It's blogging time! (broken dreams and brighter futures)

Hi Y'All,

I thought it was about time to blog a little something something, as of late all I have been doing is adding comments to other people blogs, throwing my 2 cents in here and there. Writing the odd article....

So wassup with me then as of late....(without being to self indulgent!)

Well at this precise moment in time I'm feeling sorry for myself as I am recovering from a nasty dose of the flu (yep I did 'neck check' and found I needed the week off!) yet still having to work my butt off at my place of business and still prepare for me leaving my home country possibly forever in December. (by choice)

As Jamo will tell you, emigrating to a new country and the prep you do before it can play havoc on your day to day routines, and he has done it twice before! Leaving good friends, my family, my job, money worries to name but a few concerns of mine.

My head is firmly up my butt at the moment as its not as easy to leave it all behind sometimes. I have lived here in the UK all my life, except for stints in Hong Kong and Australia, and as much as I am moving on to better things I can't help but look back and ask myself, did I try hard enough when I 'was' living here?

For me personally my life pretty much revolved around the gym and bodybuilding for alot of years, I had aspirations to be a top amateur bodybuilder and back in the 90's, Jamo's physique was one of the few I aspired to look like as he in my opinion was the epitome of mass with class, sleek lines, symmetry, full muscle bellies, without the bloated look of a lot of top amateurs and pro's alike. I only met Jamo once way back when and I can tell you the man has not changed one bit, forever humble and always finding time or trying to find time for everyone. He may have lost a little mass off his physique and his head LOL (he used to have a very cool slick haircut!) since I last saw him face to face but his heart is nothing but bigger than ever.

So anyway...

Unfortunately after spending every hard earned pound (£) and every minute of my life timing my meals, ensuring I had 8-10 hours sleep a night, training like a machine and avoiding any stressful situations (cortisol is a b*tch! lol) I never ever reached my goal. If I put my energy into something that would have had greater financial rewards especially if I was more career minded who knows where I could have been now...

I look back sometimes and somehow think I wasted a lot of my time and money. But on the other side of the coin, I wouldn't have been able to share my 17years of experience with you and ultimately I find this far more satisfying than standing on any stage and earning a trophy or medal.

So to conclude, I hope you appreciate my opinions and help, what I tell you is from the heart and the few brain cells I have remaining. I am commited to the cause (MFT) and hope to be around for a very long time if Jamo will let me. In case a few of you don't already know, I'm leaving for the land down under and will be doing some things here and there for MFT and Jamo from good old Aussie and you might just see 'The thunder from down under' hitting our screens once more!

I sometimes speak of Jamo like he has saved my life or something which could be considered over the top but I cannot praise this man enough for the things he has done for me behind the scenes and the selfless acts he has shown me and others. He has injected a new found enthusiasm to a lifestyle/sport I used to live 24/7 whatever you want to call it back into me. I am determined now to carve myself out a career and not just 'a job' and go for that personal training qualification I so never got round to doing, only this time I will be incorporating the fantastic Jamcore Systems in to it all for sure. (with permisson lol).

He owes me nothing and I owe him much.

2009 will be a great year for you, for me and for MFT, so thanks for your lovely comments, messages and support, I hope I can do much, much more for the site as the months go by so that you guys out there continue to be enthused, educated, motivated and satisfied!

Yours in fitness and in good health,

Jamie