Posts by Dorian Medina
Motivation
Most of my life I have been motivated. Motivated by my jerseys, motivated by praise, motivated by popularity, and motivated by my upbringing. I was motivated by these things because of my own selfishness. I was motivated by these things because I wanted to be congratulated. I was motivated by these things because I was…
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Dreams Require Sacrifice
It’s 2:27 in the morning. I can’t sleep. I can’t sleep because I can’t wait to wake up. I can’t wait to wake up because I can’t wait to provide value. I can’t wait to build. I can’t wait to grow. I can’t wait to hustle. I can’t wait to show somebody what fitness can…
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Somewhere
Somewhere in the world today a single Mother is dropping off her children at summer school after a tough morning workout. Somewhere in the world today a busy Father is getting ready to head to the gym after a long day of manual labor at his construction job. Somewhere in the world today a competitive…
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Sacrifices
It was the middle of the night in February of 2016. I was sleeping on the gym floor that I was volunteering at. I heard the door knob rattle as someone was entering the gym. I quickly got up and opened the door to a surprised friend of the owner. I explained to him that…
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