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How it all started

It all started with bodybuilding and reading about Arnold Schwarzenegger in 1988. I read his books with so much concentration that I could have burned a hole through the books. I read everything I could find about him or by him. I watched every documentary, every movie, every single thing that had any mention of him.

From his books I realized that we did not have to accept things as they were and we actually had the power to change every single aspect of our lives. I realized that anyone could become anything as long as they had the burning desire and the determination. He talked about using visualization, goals, desire, passion and determination. I remember reading about how he actually sneaked out of the army to compete in a bodybuilding contest and was put in jail while sneaking back in. Even that made him a hero in the army. The officers would say “look what Arnold did just for that bodybuilding contest, and you can’t do this for your country!” People said that a building could have fallen down but Arnold would have continued his workouts. That kind of desire and determination just fumed a fire inside me.

This was quite a revelation. I was brought up in an environment where majority of people believed that only the lucky ones ever got anywhere, that rich got richer and poor got poorer. That every single rich person got richer because of some crime because honesty did not make you rich. Some little hope is all I needed.

I had a burning desire to succeed. Things that people took for granted were luxuries for me and my family. Just having the fridge full of food was what I dreamt about in the beginning. If there was one honest person out there who actually succeeded, then I would succeed as well.

And so it began…

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2 Responses to “How it all started”

Daniel on July 5th, 2008 9:08 am

I read similar article also named f-development journey started | Kensray.com, and it was completely different. Personally, I agree with you more, because this article makes a little bit more sense for me
Ricky on July 13th, 2008 7:10 pm

Thanks Daniel.

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