The Thursday Post: Preparing for MoKA

The Thursday Post: Preparing for MoKA

      So, today was not just ending on a High Note, it is preparing for what I am going to call Project MoKA (Month of Kicking Ass!)

     My Big Goal this Month is to be Certified by September! I am a few hours away from my required 20 Teaching Hours for my DDP Yoga Instructor Certification.  So, next week, I will be running Online & Live Classes throughout the week   Anyone that is interested in a Live Class (in person or online), please shoot me an email or message me through Facebook or Google +!

     I will also be attending the Inspiration Meets Perspiration Event at Hammer's Energy & Fitness in LaSalle, IL, where I'll be joining over a 100 of DDP Yoga's Rock Stars along with The Man Himself: Diamond Dallas Page!

     I can't think of a better way to Be Inspired to earn the MoKA moniker!

    The following weekend, I'll be filming my Level 1 Certification Video with Mike Stroeh (Iowa's sole Certified DDP Yoga Instructor) and his wife Kim.  Mike has been my inspiration to do DDP Yoga workouts Online, along with a force optimizing those Online Workouts.

    Once that's "in the can" (virtually), I will formalize my DDP Yoga Introductory Workout and offering that for anyone who is interested in seeing the Positive Power of DDP Yoga!  There will also be a written test over the material & have been going over the past few months

    Once I get the final blessing of DDP & Yoga-Doc, Midwest Strong Fitness will be LIVE & in LIVING COLOR!  

     During this process, I have also put up a Virtual Tip Jar with a GoFundMe Campaign, to get funds together for Advertising and better equipment (spare mats, WebCams, Video Cameras).  This is also going to help us in getting through a tight financial period right now, with getting the DDP Yoga Certification and my wife's Wynter Creations Wire Wrap Jewelry & Sculpture businesses off the ground.  I've already received a few donations from some of the great people that are a part of Team DDP Yoga. 

     As I said on DDPRadio on Wednesday night, the people you can find on Team DDP Yoga are the most Genuine, Caring and Real people that you will find ANYWHERE!  I challenge you to find any other Fitness Program out there that has the type of Support System that you can find on Team DDP Yoga!

    As I said in the beginning, this is going to the Month of Kicking Ass, because its going to be showing  up every day primed & ready to....

#OwnThisDay

Travis "Midwest Strong" Roberts

     

The Saturday Post: Sweat, Support & Encouragement

The Saturday Post: Sweat, Support & Encouragement

     I've had 2 days in a row where I have ran an Online DDP Yoga Level 1 Class.  Last night was one that included veteran Certified DDP Yoga Instructors Mike Stroeh & Steve Doyle, along with one half of the AOC Matt Owen and a group of others.  Today was another Sweat Fest on the Midwest Strong Silver Bullet Train with Cat & Ava Arnett.  

     Both of the workouts were, despite Technical Glitches, still were overall Great Workouts for all involved!  Everyone had some great words of encouragement & said that they would  take a class from me again!  The general consensus was that I'm ready to record my DDP Yoga Level 1 Certification Video.  

    The plan right now is to record it on August 17th, the weekend after going to the DDP Yoga Inspiration Meets Perspiration Event in LaSalle, IL, where I get to workout with The Man Himself, Di\amond Dallas Page!  I am also looking forward to meeting some of the DDP Yoga Certified SuperStars like Matt Hancock & Liz Collins.  

     I also did an interview with Ross Raymond on his Podcast.  In there, I talk about how the people on Team DDPYoga are the most Supportive & Genuine people I have ever met!  If you are looking for true Support & Encouragement in meeting your Fitness Goals, TeamDDPYoga is the place to be!  It is the kind of support that I want to provide to my students that learn DDP Yoga from me.

     I have added a Virtual Tip Jar, which includes a link to a new GoFundMe Campaign I started.  This is to up defray some of the costs in Certification & getting my Teaching Hours in.  A portion of Donations received will also go to the DDP Yoga Hardship Fund, which in of itself is a great example of how Truly Caring and Genuine the people that are involved with TeamDDPYoga are. 

      I also want to put a plug in for my wife's Jewelry Artisan Business, Wynter Creations.  Anna makes some of the most stunning, precise & original Wire-Wrap Jewelry and Sculpture Pieces around.  Every Wrap piece she makes is something Original!  No two pieces are exactly alike.  And, unlike a lot of other similar Jewelry Businesses, almost everything that is included is handcrafted by her. 

