away an Amazon Kindle.

As you may know I have just released my first book The Little Book of Big Change.  As a fun thing today I am going to give away a brand new Amazon Kindle to one lucky reader of my book.  All you need to do is purchase the book then send me proof of purchase to signups at lifeturnaroundnow . com

Once I have 100 emails showing 100 sales of my book I will pick a winner and send them a new Amazon Kindle.

The same as the one I have which is the Wifi version.  Pretty cool? Watch the video below to find out more.

Listen in on Deepak Chopra

Deepak is going to do a live stream with CEO Paulette Cole.  Should be a really interesting chat!

Time 7pm EST.  The video should show below when it starts!

 

Companies that still test on animals

As a big time animal lover and activist (yes I said it!) I still find it amazing that companies use animals to test on.

This will not be a rant about animal testing but the truth is that there more scientific ways to do it now.  Actually a lot of the scientific community have come out and said that animal testing is NOT accurate at all.  It’s old, costly and crap.

So here are some companies that still do test on animals.  If you have a pet or love animals then I ask you to not buy from these companies.

Many manufacturers of personal care and household items still test their products on animals, despite the growing number of alternative methods for evaluating product safety. The following list contains all such companies known and their associated brand names. This list originally was compiled from two primary references (cited at the bottom of this page). In addition, it is updated as new information is made available to us. We cannot fully guarantee its accuracy, so please use the list accordingly–and do let us know if you can offer any further updates. You may wish to print out the list and take it along next time you go shopping! Please also note that all over-the-counter medicines and/or their ingredients are extensively tested on animals, as currently required by the FDA.

Companies That Still Test on Animals (and associated brands):

  • Alcon Labs
  • Allergan, Inc.
  • Answer
  • Arm & Hammer
  • ArmorAll
  • Arrid
  • Axe
  • Aziza
  • Bain de Soleil
  • Ban Roll-on
  • Banana Boat
  • Bausch & Lomb
  • Benckiser
  • BenGay
  • Biotherm
  • Block Drug Co. Inc.
  • Bounty
  • Boyle-Midway
  • Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
  • Cacherel
  • Cargill
  • Carpet Fresh
  • Carter-Wallace
  • Chesebrough-Ponds
  • Church & Dwight
  • Clarion
  • Clairol
  • Clear Choice
  • Clorox
  • Commerce Drug Co.
  • Consumer Value Stores
  • Coppertone
  • Coty
  • Cover Girl
  • Crest
  • Dana Perfumes
  • Dawn
  • Del Laboratories
  • Desitin
  • Dial Corporation
  • Diversey
  • Dove
  • Dow Brands
  • Drackett Products Co.
  • Drano
  • EcoLab
  • Eli Lilly & Co.
  • El Sanofi Inc.
  • Elizabeth Arden
  • Erno Laszlo
  • Faberge
  • Fantastik
  • Fendi
  • Final Net
  • Finesse
  • First Response
  • Flame Glow
  • Garnier
  • Giorgio Armani
  • Givaudan-Roure
  • Glade
  • Glass Plus
  • Helena Rubinstein
  • Helene Curtis Industries
  • Huggies
  • ISO
  • Ivory
  • Jhirmack
  • Johnson & Johnson
  • Johnson Products Co.
  • Jovan
  • Kaboom
  • Keri
  • Kimberly-Clark Corp
  • Kiwi Brands
  • Kleenex
  • Lady’s Choice
  • Lancaster
  • Lancome
  • Lava
  • Lever Brothers
  • Lipton
  • Listerine
  • L’Oreal USA
  • Lubriderm
  • Lux
  • Lysol
  • Matrix Essentials
  • Max Factor
  • Maybelline
  • Mead
  • Mop & Glo
  • Nair
  • Naturelle
  • Neutrogena
  • Neutron Industries, Inc.
  • Olean
  • Orange Glo
  • Oscar de la Renta
  • OxiClean
  • Pantene
  • Parfums International
  • Pearl Drops
  • Pennex
  • Pfizer, Inc.
  • Pine-Sol
  • Plax
  • Playtex Corporation
  • Pledge
  • Polident
  • Ponds
  • Post-It
  • Prestige Brands
  • Prince Matchabelli
  • Proctor & Gamble Co
  • Redken
  • Resolve
  • Richardson-Vicks
  • Sally Beauty Supply
  • Sally Hansen
  • Sanofi
  • SC Johnson & Son
  • Schering-Plough
  • Scotch
  • Scott Paper Co.
  • Scrub Free
  • Sensodyne
  • Signal
  • SmithKline Beecham
  • Snobal
  • SoftSheen
  • S.O.S.
  • Stanhome Inc.
  • Sterling Drug
  • Suave
  • Sun Star
  • Sunsilk
  • TCB Naturals
  • Tegrin
  • 3M
  • Tide
  • Tilex
  • Trojan
  • Truvia
  • Unilever
  • Vaseline
  • Vichy
  • Vidal Sassoon
  • Visine
  • Vivid
  • Warner-Lambert
  • Westwood Pharmaceuticals
  • White Shoulders
  • Whitehall Laboratories
  • Windex
  • Woolite

Provided by http://www.thevegetariansite.com/ethics_test.htm