Jan. 15, 2012

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Love,Money and Health

It’s early Sunday morning around 8am sitting on the couch with my coffee writing this blog.  I love Sunday mornings, it’s when I do my best thinking and get inspired.

 

The other day I was thinking about what are the top 3 things people seek and wish they had. I came up with love, money and health.

 

So sometimes when I get a moment of inspiration I like to share it to all my friends on facebook.

 

 

Gregory Crawford

Not happy with your body? Wish you can find love? Not happy with your financial situation?
What are you doing about it? Feeling sorry for yourself? No!!
You have so much to offer but you are under-utilizing yourself by just getting by or waiting for the perfect situation. Stop wasting time and get out there and be a better version of your unique self. If its love you seek, take down the wall and put your REAL self out there more. If you want to be more financially healthy, seek help and sit down with someone more financially sound or offer a great service to people that delivers more value than the rest. If you don’t like that body in the mirror or feel lousy, then commit yourself to a new lifestyle program even if it’s hard. It’s all out there for YOU! Go get it!!
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Even though I am considered somewhat of a health expert, I am definitely not a financial expert or an expert on love. Both of which, I have failed at, at times.

 

What I do want to tell you however is that I believe having all 3 (love, wealth and health) is very possible.  Now, your version of those three things may be very different then the next.  Only you know how much of each that you want.

 

You may have read or even hear me speak of striving for more and not being ok with mediocrity.  But that also doesn’t mean you need perfection. Perfection doesn’t exist.

Happiness does.  You don’t NEED to have all the materials things that you want in order to have wealth.  You’re relationship with the person you love or want to love does not have to be perfect.  Nor do you need to have the perfect body to be happy and healthy.

 

Too many times we want instant gratification.  We want that person to be the perfect mate right away, or we want to make or win fast money, or buy things on impulse, or we want the next fad for the perfect body.  But the reality is instant gratification is false gratification.

 

The only sure fire way of finding what you seek in love, money and health is through good ole fashion work.  You have to work to develop true love, work for true wealth and work for your health or body you want.

 

Like I said before, I’m the last person to give advice on finances and love.

But what I will tell you on those topics is that you have to be true to yourself and find what’s going to make you happy.  Look at the big picture and don’t get superficial things mixed up with your true values.  Like I said, stop waiting for perfect and start working towards a better you. 

Life is about living, learning and moving forward.  I keep learning more about myself everyday.  I recently learned through a difficult break up with a girlfriend what my version of love really is.  Before this break up, I had my must haves in a girl and for the most part they were met.  But what I later learned after we broke up was what my must haves in love were. Those must haves include communication, honesty, support and WORK.  Perfection is not a trait and doesn’t exist.

 

Two years ago when I was working at a gym, I was making ok money and training clients but under certain corporate guidelines and without a system and program.

 

I knew in my heart that I wanted more, not only financially but to offer the people I was serving more. I wanted to use my passion in a more valuable way then what I was doing.

So I quit my gym job (in the worst economy ever by the way) and started off on my own to start creating more for myself and those I serve. It wasn’t easy or instant though.  I had to work and seek out help. I seeked out who was doing what I was doing and was successful at it.  But like I said, you got to put in the work.  When I went out on my own, I started with only 4 clients and still had bills to pay.  I can remember days where I almost had to cancel a client because my car was going to run out of gas and I had no money to put any gas in.  I ended up cashing my coins in at the coinstar machine just to fill my tank.

But I always believed and had faith that as long as I keep working towards what I truly seek and want that even during times of chaos God or the universe will only give me what I can handle and eventually align me with what I seek.

 

 

But you need to have balance.  What I mean by this is many times we fall into a path of chasing one thing and neglect the other.  For example, are you so busy chasing money or your financial dreams that you have completely neglected your health or relationship?

Find your balance and allow all things to flourish in your life.  Healthy body, healthy finances and healthy outlook on love will equal a happy you.

 

So I’ll end with saying that what ever situation you are currently in whether it’s with finding love, having more money or having a healthy body, begin to figure out what you truly want out of life and get out of your comfort zone, seek help and be REAL.

 

 

 

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4 Comments "Love,Money and Health"

  • Lauren says:
    January 15, 2012 at 2:53 pm

    Thanks for sharing Greg! As always enjoy your insight and agree with you.
    Have a great day!

  • Michele VanDerVelden says:
    January 16, 2012 at 9:21 am

    Greg, this was awesome…..I believe in you and I am so proud of you and you will PREVAIL in all three categories….Keep the Faith!

    Michele :)

  • Mary Reidy says:
    January 16, 2012 at 12:44 pm

    I like your honesty and I like the changes to your web site! Your gym is a great environment and your personal beliefs and motivation are clearly inspiring! Thanks P.S. Big shout out to Alex and Joe!

  • Mel says:
    January 18, 2012 at 1:56 am

    Lately I’ve been in the habit of picking one facet (of this verse) each week to focus on…

    “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.”

    If you absorb the verse slow enough, often enough, and with an open mind and heart… it becomes so much more than an overly rehearsed reading at weddings… it becomes a way of life… one as closely aligned with Truth as any other I’ve found… (and one only He could ever perfectly personify)… Just a thought.

    p.s. Here’s to keeping it real… *cheers*!

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