For decades, there has been one iconic song that has motivated millions to get off the couch and get their work done, their bodies in shape, and their minds facing forward.
IIt is, of course, the iconic theme song from Rocky. The title of the song is "Gonna Fly Now," also known as the "Theme from Rocky.” Composed by Bill Conti with lyrics by Carol Connors and Ayn Robbins, performed by DeEtta West and Nelson Pigford, it was, and still is, a song that resonates, fills your brain with hope, and lifts your thinking to a Can-Do mindset.
It speaks to us when we are down and out.
Life has pressed its hard boot on your neck, and you can’t find a way up. That is, until something within you clicks and you admit that it is only you who can pick yourself up.
The theme of the movie is the basic premise that you must first decide to do something about your problem; then, second, you decide to go into training to fix it.
🎶 GONNA FLY NOW
Trying hard now
It's so hard now
Trying hard now
Oh, he's ready
Gonna make a move, yeah
Oh, he's ready
And makin' moves, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Getting strong now
Won't be long now
Getting strong now
Gonna fly now
Flying high now
Gonna fly, fly
💡 Why Children Remember Everything (And You Don't)
Brain researchers studying memory retention uncovered something extraordinary: 100% of children possess an active neural frequency that grants them superhuman learning abilities and near-perfect recall.
But here's the problem—only 3% of adults maintain this brainwave into adulthood.
The numerological connection is impossible to ignore:
This memory frequency operates on a 7-cycle rhythm (the ancient number representing knowledge and enlightenment).
Dr. Johnson reverse-engineered this pattern into a 7-minute activation technique that restores this frequency at the CEREBRAL LEVEL for adults of any age.
See the breakthrough below:
🥊 WHY GO INTO TRAINING?
Use the concept of training to meet various types of challenges in your life:
Mental:
Everything begins with your mind. With the first thought you have about a situation, your mind is like a runaway train and refuses to stop until you have a solution. Training: Concentration, visualization, and affirmations.
Physical:
Getting fit physically helps you to mentally apply the same determination of patience, practice, and discipline to your challenges. Training: Workouts, walks, a healthier diet, and more sleep.
Emotional:
Everything that happens to you mentally or physically also happens to you emotionally. Training: Harness your emotions to fall in line behind your mental training.
The training of your mind, body, and emotions takes place with daily routines of meditation, affirmations, and association with people who are positive thinkers.
🏢 OFFICE MEDITATION
Meditation is a remarkable science to calm your mind and body and focus on what you desire, not what you don’t have. There is a huge difference in the vibrations of these two postures. Try a simple Office Meditation of leaning back, closing your eyes, breathing in and out, and mentally and physically relaxing your shoulders, your torso, your legs, and your mind.
Vow to get in better physical shape by taking walks, riding a bike, eating fewer calories than normal, and laying off the sweets for a while.
With meditation for your mind, and walking and eating better for your body, the natural result will be an uplift in your mental outlook.
You can experience these results on the very first day.
✨ WHY DOES ROCKY INSPIRE US?
Rocky represents everyman. Every human who tries hard, undertakes challenges, has competition, and gets his brains beaten out of him (metaphorically).
But Rocky, at his lowest point, decides to fight back. He is not going to let life or anyone beat him down. At a critical point in the movie, he decides there is only one way he can win, and that is to go into training to get in shape for the showdown.
YOU OPERATE LARGELY ON AUTOPILOT
Most of your decisions are made without conscious thought. This automatic mode helps you survive, but it also reinforces habits that keep you stuck. The challenge is to wake up — to interrupt the autopilot long enough to create new neural pathways that align with your higher goals.
🥇 HOW DOES THIS APPLY TO YOU AND WHAT STEPS CAN YOU TAKE IN YOUR OWN LIFE?
1. Realize that you have a challenge ahead of you, and then understand that the issue may be you.
2. When you consider that perhaps you are part of the problem, take responsibility for fighting your way out of a hole.
3. Get a plan. Figure out what you need to do to proceed. Although going into training is a metaphorical reference for getting ready for battle, you go into training on a mental, emotional, and physical level by getting in shape.
4. Get your body fit by changing your diet, losing some weight, getting a new haircut, and buying some new clothes.
5. Make a mental discipline of meditation and affirmations.
🤝 GETTING IN SHAPE, ACCORDING TO ROCKY
Take these bits of advice from Rocky:
“You gotta be willing to take the hits, and not pointing fingers saying you ain’t where you wanna be because of him, or her, or anybody. Cowards do that and that ain’t you. You’re better than that!"
“Going in one more round when you don't think you can - that's what makes all the difference in your life."
💛 In prosperity and kindness,
Charmayne
