Hey Friend,

DO YOU HAVE IT?

I just got done reading an interesting book.

I found it so interesting that I read it in about 10 hours.

271 pages.

Not something I do all that often. It usually takes

me about a week or so to finish a book.

But this one was very interesting to me.

It was written by Bryan Cranston.

For those of you who don’t know who that is,

he was the lead actor on the Netflix hit show,

“Breaking Bad”.

A show that I absolutely loved.

The book talks about Breaking Bad as well

as Bryan’s other TV series that he starred in

as well as his life growing up and all of the

odd jobs he had that led to his acting career.

I’ve since started a new book. This one is about

Kobe Bryant, The star basketball player from

the LA Lakers. Arguably one of the greatest

players to play basketball (he is 3rd on the

all time scoring list ahead of Michael Jordan

and he has 5 championships and 18 all star awards).

Not too shabby, huh?

Even though these 2 men couldn’t be more opposite

than they are, they do share one common trait.

They were/are far beyond driven to be the best at what they did.

Bryan Cranston did everything he could to make it. He worked

behind the scenes at playhouses just to be close to the actors.

He worked his odd jobs at night during the graveyard shift just

so he would be available to audition during the day. He moved to

LA so he could learn from the best, etc.

Nothing was going to stop him.

Kobe Bryant told everyone that he was going to be better

than Michael Jordan someday. He said this when he was a pre-teen.

He practiced for HOURS AND HOURS AND HOURS.

Day in and day out, year in and year out.

I guess I kind of get drawn in to these kinds of people because

I find it so admirable.

To me, having a “far-reaching but achievable” goal and then reaching it is one of the best things in the world.

Setting out to do something, especially something that others

say you won’t be able to do, and then doing it is just the greatest.

But it has to be a burning desire for you.

And then something funny happens when you do reach it,

it doesn’t actually seem like that big of a deal. Because

you knew you were going to do it all along.

One of those things for me was the IRONMAN triathlon.

I trained for 9 months for that one race. And I’d be damned

if I wasn’t going to finish it.

And guess what…I did.

And…….it made me feel alive! It made me believe

that there were so many other things I could do.

I have that drive now with trying to obtain the best physique I can and be as healthy as I can.

As much muscle and as little bodyfat as possible.

Sleeping optimally, eating nutritiously, etc.

Will I ever get there? You bet I will.

I know I’ll get there because it drives me. That one goal

makes me feel alive each day and gives me a purpose.

My own personal purpose.

I also have a lot more of a purpose in life. I’m not that shallow

to think that a good physique is my only purpose.

My wife, my kids, my family, etc.

To be a great husband, to be a great dad, to be a great brother, etc.

But we should also each have a “personal” drive. Something

that motivates us on a personal level.

And don’t think of it as selfish. Because it’s not.

So what is your drive? What gets you up in the morning?

What are you trying to accomplish for yourself that will

make you happy?

Do you have that “burning desire” to obtain it?

I hope so.

If not, try and get it. And if you can’t get it, then maybe you're not chasing the right dream?

Kevin

www.TheFATmethod.com