LIVE LOUD

Do you LIVE LOUD?

I don't mean that your voice volume is turned up to an "11" (my wife has a side of her family they call the "loud family" because they all talk SO LOUD!.....that's not what I'm talking about).

Are your truly LIVING LOUD your life and it's purpose?

I have a friend from England; a fellow Abbott World Marathon Majors Ambassador, who ran the London Marathon today, dressed up like a STAR.  Maybe you saw him.  He's all over the news, even here in America.  After he finished, Kate Middleton placed his finishing medal around his...I think you would say the top of the star.  Following today's race, he posted this:

"For a while, I have been thinking what do I live for? How would I like to be remembered?

I want to live my life to the fullest; make a difference in life; stay positive; hunger for success.

I want to be a star ⭐️, even just for a day. Feel divine as people think I shine. I want to have a WR under my name, be some sort of legend would inspire people to put themselves out there, running or whatever they want to do and achieve great thing."

My friend Michael is LIVING LOUD!

The Cheerleader and I have a neighbor/friend who is battling cancer...Hodgkin's Lymphoma. I.HATE.CANCER.  This disease has affected many.  I'm sure we all know someone; friend, co-worker, loved one, even ourselves; that has battled or is currently in the fight.  Well my neighbor, she's not sitting this one out.  While undergoing treatment, she is still completing classes to become an occupational therapist!  She always has THE brightest disposition....AND not only that, she throwing a "I HAVE NO HAIR AND I DON'T CARE PARTY!" next week.

My friend Julia is LIVING LOUD!

I talked with another friend yesterday who told me that, she and her family, have been "going through it" this past year.  She had surgery to correct a vision issue in one of her eyes and will most likely have the other one done.  This has affected her passion of fitness, exercise and strength training. You want to know something:  It hasn't stopped her from pursuing her passion to HELP OTHERS..even though she is sidelined, personally, from working out.  

My friend Christa is LIVING LOUD!

I have friends who are:

• Helping entrepreneurs with a podcast designed to be encouraged as they chase the dream
• Pastoring churches that are effecting entire communities helping the less fortunate with things like groceries (they recently passed the 1 MILLION POUND of food given away!
• Mentoring young people with their life's potential
• Effecting inner cities with helping other understand their GOD GIVEN POTENTIAL to live life as a GAME CHANGER
• Using the platform of running to help many charities, sometimes their own, so that others can have a greater chance at life

ALL of these AND many more I didn't list....they LIVE LOUD!

How about you?  Would you like to be a STAR for a day, if it meant that someone was encouraged or inspired?  How about "embracing life" and not worrying about what others think of you. Or a whole host of other OUT OF THE BOX...LIVE LOUD...things that make a difference in other lives.  By doing this, in your BEST YEAR YET.....believe me, you'll MAKE A DIFFERENCE in your own life too!

LIVE LOUD!


FINAL NOTE: 
Not only did my friend Michael get recognized by the Royals for completing the London Marathon in a STAR costume, he also set a Guinness World Record as being the fast man to complete a marathon dressed like a STAR.  YEP, there's a WORLD RECORD FOR THAT!

Michael's official certificate from Guinness World Records