Belief leads to FAITH.....and FAITH leads to Knowingness...
Knowingness leads to Gratitude....and Gratitude graces us with BLISS!!
Jeffrey Louis Martinez
Ronnie Coleman is a true bodybuilding Legend! He holds the record with a total of 8 Mr. Olympia titles! Yes, even surpassing the 'Austrian Oak' himself, Arnold Schwarzenegger, who racked up a total of 7 bodybuilding world championships. But Coleman's own Hero's Journey is just as legendary as his stack of awards.
Born on May 13th, 1964 in Monroe, Louisiana, like so many other self made men/women, he wasn't privileged with any 'silver spoon' near his food deprived mouth. Humble beginnings often lead to super heroic leanings, and Coleman is the perfect poster child for such transformations. After graduating from college on a football scholarship and unable to find gainful employment, he was forced to take a job at Domino's Pizza. Too broke to buy quality nutrition, Coleman relied on left over pizza each evening after work for mere survival. Eventually, he followed his instinctual inclination toward being a HERO by enrolling in the police academy of Arlington, Texas. He lived the life to 'Serve and Protect' from 1989 until 2003.
Already possessing the natural genetic composition of a Super Hero physique, Coleman's fellow officer, Gustavo Arlotta, suggested that he join the local Metroflex Gym. It was there that he met fellow bodybuilder Brian Dobson, also the owner/operator of the fitness facility. Dobson allowed Coleman to workout everyday for free, as long as he could train him for the upcoming Mr. Texas bodybuilding championship. Coleman won first place, which spurred his burning desire to be a Mr. Olympia champion.
Coleman split his time between working days as a police officer and nights pounding out weights for hours on end. Although standing an average height of just 5'10, he slowly built his physique into a mass filled monster of meat weighing over 300 pounds! His hard core training sessions became stories of mythic proportions. Lifting weights that blasted by the iron sized barbells of his fellow competitors. Coleman was a man on a mission and like all of his other life endeavors, anything he did was with the commitment and determination of a Titan! Second place was NEVER an option!!
However, despite his doggedly determined efforts, for several years, Coleman never finished near the top of the Mr. Olympia pack. Utterly frustrated and on the cusp of giving up on his dreams, he went to seek guidance from fellow contestant Kevin Levrone on the eve of the 1998 Mr. Olympia. Levrone's sage advice started with "Listen, man. You've been carrying your food around. You're so serious. You're measuring out your food. You gotta just relax Ronnie! I said, Why don't you just have a seat and have a shot of vodka with me."
Levrone preceded to go to his coffee maker and pour Coleman a cup of java mixed with vodka. He approached him with the cup of bodybuilding elixir and said, "Here! Drink that!" Coleman was totally reticent toward the idea of putting any alcohol in his system. After all, he had maintained a strict diet for months on end with NO cheat days. So the very notion of ingesting alcohol was a completely foreign concept. But Levrone was persistent, urging him on to drink the liquid he held in his enormous hands. "Listen up big dog! Just take a shot. You'll be alright! Chill man, just take it easy," Levrone insisted. Coleman's desperation outweighed his reluctance and he started to drink the coffee/vodka mixture before him. One sip turned into the next. Until, he had downed the entire cup!
Levrone persisted that he drink another one. Coleman had always believed that success leaves a trail. And since Levrone had better success in the previous Mr. Olympia's, he must know something that Coleman didn't. Five shots of vodka later, he felt relaxed and calm. Completely secure within his own skin for the first time leading up to the 'Big Show."
The next morning Coleman awoke a new man. The vodka had not only provided a much needed boost of relaxation, but also dehydrated him just enough for the real ridges of his perfectly sculpted physique to peak through his now tightened skin! He got on stage that day and transformed the art of bodybuilding to a heightened level no other previous contestant had ever produced! He was 300 pounds of totally shredded muscle in perfect proportions. A God like statue come to life in front of his fellow competitors and a stunned audience! Having never even placed in the last few years, Coleman took first place and thus started to cement himself as the greatest bodybuilder that ever lived!!
