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Welcome to My SOAR Project!\u00a0 I am sure you are asking: what the heck is the SOAR Project?\u00a0<\/p>\n

Well, friends, that is exactly what I want to dive into in this article.\u00a0 So…here we go.\u00a0 Deep breath,\u00a0<\/p>\n

In this life, no one gives us an operating manual or a tutorial.\u00a0 We all begin somewhere.\u00a0 We start right where we are.\u00a0 For many of us, we don’t question or wonder or think outside the box.\u00a0 We follow the patterns, dogma, systems and beliefs that our parents or grandparents created and developed over time.\u00a0 We never questioned why or how come; it just simply was.\u00a0 Follow, be a good little boy or girl and behave.\u00a0 Don’t question.\u00a0 Don’t wonder. Don’t rock the boat.\u00a0 Most importantly:<\/p>\n

Go to school. Get a job. Get married. Have kids. Get a house ans stuff. Follow the pattern.\u00a0 Don’t dream.<\/p>\n

Most of us followed the well trodden paths and picked up the same worn and ancient tools handed down from earlier generations.\u00a0 Religion, politics, work ethic, spending, saving, eating, drinking and living…it has all been done before.\u00a0<\/p>\n

If it worked for them, it should work for us, right?<\/p>\n

One great example of this was my dad not taking a sick day for 20 years.\u00a0 He wore that silly statistic like a shiny badge for all that time, and he proudly told my brother and I that he was proud of that “accomplishment.”<\/p>\n

Really? That is an “accomplishment?”\u00a0 <\/p>\n

You are literally infecting people as you go from office to office, industry to industry, for 15-20 years.\u00a0 That’s…good?\u00a0 Howe about your mental health?\u00a0 Didn’t you ever….just…not…want to go in and have a “mental health day?”\u00a0 I mean, sometimes you need a good mental health day to put your middle finget up, tell the clients or work to shove it and do something FOR YOU.<\/p>\n

No, it is not good for a number of reasons.\u00a0 We need to take that sick time to reset, recharge, get healthy when we are sick and just get away from the corporate of agency pap and crap.\u00a0 Seriously.\u00a0 We are paid too little and leaned on too hard to sacrifice like that.<\/p>\n

Why not sacrifice for something more important…like your mental or physcial health?\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Come on, Boomer….you should have done that.\u00a0 After all, when we pass, they don’t care about sick days or vacation days or if you are there or not.\u00a0 All they care about is the number on the Profit and Loss Statement and if your numbers are within the acceptable levels for them to bring home a bonus at New Year’s Day.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

How do I know?\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Because I watched it all unfold with my dad after he passed unexpectedly from a heart attack.\u00a0 they had a moment, and then they moved someone else into his territory and filled that position to serve clients and bring in new business.\u00a0 The same will happen to ALL of us someday, so it is up to US to make the best use of the time we have left on this planet.\u00a0 That is really our GREAT COMMISSION (borrowing ironically from Christian faith).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The Probem….<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Which brings us back to the point of the My SOAR Project blog, vlog and\/or podcast or whatever this is. I am not here to lecture people on what they should or should not do.\u00a0 That is not my job.\u00a0 My job is to live as long as I can and try to inspire you to move, learn, do, grow and be a little better everyday.<\/p>\n

You can’t do any of that successfully if your mindset and perspective sucks.\u00a0 How do I know? I am a poster boy of that way of thinking, and my 340 pound frame reminds me that I really did a lot of dumb shit and haven’t helped my case.<\/p>\n

Here I am. Here I sit. I am typing and starting from less than zero to begin a new cycle.<\/p>\n

One of the massive side effects of this consume and throw away culture is that we are unhealthy mentally, spiritually and physically. <\/span><\/p>\n

Western Culture is sick. Many people are overweight (obese or morbidly obese) and it affects how we look, act and feel about ourselves and others. To solve this issue, companies and entrepreneurs step in with processed food, drugs, alcohol and endless entertainment (spots games, computer games, social media, etc). We have truly returned to the days of bread and circuses in the Roman Empire!\u00a0 <\/p>\n

It’s bad now, and there are very intelligent and driven people designing, creating, manufacturing and marketing new foods, flavors, products and distractions to capture our imagination and the green paper or plastic stuff in our wallets.\u00a0 I don’t know about you, but that stuff has gotten even more expensive in this modern age.\u00a0 Yikes!<\/span><\/p>\n

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ha\u00a0 One Potential Solition: My SOAR Project<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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All that said, My SOAR Project can be summed up like this: <\/span><\/p>\n

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Stop Overconsuming And Rise – SOAR<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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In modern Western Civilization (particularly in the United States), our whole society is built on consumption.\u00a0 We have moved from a resource rich, manufacturing\/industrial economy to a service economy to a consumption economy. Our society (culture, spirituality, relationships, spending, food, entertainment, etc.) is built on consumption and never ending growth.\u00a0 We have an insatiable appetite for of everything: more food, more drink, more stuff, more toys, more sex, more alcohol, more drugs, more money, more debt, more of everything.<\/span><\/p>\n

We have this insatiable appetite, but we are more unhealthy now than we have ever been: our mental health, our physical well-being, and our spirituality.<\/p>\n

My SOAR Project is a way for me to change my consumption and mind, body and soul.\u00a0 You are riding next to me on the Journey Inside as I focus on the following topics:<\/p>\n

Health<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Getting healthy and more fit by eating whole foods and cutting way back on processed foods and getting consistent intentional movement. This is also where we will explore cold therapy (cold plunges), standing in snow, sauna culture, yoga, weightlifting and other adventures. <\/span><\/p>\n

The question is: can I make working out interesting and not just a bro science parody?<\/p>\n

Minimalism <\/strong><\/h3>\n

Removing the clutter from our lives. That stuff or clothes that have been hanging around for \u201csomeday\u201d? Yeah, you don\u2019t need that stuff. Social media clutter is also a target too, so I need to pare down my social media platforms and focus on what is actually making an impact. <\/span><\/p>\n

Financial Freedom <\/strong><\/h3>\n

It is all connected: what we consume is what we spend our hard earned money on. Debt is a dream and relationship killer. So many marriages end due to debt and money issues.<\/span> If we can get control of this area of our lives, we can truly have success in other areas as well.
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What are the Next Steps for My SOAR Project?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

It\u2019s time to get focused and get down to the relationships and things that actually make an impact and that we enjoy. <\/span><\/p>\n

Let\u2019s do this: <\/span><\/p>\n