Thursday, February 16, 2012
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Consistency is the key.
Hello once again. It's ya man Brad H. coming back at you once again. I hope all is good and well with anyone who reads this post. It's been awhile since I've updated my blog. I hope the New Year is going well for you all thus far. As for me my, year is going pretty well up to this point. As you may already know, I'm preparing for the 5k race that I'm planning on running in March. I've had a few setbacks with my training towards that venture. However, I'm happy to say that I was able to go running earlier this evening, and I felt really good during the run. I'll continue to keep you updated on my training and the race in general.
Tonight I wanna discuss something that I've been thinking about lately, that is the word "consistency". It's a word that many of us are familiar with, but we don't always apply it to our lives. Many of us set goals for ourselves that go wayside due to inconsistency. It's like one day we wake up ready to attack whatever life has to offer, but a day or two later we fall back into a relaxed state of doing nothing. It's very important to be consistent in whatever we are interested in. Ask yourself this question. If you were trying to reach a goal that you set for yourself, would you rather go hard at it a few days and slack off a few days? Or, would you rather take small daily steps? Kinda like pacing yourself and slowly chipping away until you reach it? That's something to think about right?
We all have different ways and method of doing things. What works for me may not work for you and vice versa. It's important to remain consistent at whatever it is you do or want to achieve in life. We all know that it's never good to overdo things, but we shouldn't let that be a crutch for us. Lets work towards being consistent. Whether it's at work, a hobby, or just being an all around person. Remember it's better to be good 98 time out of 100 rather than 2 or 3 times. Those are the words I leave you with. Well that's it for this time. Again, I hope everything is having a great year so far, and I'll be back soon. Till then peace, love and blessings. Later.
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Happy New Year, and setting daily goals.
Hello once again. It's me Brad H. coming back at you again. First off I want to say Happy New Year to everyone who reads this. I hope the year 2012 brings you much happiness, and peace. I know many of you have made resolutions for the New Year. I will admit that I normally do myself. However, I'm not making any resolutions for 2012. I'm beginning to learn and feel that making New Year resolutions are becoming an excuse to keep putting off things we can do today. Procrastination is something that we do often, so no resolutions for me this year. Instead I'm going to focus on what I'm going to discuss tonight, which is setting small daily goals.
I'm sure many of you have heard the saying "slow and steady wins the race". If you think about it, we can apply this to our lives on a daily basis. Most of us think and dream big. Especially in America. In this country people admire those who have the bigger and finer things in life. Now I don't think there is anything wrong with thinking big, or aiming high. However, many of us set goals that may be a little too big for ourselves. When we do this, we put added pressure on ourselves to reach them. Then if for some reason we don't reach these big goals we aim for, we feel like failures. Why not focus on setting small goals daily towards a bigger goal? Focusing on a specific goal can be a good thing, but doing this can also hinder us. Time is precious and valuable, and if we are spending too much of our time on one big thing, we are missing out on other things we can do to better ourselves.
I think we need break our goals down into smaller pieces in order to reach them. Doing a little bit daily can go a long way. That is how I'm going to approach things for my life this year. Lets work on breaking the cycle of procrastination. I know it can be done if we stay motivated and disciplined. Remember slow and steady wins the race. The rabbit moves fast, but remember that he came in last after the turtle. Well that's it for tonight. I hope that you all brought New Years in happy and safe. New Years was great for me this year. My godmother, her husband, and my great Aunt all came down for New Years this year. She brought her other godson also. We had a great time with my other family members bringing in the New Year. The year 2011 had it's ups and downs just like any other year. Lets put all of that behind us now, and lets make 2012 the best year of our lives through daily goals and living. See you all in the next post.
I'm sure many of you have heard the saying "slow and steady wins the race". If you think about it, we can apply this to our lives on a daily basis. Most of us think and dream big. Especially in America. In this country people admire those who have the bigger and finer things in life. Now I don't think there is anything wrong with thinking big, or aiming high. However, many of us set goals that may be a little too big for ourselves. When we do this, we put added pressure on ourselves to reach them. Then if for some reason we don't reach these big goals we aim for, we feel like failures. Why not focus on setting small goals daily towards a bigger goal? Focusing on a specific goal can be a good thing, but doing this can also hinder us. Time is precious and valuable, and if we are spending too much of our time on one big thing, we are missing out on other things we can do to better ourselves.
I think we need break our goals down into smaller pieces in order to reach them. Doing a little bit daily can go a long way. That is how I'm going to approach things for my life this year. Lets work on breaking the cycle of procrastination. I know it can be done if we stay motivated and disciplined. Remember slow and steady wins the race. The rabbit moves fast, but remember that he came in last after the turtle. Well that's it for tonight. I hope that you all brought New Years in happy and safe. New Years was great for me this year. My godmother, her husband, and my great Aunt all came down for New Years this year. She brought her other godson also. We had a great time with my other family members bringing in the New Year. The year 2011 had it's ups and downs just like any other year. Lets put all of that behind us now, and lets make 2012 the best year of our lives through daily goals and living. See you all in the next post.
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Exercise is my medicine for stress.
Hello once again. It's Brad H. writing once again. Hope all is good and well with everyone. It's been a couple of weeks since I've updated my blog, so now is the perfect time to do so. You may wonder why is not a perfect time? Well it's simple, I've been dealing with some stressful things as of late. As a matter of fact, I'm still dealing with a few of them. I've been doing a lot of praying and thinking about certain things in my life. I know that certain elements are out of my control, so I know that I must take care of the things that I'm able to. That's all a part of being a responsible individual, which is something that I strive to be.
So since I've been had stressful things going on in my life, you may wonder how have I been coping besides prayer etc. I've been coping with stress by doing what I already do on a regular basis; working out, and exercising. I've mentioned this before, but exercise and fitness has become my medicine for stress in my life. It's something about going for a jog when I have a lot on my mind that makes me feel free. It's one of those explainable feelings I guess. Before today I hadn't been running since last Saturday. I made it a priority to go out and do some running this evening. Usually my first jog of the week is a light run but since I had things on my mind, I went a bit harder. The only bad thing that came out of it was that I wasn't able to clock my time. My timer on my phone went out around the 14 minute mark.
I challenge anyone who reads this post to do some form of exercise when you are feeling down about life. I guarantee that you will feel better afterwards. I know I did after I finished up my run. It was cold outside, but my face was dripping with sweat by the time I made it back home. We as a people cope with our problems in different ways. As long as it's a constructive and positive things we're doing, I'm all for it. We don't have to drink and drug our problems away. Exercise will continue to be my medicine when I'm stressed or having things going on in my life. It's gives me the confidence to face my problems head on. Well that's it for this time. I'll be writing soon again. Till then peace, love and blessings to all.
So since I've been had stressful things going on in my life, you may wonder how have I been coping besides prayer etc. I've been coping with stress by doing what I already do on a regular basis; working out, and exercising. I've mentioned this before, but exercise and fitness has become my medicine for stress in my life. It's something about going for a jog when I have a lot on my mind that makes me feel free. It's one of those explainable feelings I guess. Before today I hadn't been running since last Saturday. I made it a priority to go out and do some running this evening. Usually my first jog of the week is a light run but since I had things on my mind, I went a bit harder. The only bad thing that came out of it was that I wasn't able to clock my time. My timer on my phone went out around the 14 minute mark.
I challenge anyone who reads this post to do some form of exercise when you are feeling down about life. I guarantee that you will feel better afterwards. I know I did after I finished up my run. It was cold outside, but my face was dripping with sweat by the time I made it back home. We as a people cope with our problems in different ways. As long as it's a constructive and positive things we're doing, I'm all for it. We don't have to drink and drug our problems away. Exercise will continue to be my medicine when I'm stressed or having things going on in my life. It's gives me the confidence to face my problems head on. Well that's it for this time. I'll be writing soon again. Till then peace, love and blessings to all.
