ericbeard.com » personal development http://ericbeard.com Corrective Exercise, Human Movement, Posture, Success and Personal Development Wed, 14 Jul 2010 02:24:18 +0000 en hourly 1 It’s Okay to Peek into the Past http://ericbeard.com/2010/05/26/its-okay-to-peek-into-the-past/ http://ericbeard.com/2010/05/26/its-okay-to-peek-into-the-past/#comments Wed, 26 May 2010 17:41:19 +0000 admin http://ericbeard.com/?p=706 Sometimes paying attention to where you have been helps you to figure out if you are on the right track…

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As this pack thinned out and the first wave of runners from the next heat came through there was a very different feeling…

Boston Marathon 2010 Start

These runners were cheering back to the crowd! High Fivinng, smiling! Yelling…happy to be alive and running in the Boston Marathon. They probably all had personal goals for times, but they seemed to run for the love of the sport and experience. These runners donned the garb and colors of their country and outrageous costumes. There were a couple dozen Canadian proudly displaying the maple leaf. A group of 4 men carrying the Japanese flag. Several Irish folks running along. A man carrying an American flag with red white and blue clothes on. A man dressed as a fairy..wings and all. A Ninja, a man with a towel and rubber ducky, characters from movies, people with their 20 year old college and high school cross country pinnies on. Celtics and Red Sox T-Shirts, their names or the names of the people they are running for written on their bodies and more.

There were the teams of runners running for a cause or a sick or departed friend or family member. Runners running for themselves and those who could not run.

A blind man with 2 escorts, an 80 year old who was running Boston for his 8th time, an old man pulling an oxygen cart (yes…pulling his oxygen…with 2 health aides walking with him). There were people with prosthetic limbs and other seeming physical challenges.

It was amazing…I could not clap or cheer for an hour…I thought I would burst into tears. The humanity, the sacrifice, the camaraderie the unbridled and unconditional support of one another…total strangers! It was beautiful.
There were people handing our notes to runners…young girls near us…one runner took one and accidentally dropped it…this man RAN BACK through the other runners to get it!!!! He was so appreciative of the words of encouragement on the paper that he actually ran against the tide of thousands (only about 10 feet) to get the note off of the pavement and kept going.

This is what sport should be about. This is what life should be about. there are crowned winners who stand out…but not a single loser. It was about each man and woman being out for themselves on this journey, while sharing it with thousands of strangers. People cheering for other people who were limping or tired, that wanted to quit!

There was a man in obvious pain…limping, barely walking and woman shouted to him “Keep ti up! You are doing a great job!”…honestly at any other time in Boston this woman would have been yelling at this man to “hurry up and get the heck (PG version) out of the way!” .But this was “Boston”…what they call the Boston Marathon. Where the crowds treat the participants like kings, queens and family.

Never have I experienced a culmination of effort, dogged determination and sacrifice like this. Never have I felt this much pride about this community, about the people at this race and in this race. It was a celebration of life. My narrow mind tried to pick and analyze the human body but my heart and soul would not let me ignore the human spirit.

Thank you to the thousands of volunteers and tens of thousands of marathoners and untold number of fans. I feel like a better person for what you showed me today.

Talk about “Acres of Diamonds”…

Thank you for reading…I hope this story, my experience today can make a difference for you too the next time you have the opportunity to pick someone else up when they are down.

Eric Beard
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Watch this short video, share your comments and pass it on if it makes sense to you.

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]]> http://ericbeard.com/2010/03/12/2600-fridays/feed/ 0 Will Smith Needs Corrective Exercise…but He Helps Me this Time http://ericbeard.com/2010/02/12/will-smith-needs-corrective-exercise-but-he-helps-me-this-time/ http://ericbeard.com/2010/02/12/will-smith-needs-corrective-exercise-but-he-helps-me-this-time/#comments Sat, 13 Feb 2010 04:54:37 +0000 admin http://ericbeard.com/?p=592 I have always like Will Smith and I do have he and DJ Jazzy Jeff’s “Parents Just Don’t Understand” on cassette as well as a very earlier recordings before he polished his image and actually talked like a teenager on a few cuts…any-hoo. I found this video on You Tube and LOVE IT! I have watched several of these interviews before but never strung together. THIS GUY GETS IT! I hope you enjoy and find this as powerful as I do. I have watched it several times.

Remember, this is all a mind game and we are more powerful than we have ever dreamed!!!

Make a difference and live your life to it’s fullest!

Honored to be on a similar path as you.

Eric Beard

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ps. he does need some corrective exercise, he pushes himself pretty hard!

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]]> http://ericbeard.com/2010/02/12/will-smith-needs-corrective-exercise-but-he-helps-me-this-time/feed/ 0 Chunking Goals: Breakdown the Big Goals Into Smaller Actionable Steps http://ericbeard.com/2010/02/06/chunking-goals-breakdown-the-big-goals-into-smaller-actionable-steps-another-fitness-challenge-hfpn/ http://ericbeard.com/2010/02/06/chunking-goals-breakdown-the-big-goals-into-smaller-actionable-steps-another-fitness-challenge-hfpn/#comments Sun, 07 Feb 2010 03:24:48 +0000 admin http://ericbeard.com/?p=596 Having BIG HAIRY AUDACIOUS GOALS (BHAGS) is great!

