This week I traveled to the World Police and Fire Games in Vancouver,  
BC. What a great opportunity and privelage it was to be the  
chiropractor for such high class athletes. It's amazing how men and  
women that have full-time work serving their country as police and  
fire still excelled in their sports. It simply shows the hard work and  
dedication they make daily to become more than just "doing their job".

I always enjoy hanging around people that are successful, work hard,  
and expect the best. I truly feel that it brings myself to a higher  
level. I suggest that if you are hanging with those that are always  
negative to find new friends!   But I got to step back and observe the  
athletes that won medals consistently, the ones that everyone else  
were afraid of.  I noticed that every single one of them had serious  
laser beam focus and intensity. You could easily see it in their eyes,  
posture, and voice. They avoided the other athletes, iPod in, paced up  
and down the track, didn't talk or laugh and went into their sport  
with one thing on their mind...to win.  The other athletes noticed  
this as well- some joked about it, some intimidated by it. One thing  
was for sure they made their presence known, and losing was not an  
option.

I once read an article about Tiger Woods and a secret to his success.  
Tiger said that he walks onto the course knowing that he is going to  
win. No one is going to beat him, he is simply the best. He has  
complete focus on his own game and cares nothing about every one  
elses'.  He knows that if he concentrates on playing his own game to  
his potential every other player will crumble around him.   
Intimidation, intensity, strength?

Whether you are a world class athlete or a high school student are you  
walking into your life with the same level of focus and intensity?   
Are you looking for ways that you will fail, how someone else is doing  
a better job than you, how that sale is too difficult to pay off, how  
your kids are behind in class?  Or are you expecting world class  
success?  Do you know it in you heart that you are the best at that  
you do?  No on can beat you. No one can do what you do better. Every  
one else around you shivers when you walk in the room. You are the  
champ.

Go for the "gold" in everything you do.

-DC out

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