Author: James Smith III

James is 23, born and raised in Columbus, OH. He has 5 siblings, he’s an uncle to 9 nephews and nieces and is son to 2 amazing parents, James and Kier Smith. He’s currently a member of the United States Air Force Reserves and also works as a Technical Special at Apple (Easton Town Center). James is very passionate about fitness and health, works out 7 days a week and is a personal trainer soon to be certified. In the near future, James looks to compete in amateur bodybuilding competitions to eventually become an IFBB Pro, once he earns his pro card. The journey is long but he believes in the in-site.

First Post

Hello to whoever is taking their time to read this. First off, thank you. I’ve been told I’m a confident person, but I still get nervous “putting myself out there”. Just this morning I decided I’m going to conquer one of my last fear. First time I truly faced my fear was when I went skydiving. You never know true fear until you’re facing death. 15,000 feet In the air I talked to God and I told him after this, you’re the only person, thing or being I fear. I jumped and I left my issues on the plane, along with my stomach and a couple farts. Disgusting, I know right. Anyways, the thing I’m most proud about thus far, is the fact that during this Pandemic, I’ve found out a lot about myself. I’ve found that I’m okay with being alone and to myself and that I’m an opportunist. What better opportunity to get things done you’ve put off than a stay-at-home quarantine, when you’re still getting paid from both jobs and you have nothing else to do? For example, I took time to finally attempt getting a brand ambassador position with a big name nutrition company. Well I’ll be damned, they emailed me back within a couple days. It’s all about trying and not being afraid of rejection. Before I let you stop reading this horrendous post. Take this one lesson away from me. If I impact one person with this I’ll be able to sleep at night. If you didn’t learn a new skill, new trade or anything at all during this Pandemic/quarantine/stay-at-home order, it’s no longer about you “not getting an opportunity” YOU are now officially ‘The Problem’. Stop wasting time. Time is the most valuable thing on this Earth and you can’t buy it back. So I want you to take at least 30 Mins. (30 MINUTES THAT ALL I’M REQUIRING) and think about 5 things you can do to be better before this is all over. You can read that book you keep putting to the side, you can get that 30 mins of exercise a day, you can relax for once etc. ALL THESE THINGS! Tell yourself you can do it and then once you do it. Tell 5 people they can do it. Once you finish it. I want you to repeat 5 times “I can do anything I put my mind to. I just have to DO and not make excuses”. If you read this far, I love you in spirit and have a blessed day/week/month/year 🙌🏽