This is the story of Father and Son Team Hoyt.

I came across them and their videos and just had to share it here because to me, Team Hoyt, truly radiates and expresses the handful of major inner qualities and inner resources that possibly ALL OF US could benefit from having more of.

As you watch this video, as you watch how Dick Hoyt (the father, now 70 years old) pushes, pulls and carries his son, Rick Hoyt (48 years old and the size of a full grown man) through marathons, triathlons and even Ironman competitions, you may want to stop and ask yourself, “What’s my excuse for not playing full-out in life, for not doing whatever it takes and for making excuses about why I can’t do things or have what I want in life?”

I know I did! And every time I watch this video or think of Team Hoyt now, I can’t help but be compelled to get of my ass and do something, do anything to get me closer to my goals and dreams, even if it’s just a step closer!

If you aren’t sure of how long a marathon is, it is a run that covers 42.2 km or 26.2 miles.

A triathlon is a race where competitors will first swim a set distance (usually about 1.5km), then ride a bicycle (usually 40km) and then run 10 km.

And if you are wondering what an Ironman competition is like, competitors swim 3.86 km (2.4 miles), then bike for 180.2 km (112 miles) and finally run a FULL marathon of 42.2 km (26.2 miles)! Dick and Rick Hoyt, together, have completed more than 1000 races together, including 6 Ironmans! Can you imagine?

I can’t even do that by myself yet, let alone while pushing, pulling and carrying someone else!

Enjoy this video, be inspired to take action as you watch this really moving story of Team Hoyt…

http://www.experienceserenity.com/blog/media/videos/team-hoyt.flv

So you’ve watched the video,what do you think?

What questions came up for you?

What do you feel and know that you have maybe been procrastinating or not doing?

What have you been delaying in your life?

What goals and dreams have you forgotten about or suppressed because either you or other people said you don’t have what it takes?

Why do I ask these questions?

Look at Rick Hoyt. Disabled from cerebral palsy. Even though he doesn’t have control over his body, he does have control of his mind.

Just with his mind alone and HUGE doses of determination to succeed, perseverance, persistence, faith, and action, he has achieved so many things. And I ask myself, what is my excuse, especially when I have a strong and healthy functioning body?

If you have anything to share, comment or say please feel free to leave a comment below. People hardly take the time to comment but I would love to hear from you and your thoughts.

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Hi everyone, sorry it’s been a while since my last post. I keep having great ideas to write about and share with you but I have been lacking on the execution part of it. But that will change now.

I’d like to share a video from You Tube with you which I found. I think it is amazing what you are about to watch but that’s not important. What is important are the questions the video raises.

What questions?

What you will see in this video raises questions about what beliefs we hold onto which are limiting our full and ever expanding potential. It raises questions about how much we say we want things – our goals and dreams – but how much effort, persistence, discipline, focus, DESIRE, determination, perseverance we actually develop and use in our journey towards that which we say we want in our lives

It raises questions about how long we are willing to be patient and persist with each step forward towards what we want.

It raises questions about the strategies that you are using. Are they working or not? Are they getting you the results you want or not? Are the strategies you are using actually the most effective or are there other strategies that exist which you are not using simply because your OLD BELIEFS about how things should be done are stopping you from really looking through eyes of clarity and truth.

There are so many more questions it raises but more importantly what I hope you will get and integrate or take home with you today, is the courage to really question what you believe is your FULL POTENTIAL. I hope that, by watching this – whether or not you fully understand and appreciate the full DEPTH and PROCESS of what it takes to do the thing you are about to watch – you will really begin to wonder and imagine what else you are really capable of and can achieve.

I hope you will begin to realize and question how many OLD LIMITING BELIEFS you have about your UNLIMITED POTENTIAL and the UNLIMITED POSSIBILITIES that await you and your life. I know, personally for me, stumbling upon this video has been a reminder of all those things, and has challenged me to question all that I believe.

I challenge you to question – HOW MUCH MORE CAN YOU DO AND ACHIEVE IN YOUR LIFE WITH JUST ONE BREATH OF AIR?

And if the rest of the remainder of your life will inevitably consist of millions more of SINGLE BREATHS OF AIR, how much more is possible and will you actually go forth to ACHIEVE, CREATE, and DEVELOP in your life and the lives of others around you?

Enjoy the video…

I hope you enjoyed that as much as I did. I hope it raised several questions. I hope it inspired you in some way. I hope it shook, and is beginning inside your unconscious mind now, to break down some old beliefs about what you believe you are capable of which are not true anymore.

I say that because, well….. let me give you a short summary and intro into FREEDIVING.

You already realize, that was done on just ONE BREATH OF AIR.

About 30 or more years ago, it was BELIEVED by scientists and experts on the human body and physiology that it would be impossible for a human being to dive to a depth greater than 100m . In 1976, Jacques Mayol became the first man to reach 100m. Now the World Record for the “NO LIMITS” freediving category is 214m. The NO LIMITS freediving category basically involves the freediver holding onto a weighted sled which takes him down to the target depth and then an inflatable balloon and other form of air inflation device pulls him up to the surface.

The video you just watched was the World Record set by William Trubridge in April 2007. This year, in April, he broke his own World Record for the same category (Constant Weight With No FIns) and set a record of 95m.

So basically, to give you some perspective, since the No Limits category involves a weighted sled to take a freediver down and a air ballon to pull him up, it takes the least time – just over 2 mins for depths in the 200m region. Although it takes a lesser amount of time, it is in now way any easier because the effects of depth and pressure on the hunan body are simply to great for me to even imagine.

Jacque Mayol set a No Limits World Record of 100m in 1976. William Trubridge set a Constant Weight No Fins (the category you just watched which involves only body weight while swimming down and up) in April this year of 95m – JUST 5m short of the 1976 No Limits record. If you realize, it took just over 3 mins for William Trubridge to swim down to 88m and up.

Here’s my point if you already realize, TIME, FOCUS ON AN OUTCOME or RESULT, PERSEVERANCE, DETERMINATION, DISCIPLINE, DESIRE, THE RIGHT STRATEGIES and CONSISTENT PERSISTENT ACTION BEGINS TO GRADUALLY UNLEASH AND INCREASE OUR UNLIMITED POTENTIAL….

All those elements are necessary. You get little if any “one” is missing.

So to conclude this post, I leave you with this question: “What is It That You Have Been Thinking or Imagining About Achieving, Having or Creating In Your Life that You Haven’t Yet and WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT?

Think about it – JUST ONE BREATH OF AIR can get you so much. What more with the all the series of breaths you are going to have from now on??

Please go ahead and comment, share your ideas, your thoughts, your inspirations, your goals and dreams or your questions for that matter. Ask question through the comment form if you like and I will answer them if I can, otherwise I will find the answer.

Thanks for watching and reading….Peace..

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