#Repost: Quest President @tombilyeu. "A dream is like a car with no gas. It has potential, but no immediate utility. We are all too easily dazzled by dreams. We become intoxicated by the vastness of our own potential, but fail to make anything of it. We relish in the planning, yet fail to execute. Dreams are this weird psychological pacifier - a hunger that is itself enticing. After all, what is the purpose of hunting when hunger fills you with pleasure? And so it is with dreaming. As Henry Ward Beecher noted, “The ability to convert ideas to things is the secret to outward success.” To succeed, however, you must learn to distrust the pleasure of the fantasy, & learn to hunger for the joy of real progress. Every action you take must be weighed against its ability to move you towards a specific goal. Every day must be harshly judged by the law of efficiency. Time moves in one direction and what is lost is lost forever. Remember the mind is malleable. You can train it to derive joy from even suffering. I hate the searing pain & exhaustion I experience in the gym, but I LOVE transforming my mind & my body by pushing myself. Despite my surface disdain for the activity itself, working out has become a part of my identity, a thread in the very fabric of my self-esteem. And so it is with converting my dreams to reality. This #TBT reminds me just how much one can accomplish through force of will. My brother (from another mother), @ronsquest is freakishly driven. Committed to answering nutritional questions others consider unanswerable, he led the charge on partnering @Questnutrition with @KetoPet to explore the therapeutic benefits of a #ketogenic diet on dogs with naturally occurring cancer. Ron worked tirelessly to help build the sanctuary from scratch - fighting tooth and nail daily to turn a dream into concrete reality. He feeds solely off of progress - finding joy only in accomplishment. We must all be eternally vigilant to not selling ourselves cheaply by finding peace and pleasure in the dream itself. The dream is just a notion. Only action serves our goals. Our dreams must be married to drive, determination & unending grit. Only then will we find success.

questnutritionさん(@questnutrition)が投稿した動画 - 2015/07/10 08:21:36