Steak for the Soul — Motivation

Work hard, play hard, love hard, pray hard. Repeat. When your present reality doesn’t quite match your current vision for success, keep pushing. Remembering that success is never truly gauged by WHAT you are on the outside, but WHO you are on the inside. Not by the content of your pockets, but the content of your character. Not how you fill your garage, your business or house, but how you fill your days. There’s rich men who never taste happiness and happy men who never taste riches. So in whatever you choose to do, work hard, play hard, love hard,...

There will always be somebody in your life telling you you're not good enough. That your work isn't good enough, your dreams are unreachable, your past is too dirty. That you've made too many mistakes, burned too many bridges. But it's not what they actually believe, it's just what they're hoping you will. Because deep down they know, the day you realize your own potential, they'll never be able to hinder your greatness... and living in the shadow of what you could become is what they fear most.

Success is really just about who you surround yourself with. If you feel like you're not where you want to be... look at who's in your corner, then cut the fat. Life's too short to sacrifice what you love for people who don't respect it. Fill that corner with those who's heart, dream and journey match your own. Like iron sharpens iron you'll build each other and succeed together. Jealousy won't hinder your stride, and one day when it's all said and done, you'll look back on the life you lived and not just love the work of your hands...

If you're waiting for someone's approval to go out and do what you love, you're better off becoming comfortable with what you despise. Because one by one the moments will pass you by, time will slip through the cracks and everything you once dreamed of doing will be nothing more than a bitter reminder of the leap you never took. Turn off the voices that raise your doubts, turn up what your heart wants most... and JUMP. Unapologetically.