Originality

Gonna Fly Now

JT FOD:
When Somebody else yawns, Jeremy Thiel Doesn't.

What is Time?

"Do what you fear most and you will control fear."
-Tom Hopkins

Time from Rickard Bengtsson on Vimeo.

"You can conquer almost any fear if you will only make up your mind to do so.
For remember, fear doesn't exist anywhere except the mind."
-Dale Carnegie

"Be the kind of man that when you wake up in the morning and put your
feet on the floor, the devil looks up and says 'Oh crap he's up'."
-Unknown

Secret of Life

I figured the title of this blog would catch your attention. Everyone want's to know the answer to that question. What is the Secret of Life? All you have to do is click here to find out.

JT FOD: Crop Circles are Jeremy Thiel's preschool art projects.

The Holidays

This is a little video I stumbled upon.. Keb'Mo's got some skills!



Thanksgiving is two days away. So, if you haven't already written down the things you're thankful for, you still have two days. If you have written them down....well good for you.

JT FOD:
Jeremy Thiel doesn't have to do anything for a Klondike bar!

I Am Second...

I Am Second

I wrote briefly last week, about Barron Batch and what get's him through his practices, games and life. For those of you that checked out his blog you probably found out a lot more about him, and if you didn't well let me catch you up.

Barron grew up in Midland Tx, where football is life. After a pretty outstanding football career at Midland High and being recruited by some pretty big named schools. Baron chose Texas Tech! If you've followed Baron you know his story and if you haven't this video is a small insight into Barron Batch.

JT FOD:
Jeremy Thiel can put Humpty Dumpty back together again.

Diddy or Ditty?

Alrighty folks... here's a little something to get your weekend started early!



Enjoy, and remember to "dance like no one is watching"

JT FOD:
Jeremy Thiel CAN handle the truth!

Happy Birthday

Let me start this blog off by saying Happy 235th Birthday to the United States Marine Corps.

"The Marines I have seen around the world have the
cleanest bodies, the filthiest minds, the highest morale, and the lowest
morals of any group of animals I have ever seen. Thank God for the
United States Marine Corps!" ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

And now for my next Birthday wish...

I met Heath Sophomore year in High School, after a football practice. I was on one side of the locker room which was divided by a set of lockers and Heath was on the other end. I had a song stuck in my head from the "Set It Off" soundtrack. Now I won't reveal which song it was, but I will say, its a song for Grown Folk!

I was singing the song in my head and humming the tune out loud but for the life of me I could not remember the second verse of the song. It was starting to drive me crazy, so I started asking the guys next to me if they knew the second verse to this song. No one even knew what song I was talking about. The days of going home and looking up lyrics on google or lyrics.com wasn't even a thought in my mind.. so I was getting pretty desperate. I couldn't wait to get home to ask my sister if she could remember the second verse. If I don't know a movie quote, an actor or what movie they played in she's usually my life line.

Just when I was giving up hope on finding out the second verse, out from behind the lockers a tall, skinny, white kid (always had to be racial) peeks his head around and starts to sing the lyrics to the song. Now I can't tell you what shocked me more, that I finally started to remember the lyrics or that this guy who would later go on to be my best friend was the one who knew the lyrics. Nothing about Heath said to me I listen to "Rap" or "R&B." To my surprise not only did he listen to the same kind of music as me, but he could also rap the lyrics to just about every Bone Thugs n' Harmony song there was, and actually KNEW the lyrics. Now that, was pretty amazing in itself.

Now, I could write an entire book about how close we became, about how he became more than just my best friend and more of my brother, about how I see his Parents, his sister and mamo like my parents, my sister and my mamo. How, he was the only person that seemed to have the words so that life made sense again. But I won't. Because today is not about me. Today is about Heath and his story. Today is the day I will tell stories of the things we did, the conversations we had and the things we went through. Today is the day I will always talk about, the man that Heath was and of the Man I'm becoming because of Heath. Until our next conversation stew... one love.

Good or Great?

Today's post has been long overdue for me. Not only because I haven't posted in a few days but also because after a few conversations that I've had, and a few blogs that I've read have made me ask myself a question. “Do you wanna be good, or do you wanna be great?”