After the show, Coleman realized that while the vodka certainly did its job in helping him to expose the nuanced bulges in his chiseled physique, it more importantly caused him to stop FORCING HIS FAITH! And to put his trust in the Universe. To Let Go and Let GOD! Instead of thinking he could win the title, he now KNEW he could! Coleman's burning desire to win his first Mr. Olympia championship had caused him to enter into a vibrational state of lack, want, and need. He was pressing his emotions toward frustration and disillusionment. His energetic offering to the Universe had become one of RESISTANCE! The arch enemy of abundance. As is any form of self doubt, worry, or fear! For any RESISTANT vibrational thoughts will block the flow of SOURCE energy into anyone's life!
And the rest of his story, as they say, is one for the record books! Rather than resisting his bounty of blessings, he learned to LEAN INTO HIS FAITH through authentic BELIEF rather than self doubt and worry. Through that shift in perspective, Coleman created a lasting Legacy and is a true LEGEND in the world of bodybuilding!!
HEROES IN TRAINING TAKEAWAYS
While committing to any burning desire, it is crucial that you stay in vibrational alignment toward its fulfillment. What does that mean?! It's an inner shift from WANT or NEED to one of DECLARATION and KNOWINGNESS!! Start with monitoring your own language. How many times, for instance, have you experienced someone in your life always stating what 'they want?!' Perhaps it is a boyfriend/girlfriend, a new job, more money, better health, or even a change in living geography....I.E. moving to a new location. And month after month, year after year, their utterances remain the same, and so does their life!! The moment you utter the word 'want', you are sending a vibrational offering of NOT HAVING out to the Universe! Instead, start replacing that word with declare, call forth, or commit. I CALL FORTH a new job opportunity is a much more powerful declaration than I WANT a new job. Does that distinction make sense to you?!
FAITH is GRATITUDE in action! It is the deep Knowingness that as you ask, so it shall be given! ALWAYS! Forced Faith is filled with doubt, worry, and fear. Just as Ronnie Coleman forced his faith into self doubt and the results were filled with deep disappointment! But once he started to go with the flow of life, relax, and LEAN INTO HIS FAITH, his results were legendary! As Morpheus told Neo in the film 'The Matrix', "There is a difference between knowing the path and walking the path." In the same manner, Knowingness is FAITH in action!! So always feed your FAITH and your self doubt and fears will starve to death!
SELF FULFILLING PROPHECIES
Please remember that self control comes from a place of knowingness that you have the power to bring the object of your burning desire into your reality. The Universe is your personal Doctor of Destiny. When you find yourself in any emotional state of lack, simply ask the Universe for a prescription of a Higher Dose of FAITH! And BELIEVE that you will receive it! Understand you are constantly creating your own experiences. Every thought and feeling you generate has an energetic vibration attached to it that extends out to the Universe. Those vibrations become attached to energy of the same resonance, and that creates the reality you experience! The Universe is obliged to serve up on a platter a reflection of what your core thought and belief systems are based upon. Your outer experience is in direct correlation to your inner reality. What you BELIEVE is what you will RECEIVE!! That's the precise framework of a Self Fulfilling Prophecy!
But you are infinitely more powerful than you realize! You have the ability to move mountains. Yes, I said mountains! There is no need to believe in Magic. Simply believe in yourself; for you are fully comprised of magic!! You are a Magical Miracle Makin' Machine!!! Deep within you is a Super Heroic Higher Self !! But to fully activate it you must be willing to summon the courage to shed the flesh of your former self and assume a new identity. One that is unlimited in potential and power! In fact, once you step into this new YOU, there is absolutely NOTHING that cannot be created as a new reality in your life!
No longer a victim of your circumstances, you will become the HERO of a new life filled with unadorned BLISS. And the path toward the grand adventure that has been awaiting you will be lit with a light filled with pure LOVE........................
BE HEROIC!
Nerdmaste,
Jeffrey Louis Martinez
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