Q & A with Dawn Alison

Sept 20, 2016
pt of the day

Objectives are not fate; they are direction.
They are not commands; they are commitments.
They do not determine the future;
they are means to mobilize the resources
and energies of the business for the making of the future.
Until one is committed,
there is hesitancy,
the chance to draw back,
always ineffectiveness.
The moment one definitely commits oneself,
then Providence moves too.
All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred.
A whole stream of events issues from the decision,
raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents
and meetings and material assistance,
which no man could have dreamed would have come his way.

Sept 21, 2016
pt of the day

The biggest lie in choosing is, "I can't."
That is simply not true.
We can do anything we want If we don't do something,
it is because we have committed our time, energy and resources somewhere else.
For the most part,
most people most often choose comfort
the familiar, the time-honored, the well-worn but well-known.
After a lifetime of choosing between comfort and risk,
we are left with the life we currently have.
IF YOU WANT SOMETHING DIFFERENT THAT WHAT YOU HAVE
YOU HAVE TO BE WILLING TO DO SOMETHING YOU AREN’T CURRENTLY DOING....
if you do what you’ve always done,
you will get what you’ve always got,
want change,
then you need to be willing to change,
if not, you are stuck

Sept 22, 2016
pt of the day

“The harder the conflict,
the more glorious the triumph.
What we obtain too cheap,
we esteem too lightly;
it is dearness only that gives everything its value.
I love the man that can smile in trouble,
that can gather strength from distress and grow.”
“Struggle is the food from which change is made,
and the best time to make the most of a struggle is
when it's right in front of your face.
Now, I know that might sound a bit simplistic.
But, too often we're led to believe that struggling is a bad thing,
or that we struggle because we're doing something wrong.
I disagree.
I look at struggle as an opportunity to grow.
True struggle happens when you can sense what is not working for you
and you're willing to take the appropriate action to correct the situation.
Those who accomplish change are willing to engage the struggle

Sept 23, 2016
pt of the day

“Stand up to hypocrisy.
If you don't, the hypocrites will teach.
Stand up to ignorance,
because if you don't, the ignorant will run free to spread ignorance like a disease.
Stand up for truth.
If you don't, then there is no truth to your existence.
If you don't stand up for all that is right,
then understand that you are part of the reason why there is so much wrong in the world.”

Sept 24, 2016
pt of the day

“Here's to the crazy ones.
The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers.
The round pegs in the square holes.
The ones who see things differently.
They're not fond of rules.
And they have no respect for the status quo.
You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them.
About the only thing you can't do is ignore them.
Because they change things.
They push the human race forward.
And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius.
Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world,
are the ones who do.”

Sept 25, 2016
pt of the day

“REMEMBER YOUR GREATNESS

Before you were born,
And were still too tiny for
The human eye to see,
You won the race for life
From among 250 million competitors.
And yet,
How fast you have forgotten
Your strength,
When your very existence
Is proof of your greatness.
You were born a winner,
A warrior,
One who defied the odds
By surviving the most gruesome
Battle of them all.
And now that you are a giant,
Why do you even doubt victory
Against smaller numbers,
And wider margins?
The only walls that exist,
Are those you have placed in your mind.
And whatever obstacles you conceive,
Exist only because you have forgotten
What you have already
Achieved.

Sept 26, 2016
pt of the day

6 years ago today I “Dawn” got married to my good friend Brandon Best...
and we are stronger & more in love today than the day we said “I do” & “I do too”....
“It is not a lack of love,
but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.”
We entered into friendship through a mutual love “BODYBUILDING”
and thanx to the bodybuilding forum www.rxmuscle.com
& BLACKBERRY MESSANGER (the greatest technology of its day imo)
and us both getting a Blackberry cell phones...
which it allowed us to be in constant contact
and our friendship quickly grew as we got to know each other from a distance separating us by a divide of 2 countries & 2422 miles....
On Sept 23rd we met in Las Vegas baggage claim for the 1st time in person,
we went straight to get a marriage license...
then enjoyed the festivities of the OLYMPIA WEEKEND
and on Sunday got married....
and this was one of the greatest decisions of my life...
“Friendship- my definition- is built on two things. Respect and trust.
Both elements have to be there.
And it has to be mutual.
You can have respect for someone,
but if you don't have trust,
the friendship will crumble.”
I know in part of why this relationship works beside the common interest of Bodybuilding,
beside the mutal respect & trust we have for each other,
and in some ways we are polar opposites, as Brandon says I’m a YING to his YANG....
but another important thing is,
we both have been instilled with OLD WORLD VALUES from our upbringing that seems so rare these days....
here’s to many more years of friendship, love & happiness xoxo

PHOTOCREDIT: FEMME FATALE PRODUCTION (Nicole Kerr & Dion Farrell)
@femmefataleproduction

Sept 27, 2016
pt of the day

The major reason for setting a goal is
for what it makes of you to accomplish it.
What it makes of you
will always be the far greater value than what you get.
There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.
Do not wait;
the time will never be "just right."
Start where you stand,
and work with whatever tools you may have at your command,
and better tools will be found as you go along.
Do or do not.
There is no try.
STOP THINKING ABOUT IT & JUST DO IT

Sept 28, 2016
pt of the day

“To one degree or another
we all fight against preconceptions nearly every day.
The wisest people I know
don't compare their fight to that of others.
Everything is relative through the lens of personal struggle.
Heroes come in all shapes and sizes...
mine are often those who are fighting their fight in public.
Unashamed. Proud. An example.
Heroes aren't perfect.
They have faults and flaws.
They stumble from time to time.
They are heroes, though, because they correct themselves...
and set an example, intended or not,
for the world observing them...
even, and especially,
to those who would love nothing more than to see them fail.
Stay Strong!”
“Rule your mind or it will rule you.”

Sept 29, 2016
pt of the day

“All that we are is a result of what we have thought.”
“Your imagination is your preview of life’s coming attractions.”
“Every single second
is an opportunity to change your life,
because in any moment
you can change the way you feel.”
“Whether you think you can
or think you can’t,
either way you are right.”
“Keep your thoughts positive,
because your thoughts become your words.
Keep your words positive,
because your words become your behaviours.
Keep your behaviours positive,
because your behaviours become your habits.
Keep your habits positive,
because your habits become your values.
Keep your values positive,
because your values become your destiny.”