For many that can feel overwhelming. I know it can feel that way for me. To make your BHAGs more manageable you must break them down into actionable steps. Anthony Robins calls this chunking. Brian Tracy does a wonderful job of laying this process out as well

During this short video I talk about going through this process. The example I use is for weight loss but this can be used for financial goals, community goals, behavior modification etc. Feel free to share this with your clients and incorporate it into your life:)

Thanks for reading and watching!

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]]> http://ericbeard.com/2010/02/06/chunking-goals-breakdown-the-big-goals-into-smaller-actionable-steps-another-fitness-challenge-hfpn/feed/ 0 Goal Setting 101…an Abridged Lesson http://ericbeard.com/2010/02/04/goal-setting-101-weight-loss-goal-setting-book/ http://ericbeard.com/2010/02/04/goal-setting-101-weight-loss-goal-setting-book/#comments Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:56:42 +0000 admin http://ericbeard.com/?p=573 Goal setting can be a powerful exercise to help bring dreams to fruition. This post is a quick read on goal setting and I recommend doing some additional reading, watching and studying on this topic…but don’t wait! You can start today if you have never done this exercise or if it has been longer than 12 months since you have done so. Reworking your goals on a regular basis, quarterly say is a great idea and reviewing them daily is vital to reaching your goals.

Brain Tracy is one of my top choices for goal setting;

Les Brown-

The late Jim Rohn-

Matt Morris-

Tony Robbins-

The great Zig Zigglar rounds out my top 6.

The basics of goal setting are to follow the S.M.A.R.T. system. Goals should be;

Specific
Measurable
Attainable
Relevant
Time Bound

Your goals should also be in line with your values, otherwise you will be fighting an internal battle against your progress. Goals should also provide a big enough target in the future to march towards and incremental steps to complete along the way. Tony Robbins talks about “chunking” goals or breaking them down into more manageable tasks that can be completed along the way. We should have a Jim Collins BHAG!

Big Hairy Audacious Goal!

The Hedgehog Principle



We should have something that we are internally inspired by and when we can find that thing that allows us to do what we are good at, do what we love and can make money with it…we are golden! then we end up going to life everyday instead of getting up and going to work.

I don’t want to slow you down…so if you have not done so start with these steps and remember to sate everything in the positive and present tense. Example “I am 9% body fat”.

1) make a list of everything that you want to have in the next 1-3-5 years. You can string this out to 10-20 years if you would like. This can be material things; cars, boats, houses, organic make up (my wife loves that stuff!) etc. This is your FUN list.

2) make a list of everything you want to do in the next 1-3-5 years. You can string this out to 10-20 years if you would like. This can be travel, community service, start a family, own a company, positions in a company, learning to swing dance, cure cancer, personal, professional or a mix. Some people like to have different lists for personal and professional, I like to put them all together.

3) make a list of everything you want to be in the next 1-3-5 years. You can string this out to 10-20 years if you would like. This can be a professional tittle, a corrective exercise specialist, head stylist, set of traits that will help you succeed or more. Becoming more will allow us to do, have and help more! Here we can outline exactly what that is; More confident, leaner, stronger, a stirring public speaker, a great parent, a difference make in the community…it is endless!!!!

Start here and we can talk about breaking these goals down into more manageable steps another time. Take action…now!!

Eric Beard
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]]> http://ericbeard.com/2010/02/04/goal-setting-101-weight-loss-goal-setting-book/feed/ 1 Brian Tracy Has Performed Corrective Exericse for my Head http://ericbeard.com/2009/11/10/brian-tracy-has-performed-corrective-exericse-for-my-head/ http://ericbeard.com/2009/11/10/brian-tracy-has-performed-corrective-exericse-for-my-head/#comments Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:19:49 +0000 admin http://ericbeard.com/?p=479 A great short video on time management…I have a couple of Brian Tracy’s books and audio programs…well worth the investment.

If you really want to be blown away take these tips to transform your life over the next decade…Increase your income by 1000%. Exponential growth and beyond.

Hope you enjoyed!

Eric Beard
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]]> http://ericbeard.com/2009/11/10/brian-tracy-has-performed-corrective-exericse-for-my-head/feed/ 0 Does Tony Robbins Know Anything About Corrective Exercise? http://ericbeard.com/2009/05/05/does-tony-robbins-know-anything-about-corrective-exercise/ http://ericbeard.com/2009/05/05/does-tony-robbins-know-anything-about-corrective-exercise/#comments Wed, 06 May 2009 04:43:00 +0000 admin http://ericbeard.com/?p=136 Tony Robbins gets it done in 22 minutes.

Why we do what we do and how we can do it better.

Click on the link below

http://tinyurl.com/cut7kt

Thanks for watching!

Eric Beard
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