Now, as much as I would like to take credit for coming up with this question all by myself I can't. Just wouldn't be fair. I have my girlfriend to thank for going all "Inception" on me and planting this in my head. She stumbled upon the blog of Barron Batch and had me read one of his posts and it was pretty much "down/up hill for me" from then on out. The "down/up hill" quote is a reference to the movie Due Date, which by the way I though was pretty hilarious.

As for the blog I read, Barron wrote that his coach always asks him “Do you wanna be good, or do you wanna be great?” This question can be a pretty easy question to answer if you just answer right off the top of your head... Great Please. You're not ordering a #3 at McDonalds people, put some thought into it. Realize that with great comes a price to pay. With asking for greatness know that its not going to just be handed out. It's something that has to be WORKED for. I think a lot of people forget about this part. I know I DO! I have always been the "Uncle Rico" kind of guy. "Man if coach would have put me in we would have won state". YEAH RIGHT! That's why coach didn't put you in because you showed no determination, no commitment, no HEART! It requires you to work for it. I know I've heard this saying at least a thousand times. "if it was easy, everyone would do it".

Now I'm mainly venting at myself here but also at everyone who thinks that a sub 3 minute Fran time just comes easy to those people who have a sub 3 minute Fran time. We don't normally get to see all of the commitment and work that goes into this type of effort. The dialed in diet, the countless times attempting the workout fran, the ripped hands or the other workouts that also beat people down in their efforts to break a sub 3min. But when the sub 3min time is hit, guess what... one goal checked off of the list. That's part of what it takes to be great. The commitment and the never back down or quit mentality.

So my pledge to myself. no excuses, work hard and no matter what the voice in my head says don't quit. Anyone can be good.. good is effortless. Good is relying on athletic ability to get you through the workouts. To be great requires effort! To be great requires dedication, determination and not accepting the excuses that you make up in your head. Being great not only gets you through the workouts, but gets you the fastest times or the most rounds or has people say "they finished in what time....how?" You know, the conversation that takes place after a workout that has just beat you down and you feel like you gave it your all but realized that someone else finished the workout in half your time. Or got double your rounds. Yeah, to me that's great. That's one of my goals.

JT FOD:
Jacob and Edward both wear Team Jeremy Thiel t-shirts.

Free Running

Today for you guys and gals I've chosen a little "Free Running" for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy the Ninja Training. Just makes me want to be a Ninja Turtle that much more.



JT FOD:
Jedi Knights can use the force. Because Jeremy Thiel invented it!

Most Interesting Man

So.... long gone are the days when my flip cam was set up and video's were being recorded for the 3dub to get a peek into my life, and what CrossFit Central was up to. For those of you that are asking yourself the "3 what?" The 3dub stands for the World Wide Web.

Anywho, back to the blog purpose. The flip cam was returned back to the CC Batcave and I'm left with "old school" blogging. Which means that I now have to captivate you guys with my quick whit, awesome pic finding skills and JT facts alone. You no longer get to see what shirt is being displayed for the day. If you know me, I'm pretty much a t-shirt junkie and believe it or not that's one of the highlights of my day. So today I have for you a little inspiration from one of my favorite modern day characters. I'd like to introduce to you the... (drum roll please)

"the most interesting man in the world"

Why "The most interesting man in the world" you ask. Because for some reason Lance Cantu decided that we should all grow out our beards for the month of November and this guy is my inspiration.

Now that I've given you something to giggle about for Monday. I'd like to say big congrats to all the peeps that showed up or participated in the Butcher Challenge this past Saturday. I'll will tell you guys to stay tuned to the Central website for pics and video of the challenge. Hope you guys have a great Monday. Stay tuned...

JT FOD:
When you say "nobody is perfect", Jeremy Thiel takes this as a personal insult.

Butcher Challenge...

I was MIA for a bit. Not because i was slacking but because I was covering classes for Travis and Crystal. So that took up some time. But do you guys worry... I'm still here. =)

To Susan.. sorry I didn't get your Tootsie Roll Video up i was testing the waters with the Laptop Cam. Maybe next time.