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Top Five Hip Hop Albums I've Heard for 2011
Top Five Hip Hop Albums I've Heard for 2011
This is an article I wrote on my top five hip hop albums from this year. Hope you enjoy.
This is an article I wrote on my top five hip hop albums from this year. Hope you enjoy.
Monday, December 5, 2011
I'm a "Couch to 5k Graduate". Week 9 review.
Hello once again. It's your boy Brad H. coming back at you once again. Well we have finally reached the end of my journey to finish the Couch to 5k running program. After 9 weeks of doing the program, I am happy to say that I am officially a graduate of the C25K running program. My final run of the program took place yesterday on 12/3/2011. Now that I think about it, I completed the program on the day of my ex-girlfriend's birthday. Isn't that something lol? I am going to give a brief review of how the final week went.
My day 1 run took place on Tuesday at the park. I knew that I had a 5 minute warm-up walk followed by 30 minutes straight of running. I kept telling myself that I only had two extra minutes to run, since week 8 were 28 minute runs. Day 1 was challenging, but as I progressed into the run I felt stronger. When the podcast told me that I had about a minute left, I picked up the pace to reach the 3 mile marker at the park. It was hard, but I was able to do it. I felt a great sense of accomplishment. The last time I ran three miles straight was in 2008. I was so excited, that I thought I had graduated already. The way the podcast was talking, I thought I was completely done with the program. However, when I got back home and looked on the website, I found out that I had two more days left. I definitely got ahead of myself lol.
Day 2 took place on a Thursday. Instead of running at the park, I decided to run the streets around where I live. This is always challenging because the terrain changes. There are a few small hills involved, which is a good thing since it makes it harder. Now day 2 was a special day. This was the day that I knew for a fact that I was going to graduate. For some reason I felt really good running this day. I didn't feel as winded as day one, my legs felt stronger, and as corny as this may sound; I felt like a superhero. I finished up day 2 strong, and even ran about 30 seconds extra. I was excited knowing that I only had one day left before becoming a graduate of the program.
Now onto the third and final day. Like I mentioned earlier in this post, I done this run yesterday. This day was a bit different since I decided to record various points of my run. If any of you have been following my Youtube channel, you know that I have been documenting my progress on the program. I recorded the beginning of my run, the 15 minute mark, and the final minute. Day 3 was more challenging than day 2, but I finished up, and thus I officially became a graduate of the Couch to 5k running program. There were no words to express the joy that I felt inside. I knew that I could complete the program, but I didn't think that I would be able to do 3 miles in just two months. This program definitely works.
For anyone interested in doing the C25K running program, trust the program. There will be times where you may feel like you can't run the required distance, but you can do it. This program will not put more on you than your body can handle. It's been a journey that I almost hate to see end. However, there was a nice lady on the Couch to 5k Facebook page who told me that graduating from the program is just the beginning of more challenges. I'm definitely going to keep those words in mind. As of right now, I am going to continue running. I don't know if I will be doing three miles on a regular, but I am thinking about writing out my own program. I plan on participating in my first 5k race in March, so I have a few months to get ready for that. The C25K program definitely helped me. It has given me the confidence that I had lost in running. It allowed me to know that I am capable of anything if I push myself. Anything can be overcome with a strong will and mind. That can be applied to life in general.
Well that's it everyone. This will probably be my last post on the Couch to 5k running program. I thank the people who took the time read read and follow my journey. I will keep you all updated on my running ventures, and if I participate in the race that I'm aiming for. I also want to thank everyone on the Couch to 5k Facebook page. There are a lot of inspiring and kind people who gave me much encouragement. Also thanks to anyone on Youtube who posted their journey on the program. That inspired me as well. Well till next time, peace, love and blessings to everyone. I'm out!
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