And no, this wasn’t hyperbole. Sunday, I went for a walk with my oldest son. We were 2 miles into our 4 mile walk. Ironically enough, the paid started while we were outside of a hospital. If he wasn’t with me, I might have pressed on. Anyway, we had started the turn towards home and my chest felt tight. My left are started to hurt. I felt a weirdness I’d never felt before. Every step got worse. Before the walk I told my son we werne’t going to call Shannon if he was tired. I was determined to get my 10,000 steps for Sunday. With every step I weighted the thought of keep going to calling for help. I saw two ambulances drive by. I thought to myself, this is a sign to call. We kep walking about 500 steps. Finally, we made it to a bus stop and I asked my son if we could take a break. I immediately thought of my dad and when I told him to see a Cubs vs Sox game and he had to stop frequently to take breaks. I thought to myself this isn’t me and I said let’s go We made it another 200 feet before I thought I should make the call. Lucky, Shannon was able to tick us up with 5 minutes. Those minutes felt like hours. Once back home, I took my customary Sunday afternoon nap. I woke up and felt “fine.” My chest wasn’t huring but my arm felt weird. Little by little, I started feeling back to normal. Shannon decided that we should book a appointment with the doctor just in case. I chalked it up to having spicy chicken and waffles for breakfast. Sheck suggested we go to the doctor just to make sure The appointment was scheduled for Tuesday at 9:45 am The doctor runs an EKG test and everything comes back normal. The doctor tells me to go have bllod drawn for other heart reaalted tests About 1 hour later, Shannon calls and says GO TO THE ER NOW I go to the ER and learn I had a heart attack. At 39 The only thing I could think about was how I let me family down. The only thing I could thing about was my dad having a triple bypass surgery at about the same age.

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Words that we need to hear from time to time Earlier today, my twins had their first track meet. My son ran the 100-meter and 200-meter races, and my daughter ran the 200-meter and 400-meter races. All of the events went well except the 400. From what I hear, 400 is the worst race because it is a full sprint around the track. The problem is that 400 meters is not a short distance. My daughter started off great; she ran the first 200 meters without a problem. Then, it hit her. She ran out of gas. It could have been the distance, it could have been hot outside (75 degrees), or something else entirely. Eventually, she started walking slowly, but tears started rolling down her face. She was sad, angry, embarrassed, and frustrated that she could finish the race. At this point, all of the other runners had finished the race. She was on the track, alone, It broke my heart. I started to tear up. Seeing my daughter out there alone while I could do almost nothing. At that moment, I realized what I could do, So I went down to the fence and said, "Layla, keep going." She looked at me, tears still running down her face, and started running. She ran the last 100 meters as fast as she could. Everyone in the stands cheered her on as she finished. She didn't quit, and that's what I loved most about it. She could have walked off the track. She could have just given up, but she just kept going. Now she's swimming in the pool with no cares in the world. It's funny how kids have such short memories. So my message to you today is: KEEP GOING. You might have slowed down. You might have stopped. You might be angry, tired, frustrated, and a little embarrassed. But, KEEP GOING. Finishing the race is more important than where you finished. Especially if this is your first time. If you need more help, I've created a membership that will help you earn affiliate commissions with your YouTube channel. It is called the YouTube Affiliates Academy, and it is designed to help affiliate marketers earn their first $1K through affiliate marketing and YouTube.

“The more seemingly difficult things you do; the better you understand who you really are. Because then you stop looking at things thinking they are bigger than you.” -Myron Golden

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