SiscoVanilla Hits The Bricks

  I don't particularly post my daily steps anymore but I feel compelled to do so today. It's been six weeks (December 12th to be exact) since I've had a 20K or more step day. The adjustment of working majority day shifts to working exclusively at night has been harder that I thought it would be. I'm finding it harder to get those steps in that I was used to getting while working at BN.  One way that I'm looking to start building up my steps on work nights is to take a walk after work before going home. Now that's easier said that done especially on a Tuesday or Wednesday when I get in at 4pm and if I'm busy enough, I'll be on my feet for 12 full hours. I mean who wants to get a few miles in after a 12 hours shift. Well, I guess I do if I want to get back to putting up those 100K step weeks. Luckily for me I've been able to maintain my weight where it's been for months instead of gaining due to lack of steps. No one said it was going to...

I came across this phrase from Lord Alfred Tennyson's poem Ulysses in the article Børge Ousland: How I crossed Antarctica alone . The phrase is found on the monument located on Observation Hill, Antarctica in memory of those who died on Robert Falcon Scott's Terra Nova expedition in March 1912. I find the phrase to be a powerful one for this Friday on a long weekend. We all should work on striving, seeking, finding and not yielding in whatever it is that we choose to do. Be it personal, business or a combination of both. Never stop trying to improve. Never quit. Never give up. Until Then Keep Stepping, #SiscoVanilla #SiscoVanillaIsStepping #SiscoVanillaHitsTheBricks

Benjamin Franklin was an autodidact. What is an autodidact you might ask? An autodidact is someone who is self taught. The word derives from the Greek word autodidaktos 'self taught' (auto 'self' + didaskein 'taught'). Franklin's lack of formal education never stopped him from learning new things. Be like Benjamin Franklin and learn something new everyday. Never stop learning. Until Then Keep Stepping #SiscoVanilla #SiscoVanillaIsStepping #SiscoVanilllaHitsTheBricks

Rest day is done and today means it's time to get back to the grind. As the image shows, there definitely is a lot of hard work to do to get from point A to point B. The key is to keep the goal in mind and work hard to get there. Don't let anything get in the way for your goals. You do you. Until Then Keep Stepping, #SiscoVanilla  #SiscoVanillaIsStepping  #SiscoVanillaHitsTheBricks 

I just finished doing a quick post on French writer, existentialist philosopher, political activist, and feminist Simone de Beauvoir (January 9, 1908 - April 14, 1986) on the anniversary of her birth on both my HistorySisco Tumblr page: Simone de Beauvoir and my @historysisco IG page: Simone de Beauvoir . This quote stood out to me. Just do it. Do it now and like de Beauvoir says, do it, whatever IT is, without delay. Until Then Keep Stepping: #SiscoVanilla #SiscoVanillaIsStepping #SiscoVanillaHitsTheBricks

We all want to improve ourselves in one way, shape or form. But that improvement doesn't come easy not does it come by itself. Not only do we have to initiate the act of improvement, but we have continue to do so, even when the shit hits the fan and we find that we no longer want to do so. As the sign says, Don't Stop!!! Keep Moving Forward!!! Don't Quit!!! You Do You!!! Until Then Keep Stepping, #SiscoVanilla #SiscoVanillaIsStepping #SiscoVanillaHitsTheBricks

The old adage of "Rome Wasn't Built in a Day" is truly cliché but absolutely true. If you're trying to rebuild yourself, keep in mind that whatever it is that you want to rebuild wasn't made in a day, a week, a month or even a year. You have to stay patient and trust your journey. Walk the path and realize that the path isn't smooth or flawless. There will be bumps in the road, there will be detours and there will be challenges. Just stay the course and You Do You. Until Then Keep Stepping #SiscoVanilla #SiscoVanillaIsStepping #SiscoVanillaHitsTheBricks

With today being the anniversary of the passing of George Washington Carver, one of his favorite quotes stands out to me. We're a society that is driven by name brands, having the biggest and shiniest cars, electronics, baubles and clothes. Don't let me get started on the people trying to show off the size of their bank accounts. If there's anything I've learned in the last five years is that none of that matters. You can walk just the same wearing a reasonably priced $50 pair of sneakers as you can with a $200 pair. A $10K auto gets you from point A to point B just as well as a $50K auto. Having a pair of no name pants fit just as well if not better than a pair of pants with a premium brand name. A phone is basically a tool. Like most tools, you should try to maximize time and cost of your device instead of falling for the ads that say only the cool people have the brand spanking new phone every year. I get it. We all like having nice things. We ...