Let me start by stating my purpose.  I'm writing to
you today to try to break your cycle.  I'm hoping to
inspire thoughtfulness.  I'm aiming to magnify your
mental transformation.

So why am I starting this e-mail by stating my purpose?
Because today I want you to move with purpose.

So often in life we get stuck in a rut.  We find our-
selves going through the motions.  We get up, we go to
work, we squeeze in the workout, we pick up the kids,
we pay the bills.  And tomorrow, we do it all over
again.  We do it because it's routine.  We do it
because it's necessary.  We do it because we have
to do it.  But WHY do we do it?

Let's stop talking about all of us, and let's just
focus in on you.  Why did you get up today?  Why
did you go to work?  Why did you come to your
workout this morning?

As much as you might want to think, "because I had
to," that's simply not true.  We don't have to do
anything.  We make choices to do them because there
is usually something important attached to them.

Why did you go to work?  If we dig deep enough, I
bet we can find out that is has something to do with
providing for your children, having security, needing
to feel like you contribute.  You didn't have to go;
there was a purpose behind your going.

Why do you exercise?  It's not because you have to,
because you want to get tone, or even that you want
to lose weight.  It goes deeper.  You want to feel
better about how you look and feel.  You want to
live longer to spend time with your loved ones.
You want to improve the quality of your life.
Your working out has a purpose.

Let's remind ourselves today why we got up in the
first place.  What can we do with this day?  What
purpose can we put behind our actions?  What can
we accomplish and more importantly, why do we
want to accomplish it?  Let's move today, but
let's move with purpose.

Rooting you on,

Mike Thornton