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Now Year's Resolution

by Buck Bowen

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Now Year's Resolution I 03:04
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Don't, hold off till the first Start right now it'll only get worse Don't, wait for the urge Motivation follows the action put in the work It's January and you're fixing to start But the evidence suggest that you'll be quitting by March So treat it like you mean it this isn't just a time trial If you want a lasting change then focus on your lifestyle No temporary diets Take your pick but make the shift no longer are you just "trying" It's a battle fought every passing day But in time you'll see results and reach ever lasting change Some of the best advice that's assisted me Is to make a change at the level of my identity So I don't focus on habits I'm trying to stop Instead I focus on behaviors that I want to adopt It's not supposed to be easy And it doesn't help to listen to your negative thinking So don't complain saying life ain't fair No elevator to success you've got to take the stairs Don't, hold off till the first Start right now it'll only get worse Don't, wait for the urge Motivation follows the action put in the work You’ve been working hard progress is showing Now it’s time to kick it up a notch and keep going Cause it’s not always understood But the enemy of the great is the good It’s the simplest fact We get a little success and think that we can relax But no, cause that’s when disaster happens So it’s so important you move forward taking massive action Just follow the course Keep showing up, put in work, and you’ll get the reward You’ve gotta trust in the process Write down your goals so you know you’re making progress Forget the fad diets, fancy tools, trendy gimmicks Only blood, sweat, and tears daily if you’re gonna get it So take your life under control No silver bullets to success when you’re gunning for your goals
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Now Year's Resolution II 02:38
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You’re determined to get it Keep fighting, swinging, hittin’ Now that you’ve got momentum Stay the course fight with force go get’em You’ve been steady movin’ The progress is slow but you know you’re improving So what are you doing? To make sure you don’t lose sight of your blueprint? What are your goals? Do you review them? Are they specific, air tight or loosened? Why did you choose them? Will they motivate you when you don’t want to do them? Don’t aim to fall With an unclear plan you’ll get vague results Take control, write them down Don’t wait till later the time is now You’ve hit the ground, running for the finish But you’ve got a ways to go you’re still closer to the beginning So kick it up a notch Get clear in your vision on your mission to the top Strive for the best but don’t expect perfection The path is full of obstacles you’re gonna get tested It won’t always go your way So on the road to get your goals you’re gonna have to hold your weight Are you prepared to fail? All it takes is one thing and your whole goal’s derailed But you can bounce back and prevail Forget the wind your path’s determined by the set of the sails Check your progress, don’t let it get ignored If you’re consistent with your program you should get a reward No need to suffer up in misery Give yourself a treat celebrate the little victories Just make sure it’s a positive one Cause you don’t want to kill your diet by eating a lot of junk So keep in mind the words of Jim Rohn Whatever you reap is what you’ve sown
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Now Year's Resolution III 02:30
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If you’re off the track, get back on If you’re on the path, attack head on When life knocks you down bounce back and hit it If an obstacle arises change the course not commitment It’s been two weeks, have you been taking action? 7 more days you’re on your way to make a habit Oh you haven’t? Don’t let it get you down Just remember, the best time to start is right now Hop back on the horse, get up on the wagon then Recommit to hitting your goals and going after them Doing it is easy if you want to But don’t forget the fact, it’s easy NOT to You got to be to diligent to be killing it Sometimes you’ll have to push yourself whether or not you’re feeling it That’s the difference, to put it in a quote Successful people do what unsuccessful people won’t Stop waisting time snipping branches If you want some real results swing that axe and do some damage If you’re behind stop sitting on your ass Light a fire burn the boats start kicking some ash! If you’re off the track, get back on If you’re on the path, attack head on When life knocks you down bounce back and hit it If an obstacle arises change the course not commitment Change is automatic, progress is not It’s easy to lose momentum when your process is off So what have you put in place? To catch you when you fall Do you got a plan b or someone to call? What are your rituals? What do you do every day? Do you seek improvement in efforts to find a better way? What’s the first thing you do? Get out of bed go for your goals or lay in bed and hit snooze? So make the call, check the books, push yourself Listen to my music if you need motivational help Keep in mind we’re defined by our rituals They help us navigate and give us confidence to get our goals
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Now Year's Resolution IV 02:50
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If you stumble in life make it part of the dance Go beyond the 8th mile you’ve got more than one chance Opportunity knocks on your door every day Will you invite it in for dinner or let it just walk away? FAILURE, oh that’s what you’re afraid of? That’s like 95% of what success stories are made of SUCCESS, oh that’s what has you scared? Now that I can relate to but you’ve got to get prepared It’s bound to happen, as long as you keep showing up The harder that you work the less you have to grow your luck You can never know enough Read, study the greats, for real hope isn’t enough Every day offers a lesson Today is a gift that’s why they call it the present Are you in or just messing? Decisive or guessing? Either way fail forward faster, that is my message No passive aggression Only total domination, action and effort Do not give an F word, like Nike just freaking do it yo And if you trip then let me see you dip and do the tootsie roll If you stumble in life make it part of the dance Go beyond the 8th mile you’ve got more than one chance Opportunity knocks on your door every day Will you invite it in for dinner or let it just walk away? We’re greedy with our money yet frivolous with our time There’s a place making cash while our bodies are in decline Keep your eyes on the prize, focus on the horizon Life’s full of rocky mountains no doubt you’re gonna be climbing You’re gonna lose your footing, every now and then Sliding down the side of the mountain hitting the ground again But you’re just back to where you started With experience and knowledge to help you get a bit farther Another chance to advance And if you don’t then take a note from the chorus and do a dance Shake your system up, wake your system up Take a minute to resolve that you ain’t giving up This is your year, your month, your day Your time, your life, your rules, your way So break a leg, break a sweat, break away Break dance and do the robot if you flop along the way
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Now Year's Resolution V 02:51
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We need to be consistent with our self image So how do you define yourself? What is your vision? It doesn’t matter where start Who do who do you think you are? You’ve made it this far, you gotta keep going And if you’ve fell behind pick it up charge forward No more of this faking the funk Forget competitors compete with what you’re capable of Every morning you awake what’s the action that you take? Do you attack your goals or pull covers over your face? Check your results, look at what you do Are you trying different things or is it nothing new? Sometimes all it takes is just a little shift To cause a change improve your game and make the biggest difference Cause if you do what you’ve always done you’ll get what you’ve always got So you should prob’ly stop :) We follow what we focus on So pay attention to the topics that your thoughts are holding on Aim higher if you’re hitting low And keep in mind we’re defined by our rituals We need to be consistent with our self image So how do you define yourself? What is your vision? It doesn’t matter where start Who do who do you think you are? If you don’t like your results in life, look at your rituals No seriously, look at your rituals It’s the little things done on the daily That amount to your success or failure just saying Your results don’t happen by an accident So don’t become troubled on where your passion went You can tab events and document the time you spent And then you’ll notice how it’s no mystery where your time has been Your self-definition have you written it? You got to be aware of what your mission is Because it will define you That means it’s gonna be a vital force to guide you Don’t hesitate to make a plan first You want to be truly happy? raise your standards Act now don’t wait for a change of luck Discipline weighs ounces but regret weighs a ton

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released February 2, 2018

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Buck Bowen Long Beach, California

"Trying to bridge the growing gap between 'would-be' and 'has-been.'"

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