http://www.greatnessinsideout.com My quest for personal greatness Sat, 04 Sep 2010 18:40:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.greatnessinsideout.com/2010/09/system-to-eliminate-dis-empowering-behavior/ http://www.greatnessinsideout.com/2010/09/system-to-eliminate-dis-empowering-behavior/#comments Sat, 04 Sep 2010 18:40:04 +0000 Gerry http://www.greatnessinsideout.com/?p=96 I believe that more top level athletes have some form of fear of failure.  In my opinion the athletes with the highest goals, highest standards, and highest expectations of themselves usually suffer from fear of failure the most.  These people usua]]> http://www.greatnessinsideout.com/2010/09/system-to-eliminate-dis-empowering-behavior/feed/ 0 http://www.greatnessinsideout.com/2010/09/asking-the-right-questions/ http://www.greatnessinsideout.com/2010/09/asking-the-right-questions/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:28:55 +0000 Gerry http://www.greatnessinsideout.com/?p=86 Since our brains are programmed to give us the answers we seek, it only seems logical to ask ourselves the right questions. The problem is what are the right questions?  There really are no right or wrong questions.  Some questions just get better ]]> http://www.greatnessinsideout.com/2010/09/asking-the-right-questions/feed/ 0 http://www.greatnessinsideout.com/2010/08/waiting-for-the-perfect-time/ http://www.greatnessinsideout.com/2010/08/waiting-for-the-perfect-time/#comments Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:30:55 +0000 Gerry http://www.greatnessinsideout.com/?p=82 You know what I have noticed about change?  Everyone waits for the "perfect" time.  I have done it many times and I catch myself doing it still.  You know the feeling, you have an anxious feeling that something needs to be different.  Your body i]]> http://www.greatnessinsideout.com/2010/08/waiting-for-the-perfect-time/feed/ 0 http://www.greatnessinsideout.com/2010/08/i-redid-my-website-and-pursuing-my-goal/ http://www.greatnessinsideout.com/2010/08/i-redid-my-website-and-pursuing-my-goal/#comments Sun, 29 Aug 2010 22:20:16 +0000 Gerry http://www.greatnessinsideout.com/?p=78 So I have revamped my website and added a forum for all of you to enjoy.  I really hope you utilize everything I am offering and build a great community to help aid everyone in the combat sport they are practicing in. I am going to post every cou]]> http://www.greatnessinsideout.com/2010/08/i-redid-my-website-and-pursuing-my-goal/feed/ 0 http://www.greatnessinsideout.com/2010/05/empowing-beliefs-vs-limiting-beliefs/ http://www.greatnessinsideout.com/2010/05/empowing-beliefs-vs-limiting-beliefs/#comments Sun, 16 May 2010 18:15:47 +0000 Gerry http://www.greatnessinsideout.com/?p=64 After reading an article by Kevin Seaman about empowering and limiting beliefs I began thinking about my life long struggle with this.  As some of you may know I spent many of my adolescent years wrestling.  I had some marginal successes, but never]]> http://www.greatnessinsideout.com/2010/05/empowing-beliefs-vs-limiting-beliefs/feed/ 0 http://www.greatnessinsideout.com/2010/05/integrity/ http://www.greatnessinsideout.com/2010/05/integrity/#comments Wed, 05 May 2010 13:32:57 +0000 Gerry http://www.greatnessinsideout.com/?p=50 Back in 2006, the year my son was born, my family and I lived in Raleigh, NC.  We had moved down their in 2004 hoping for a better opportunity since we had a network of friends.  Well, it didn't quite work out as planned.  We found that everybody ]]> http://www.greatnessinsideout.com/2010/05/integrity/feed/ 0 http://www.greatnessinsideout.com/2010/05/40/ http://www.greatnessinsideout.com/2010/05/40/#comments Tue, 04 May 2010 13:45:53 +0000 Gerry http://www.greatnessinsideout.com/?p=40 O.k., here we go, our first story... About 5 weeks ago I got an Email on my Facebook page.  This person had introduced themselves as the program director at CNYMMA, a mixed martial arts school.  A while back I had befriended them on Facebook and]]> http://www.greatnessinsideout.com/2010/05/40/feed/ 0 http://www.greatnessinsideout.com/2010/05/welcome-back-sorry-for-the-long-break/ http://www.greatnessinsideout.com/2010/05/welcome-back-sorry-for-the-long-break/#comments Tue, 04 May 2010 12:40:53 +0000 Gerry http://www.greatnessinsideout.com/?p=26 Hello everyone, I know its been a long time between posts.  I thank everyone who still checks my site.  After much pondering I have decided to change directions on this site.  Instead of rehashing other people's ideas into my own words, I want to ]]> http://www.greatnessinsideout.com/2010/05/welcome-back-sorry-for-the-long-break/feed/ 0 http://www.greatnessinsideout.com/2009/10/the-circles-circle-of-concern-and-the-circle-of-influence/ http://www.greatnessinsideout.com/2009/10/the-circles-circle-of-concern-and-the-circle-of-influence/#comments Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:43:18 +0000 Gerry http://www.greatnessinsideout.com/?p=23 Now that we have discussed working with the end in mind, proactivity and the power of choice, I want to discuss two very important circles in your life; the circle of concern and the circle of influence.  Picture two circles, one slightly smaller th]]> http://www.greatnessinsideout.com/2009/10/the-circles-circle-of-concern-and-the-circle-of-influence/feed/ 3 http://www.greatnessinsideout.com/2009/10/working-with-the-end-in-mind/ http://www.greatnessinsideout.com/2009/10/working-with-the-end-in-mind/#comments Sat, 10 Oct 2009 15:12:03 +0000 Gerry http://www.greatnessinsideout.com/?p=19 OK, so you have an understanding of proactivity and a basic idea of working with the end in mind.  Awesome, you now have an edge over your competition.  We still have a long way to go, but remember that the journey is just as important as the desti]]> http://www.greatnessinsideout.com/2009/10/working-with-the-end-in-mind/feed/ 0