Thanks for joining me!
Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton
I wasn’t entirely sure what to name this blog. I ended up deciding on a portion of my playbook (of sorts). I can’t remember where I got it from, but it’s been my mantra for many years. The 5F’s are: Faith, Family, Fitness, Friends and Finance. The theory goes that if you focus on these 5 things you will have a fulfilled life. Normal people can’t focus on them all simultaneously, so you can focus on them one at a time. By keeping your focus on one at a time, it allows you to not feel bad about putting one thing in front of the other because it is a rotation.
One of the best analogies I have heard as of late is that if you worked out one time per week and ate like crap the whole week, how fast would you make or see any progress? The answer is, you wouldn’t, of course. That’s what happens if you only do one of the 5’s only once a week. Like: going to church on Sunday but not praying or talking to God, or giving people grace the rest of the week. Or talking to family once a week but ignoring them the rest of the week. Or hanging with friends but ignoring their texts all week. Or spending whatever you want all week and not looking at your bills except for one day, etc. It takes a concentrated effort. So that is what this blog is based off of. The 5F’s represent a focused area in a couple of great places.
I think that a lot of success has to do with the set up leading up to that. If you just go willy nilly, that is the kind of response you will get in life. However, if you instead think what actions will cause a better chain reaction and you take them baby step by baby step, you will start to see more and more success. Once you have that pattern and habit, it becomes easier. Until then you need accountability with a friend or mentor or chart or app, etc.
So welcome to the 5F’s. This is not your accountability. This is more thought provoking and relating to each other. We will keep the 5F’s in mind as we go. I’m so glad you are here.
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