    Once again, I want to thank everyone that has been involved supporting My DDPYoga Journey so far!  Know that your Encouragement & Help in all forms are very Appreciated!  

    In return, my Big Goal is to help as many people as I can achieve their goals!  Every time I get to do an Online Workout  with someone, answer a question on Nutrition, a Workout or Rehab & Recovery, helps me in return make what I do and give out to others better.  

     In short, in getting to help you, it helps me to....

#OwnThisDay

Travis "Midwest Strong" Roberts

    

The Sunday Post #2: Kime - Where is your Focus?

The Sunday Post #2: Kime - Where is your Focus?

     As promised, here is the 2nd Sunday Post!

     Just to catch you up to where I've been over the past month.....

     I have been continuing to work towards my DDP Yoga Certification.  I am getting close to getting all of my hours in at this point.  I've also been  reading through my DDP Yoga Trainers Manual and Yoga for Regular Guys every open chance I get.  I also recently completed my SCTE Certification.

     Anna's Wynter Creations Jewelry Artisan business is still moving forward.  She had her first House Party a couple of weeks ago.  It didn't go over as well as she would have liked, but it was a good learning experience and has given her some direction on where to take things.

    Money is still tight, but between Overtime working on testing phone lines after our Switch Upgrades,giving Plasma a couple times a week, and some generous donations to the cause allowing me to go to Matt Hammer's Inspiration Meets Perspiration event in August, things are moving forward.

    I'm still looking at things I can do to generate more income to push things forward with both Anna's Wynter Creations business & my DDP Yoga Classes.  This may include setting up a Donations Button on The Blog Page or starting something like an IndeGoGo or Kickstarter campaign.  Or, it may mean picking up a Part-Time job somewhere.

    You will notice in all of this, there is nothing about Giving Up or wallowing in Negatives here.  Instead, what you see is Focusing on ways we can get to where we need to be.   The Kime is Up, not Down.

    The Japanese Definition of Kime is literally "to dedicate".  The way we use it commonly in Shotokan Karate is referring to Focus.  When we strike, we have to place our focus to snap that punch or kick where its the most effective.

     DDP Yoga has given me Kime of a different sort.  It has taught me to Focusing on what I want to achieve and Engage my efforts in how to do it.  If your Focus is on looking down and how bad things are, you will be easier to knock down.  DDP talks about Changing Your State by standing tall, pulling your shoulders back, and laughing. If you look down, your back slouches, your posture is broken & you are easier to knock down.

   If your eyes are up and your Focus is Forward, you see where you are going and are able to keep on your feet or recover quicker.

    I'm not going to tell you that you will never stumble.  I will tell you, however, that if you keep your eyes up and your Focus Forward, you will....

#OwnThisDay

Travis "Midwest Strong" Roberts

Sunday Post # 1: The Magic Fix

Sunday Post # 1: The Magic Fix

     I've got a few things on my mind today, which I'll roll out bits at a time.

     As I have said in past Posts (and I'll continue to shout from the rooftops), DDP Yoga is the Absolute Best Fitness Program out there.... period!  It continues to do so many things for me on a daily basis that I wouldn't have thought possible 20 months ago! 

     That's not to say, however, that I don't have struggles.  I have struggles every single day, just like everyone else!  

     People get into a new sort of program (DDP Yoga is no exception here) thinking that if they purchase a "miracle" program or product that their life is going to somehow become magically better.  That this was the one that that was missing in their life... and now that they've got said product, everything was going to turn around and there would be no more worries in their life!

     The other thing that happens is that they start a program, something bad happens or they had a moment of weakness, then they stop because that feeling of Hopelessness comes crashing back and they are right back to Square 1.  

      This is where doing DDP Yoga and being part of Team DDP Yoga has made the difference.  Its not just about doing the Best Fitness Program on the Planet.  Its not just being Positive & Smiling at the world.  

     What DDP Yoga has given me is the ability to look up and move forward in Bad Times as well as the Good... to Persevere and keep moving towards my goals when times are tough!

    This is the entire reason I post #OwnThisDay to almost everything I do.  Its not just to remind people to make this day the best possible!  Its to remind myself that no matter what is happening in my life right now, I have the ability to get through it and get to where I want to go. 

    As I said in my previous post.... Tough Times don't last.  Tough People Do!  Today is the day you can  move closer to where you want to go, no matter what happens (good, bad or otherwise).

Today is the day to....

#OwnThisDay 

Travis "Midwest Strong" Roberts