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Motivation expert Jim Cathcart shares his personal philosophy of success and self motivation.

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by Motivation Expert, Jim Cathcart

Today after a vigorous 6 mile dawn hike with 30 friends in the “Heartbreak Hiking Fools” I stopped by the Westlake Village (California) Car Show and ended up doing some on the spot interviews that appeared on KADYTV.com.

Hope you enjoy taking a peek at the show through my eyes.

Sorry that this one isn’t edited for you. I don’t have access to the original. So, please give the video 45 awkward seconds to cycle through some odd clips, then the interviews will run (I’m in the blue Tshirt).

by Jim Cathcart

Remember the Kinks’ tune from the sixties, “Lazing on a Sunny Afternoon”? That’s what I was doing on January 10th. I know it’s not fair to all of God’s FROZEN people to rub it in, but the day was just so perfect that I had to blog about it. Maybe you can get some vicarious warmth by reading this. (Note: The photos are intentionally oversized so that you can get a feel for the images.)

I joined my friends, The Heartbreak Hiking Fools, for a 30 person sunrise hike up Bulldog Trail in Malibu Lakes. Chilly at first but glorious by the end.

Didn’t set a personal best but still had a vigorous workout for the 6 mile round trip to the mountain top. Then we had our traditional post-hike coffee & bagels in Westlake Village. Truly a great way to start the day. All the exercise dues were paid in full, so I could relax and enjoy the day.

After my shower I got on my Yamaha FJR1300 motorcycle and rode about 40 miles of Mulholland Highway and Malibu’s coast. Check out the surfers in the photo (they are the little dots on the ocean behind my bike.)

Then I got home and learned that my interviews with Meet The Giants had been published and were now available both free and as part of a subscription in their website. Here’s the link to check them out and sign up for their free interview recordings. (And a screen shot of their listings)

Meet The Giants

So, all in all, I’d have to say that I’m living a charmed life. God has blessed me in so many ways and I’m grateful, but I also want these blessings for you. You were born for a purpose and you have the ability to make this a better world. Please do all you can to share your gifts and to guide others in sharing theirs.

Thank you for your friendship.

In the Spirit of Growth,

Jim Cathcart

By Jim Cathcart

In an earlier post I mentioned my hiking habit. The title was “In Praise of Mountain Hiking”. Well, my group is called “The Heartbreak Hiking Fools” after one of our least favorite and most pain-inducing hikes on Heartbreak Trail.
Today we hiked Lang Ranch trail, aka Phelan’s Pholly (after Des Phelan who found the trail first).

Yesterday I bought a new FlipVideo camera and took it along today to capture the trail, the level of exertion and the group.
Here is the video, with 16 short pieces strung together without transitions. You’ll notice the abrupt changes in scenery.
The entire hike to the top took me 36 minutes and 23 seconds but the video is only about 7 minutes long. I hope you enjoy it.

Read my earlier blogpost if you want to form your own hiking/biking/exercise group. It has many good ideas for how you can create a group that requires very little maintenance yet lots of fun.

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