JT FOD:
The folks at google don't take the pictures for google earth, Jeremy Thiel runs around with a digital camera and takes the pictures for them.

Get Your Hoodie On

"You have to stay in shape. My grandmother, she started walking five miles a day when she was 60. 
She's 97 today and we don't know wherethe heck she is." - Ellen DeGeneris

JT FOD:
Jeremy Thiel mathematically proved that the bird is the word!

Double What?

As Promised Guys... It's Friday and while I did get some pretty awesome song suggestions this one was one of my favorites!! =) Enjoy, get up and dance a little. Have a good Friday and a good weekend.

JT FOD:
Jeremy Thiel does not wash his clothes, his sweat does it for him.

Get Your Turkey On

"No great artist ever sees things as they are. If he did, he would cease to be an artist."

JT FOD:
Jeremy Thiel's Facebook status has a dislike button...nobody clicks it.

Awarness Month...

Blue, Neon Green, Pink & White

Here's the Link for the kicks I was talking about... Yes or No?

This is the song that Got me through the morning. Maybe its because I'm flawless on Guitar hero with it!??!

"Money and Success don't change people; they simply amplify what is already there" -Will Smith

JT FOD:
Jeremy Thiel Decides what day his birthday is. He Picked today!

Enter the Vlog

“Too many people spend money they haven't earned, to buy things they don't want, to impress people they don't like.” -Will Smith

JT FOD:
President Roosevelt once rode his horse 100 miles. Jeremy Thiel carried his the same distance in half the time.

Cool and Crisp

The past couple of days mother nature has brought us a couple of cooler mornings and days. Fall by far, has to be my favorite seasons. Not only does the weather change but peoples attitudes and mindsets change along with the season.

I personally tend to take on a different mind set during the fall. One thing for sure that changes is my music choices. Now, I don't jump seasons too early like my buddy Miguel Garza from G7 fitness who is already listening to Christmas music. But I do tend to lean more towards Jazz music when the weather starts changing. Well that, and music that allows me to put my "thinking cap" on.


Life's Design

If you don't design your own life plan, chances are you'll fall into someone else's plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much. -Jim Rohn

Just Decide

"If you can imagine it, you can achieve it; if you can dream it, you can become it" -William Arthur Ward

"If people aren't laughing at your dreams, then you're not dreaming big enough" -Grayson Marshall

"Make a choice. You just decide what its gonna be, who you're gonna be, how you're gonna do it. Just Decide" -Will Smith

It really is possible for people to shape their lives out of their thoughts. Have you ever noticed that as soon as the thought "I think I'm getting sick" pops into your head almost instantly your body feels week? Or how you all of a sudden feel your throat getting a little sore. Oh and forget about it if someone else validates that thought for you with a hand to your forehead and a "you do feel a little warm". From that moment on not only has your mind been convinced but your body now believes this too. All from one little thought.

That's how powerful our thoughts can be. Now think about if we put that kind of persuasion into our thoughts regarding our dreams or our passions. Things would no longer be impossible.

I Dare You!

I Dare you! It's crazy how much trouble these three words can get you into. Then again, its crazy how liberating these three words can be. I Dare you can be powerful. It can be scary, it can be laughed off as a joke, or all of the above. One thing it cannot be is taken out of context. You can't tell someone I Dare you and they have no idea what you mean or are asking. When you say THOSE three words people know exactly what it is that you're getting at.

How many times in your life have you ever urged a friend to do something with the words I Dare You? You usually change your tone of voice when throwing this challenge down, if it be a high pitch excited squeal or a condescending, doubtful tone. Either way when these three words are uttered the receiving party knows they've been challenged. And everyone knows it's near impossible to walk away from a challenge. Then, for the rest of the day "I should have taken the dare" is on repeat like a bad Lady Gaga song. My DARE to you, Carpe Diem! Don't waste you're time doing something you hate, because then you have less time to do the things you love.


"As you grow older, you'll find the only things you regret are the things you didn't do" -Zachary Scott

Impossible

Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in a world they've been given then to explore the power they have to change it.
Impossible is NOT a fact it's an opinion.
Impossible is not a declaration it's a dare
Impossible is potential
Impossible is temporary
Impossible is Nothing!