Journey to My Youth

“People ask me, ‘How do I get tougher?’ BE TOUGHER. 'How can I wake up early in the morning?’ WAKE UP EARLY. 'How can I work out consistently every day?’ WORK OUT EVERY DAY. 'How can I stop eating sugar?’ STOP EATING SUGAR. You have control over your mind. Assert it. Decide that you are going to be in control, that you are going to do what you resolve to do. Weakness doesn’t get a vote. Laziness doesn’t get a vote. Sadness doesn’t get a vote. Frustration doesn’t get a vote. Negativity doesn’t get a vote.”

“When things are going bad there’s going to be some good that’s going to come from it. Mission got cancelled? Good we can focus on another one. Didn’t get the new high-speed gear we wanted? Good we can keep it simple. Didn’t get promoted? Good more time to get better. Didn’t get funded? Good we own more of the company now. Didn’t get the job you wanted? Good you can get more experience and build a better resume. Got injured? Good needed a break from training. Got tapped out? Good, it’s better to tap in training that to tapout on the street. Got beat? Good you learn. Unexpected problems? Good we have the opportunity to figure out a solution. That’s it.”

Not only is it true, it gets worse. The Susan G Komen For The Cure Foundation has actually successfully sued “competing” charities, because (paraphrasing) their “message or branding was infringing.”

Some links…

Also please never forget the pink fracking drill bit

My mother died in 1996 from breast cancer. Most cancer charities are scams, in that people throw fancy parties and get rich off them and very little money goes into research or support for patients. Here are some vetted cancer charities that get good scores on Charity Navigator and pay medical expenses or fund research: