300...

No not the workout...

Coach McDonald got his #300 win last night vs. Mosinee (no slouch).
It has been awesome to witness two GREAT Coaches reach this milestone in their careers...
Coach Witter (last year up in Wausau) & now Coach McDonald!!!

Memorable Quote of the night:
"I never thought I would be around any coach winning 300 games & now I have seen and been a part of TWO of them!" ~ Val Tonn

Today (1.31.14)
John Egge joined the ANYthing Once crew for a WOD!
Not the easiest day to "jump in"...but is ANY day an easy day to jump into Crossfit?!?!?

Warm Up ~ 400m Run +

Moonrise Kingdom
4 RFT ~
12 C2B
9 Deads (185#/135#)
6 Hang Power Cleans (185#/135#)
3 Shoulder to Overhead (185#/135#)
* Same wt. for all three...let your weakness be your limiting factor, push yourself to an uncomfortable (but safe) weight.

sKILLs
30 STRICT C2B Pull Ups (for completion)
(or Deadhang Pull Ups / OR STRICT C2B with a band)
The goal is to work the pull ups w/o kipping (strength)
*cannot perform more than 6 pull ups in a set (minute)

JB ~ on his own...no strength for him!
Egge ~ 12:50 (95# rnd 1 / 115# 2, 3, 4) / pull ups completed
Oz ~ 10:04 (@135#) / pull ups completed
Val ~ 13:23 (135#) / pull ups completed
Feidt ~ 10:44 (@165#) / pull ups completed
tb ~ 11:08 (185#) / 6-5-5-3-2-3-2-2-2
PM-
Syd ~ 8:26 @ 135#

Just so everyone knows just WHO was working out with us this AM!!!

John Egge
Mr. Hockey (2001) / this is the Award for State Player of the Year BTW
Only winner EVER from Wisconsin Rapids
2 x All-State Hockey Player for WR
2-3 x All-Conference Hockey Player from WR
Played College Hockey at St. Olaf (I think)...that means he is real good!
below is a clip of what he can do...he showed this stuff to P. Kane ;-)

Lost in Translation (CFNE)

COMPETE

Because you can!!!

Read this and then get your butt signed up!!!

Warm-Up ~ 50 Burpees + mobility

Lost in Translation
AMRAP in 7 Minutes:
Up Ladder x 3...
Front Squats (115#/80#)
Box Jumps (24"/20")

SNATCH SKILLZ (work up to...)
A) Heavy Single Snatch-Grip Push Press + OHS (from back rack pos./can us sqt rack)
B) Heavy Single Snatch Balance
C) Heavy High-Hang Squat Snatch

STAN ~ 117 Reps (18 F.S.+9 BJ / @ 75#)
Oz ~ 93 Reps (3 FS on the rnd of 18)
tb ~ 112 Reps (18FS+4BJ) / A=185# / B=155# / C=155#
PM-
Syd ~ 109 Reps (18FS+1BJ)
Val ~ 132 Reps (18rnd+6FS)

MOTIVATION...good stuff!!!

Groundhog Day come Early

Warm-Up
3 - 800m Run
Start every 5min
Bridging / Wall Crawl / Push Up Progression

Groundhogs Day (Feb. 2)
AMRAP in 12min:
12 Burpees
12 TTB
 40 D/U

Skills
*12min Ascending Wave
U/B Muscle Ups 1min-1 2min-2 3min-3
Continue until you cannot go unbroken.. then begin again w/ 1..2..etc.

Steven Hepp ~ Worked out...

JB ~ (2:58-800m) / 5rnds
Des ~ 4 rnds + 24 reps / MU work (bar mu!)
Feidt ~ (3:15-800m) / 4 rnds + 56 reps / MU work
tb ~ (3:20-800m) / 5 rnds + 11 reps / 1-2-3-4-5(4)-1-2-3-4(3)-1-2-3

Arctic Blast #2

2 More days off of school...
Arctic Blast #2

Warm Up ~ 
25 Burpees
25 Wall Balls
25 Thrusters (75/45)
Hip Mobility b/t each

AMRAP in 5 Minutes:
Squat Clean to Overhead (165#/115#)

EMOM x 5:
2 Squat Snatches
* Drop from top, take 5 sec to regrip

JB ~ 5 Rnds of something...50 total snatches @135#...looked tough
Val ~ 18 / 95-100-105-105-115
Feidt ~ 21 / 125-135-145-155-165
tb ~ 22 / 155-155-165-165-175

Great WOD for a Monday after the BALL & CHAIN

Ball & Chain

Great day in Kenosha. A big first for team ANYthing Once! 
Literally...we won! 

First Place!!! Scaled division first...Felt Awesome!!!

Partner WOD's were great...
Awesome teamwork...
AOWR's Strength is in how well work together...

Woke up at 4:30...on the road @ 4:50!

WOD #1:
For Time (12 min Cap):
5 Rounds of Bear Complex (95# / 75#)
*100 Single Unders Completed while partner performs a Bear Cmplx
(Alt. Rnds ~ one partner will be doing 3 the other only 2...STRATEGY ;-)

WOD #2:
AMRAP in 12 Min:
100 Air Squats
80 KBS (50#/35#)
60 Pull Ups
40 Wall Balls (14/10)
20 Push Ups
Max Rep Burpees to Finish
Only one partner working at a time...break-up as needed

WOD #3
For Time:
1000m Row
20 Snatches (75#/45#)
Partner #2 begins when #1 is finished
Score is total time!

Needed to be in top 5 to qualify for finals...We were!!! 
We won every event...
Won WOD #3 by 1second!!! Holy Cow!!!

FINALS (WOD #4):
Partner Wheelbarrow (60") [30'down / 30'back]
10 Deadlifts (5 Each-225#/135#-change your own wt)
Partner Wheelbarrow (60')
10 Deadlifts (5 Each-225#/135#-change your own wt)
Partner Carry (60')
10 Deadlifts (5 Each-225#/135#-change your own wt)
20 Partner Pistols (handshake crossover grip)

TEAM AOWR

Going into the Final WOD...WE COULD NOT LOSE!

THAT was an unreal feeling...just awesome...

Hard Work & TEAMWORK paying off!!!

AWESOME DAY!!!

CF OPEN here we come...

Professional Development

Every AM there is a group that gets together!
This is professional development at its finest!
"Iron sharpens Iron!"

These people ALWAYS inspire, persevere, problem solve and make each others lives, classrooms and communities better! They are acquiring skills, knowledge for both personal development and professional advancement. There are a wide variety of informal learning opportunities that take place at a variaty of times. It may be before, during or after the workout they do, but everyone contributes in some way. What they do EVERY morning is both intensive and collaborative and it prepares them both personally and professionally.
I get so much more than a workout from our morning workout...I come a way a better person/teacher!

Warm-Up ~ On your own...

For Time:
5-10-15-20-25-30-35-40-45-50-45-40-35-30-25-20-15-10-5
UNBROKEN D/U

AMRAP in 7min:
6 OHS "(135#/95#)
12 cal Row

D/U (times unknown)
Oz, Des, Britt, JB (1st to finish), Val (to 50), tb (to 50)

AMRAP
Britt ~ ?? did well
Feidt vs. JB
JB is winner!
But not for long says Feidt!

All worked some mobility after...

Val & I have Battle of the Ball & Chain tomorrow in Kenosha...So we took it a bit easier!

Thus...I forgot to get times from everyone (sorry)...It was great just watching the intensity and work!
Feidt and JB were awesome at the AMRAP vs. each other...competition brings out the best in us. Especially when it is not us and you can just cheer ;-)

Watch the #AOWR tweets for some result tomorrow...
Val is sure to rock her half of the Ball & Chain...
As for myself...we will see...

Record Keeping

Warm-Up:
400m Run
+

Opening Day (CFNE)
21-15-9 for Time:
Wall Balls (20#/14#)
Pull Ups
Thrusters (95#/65#)
Box Jumps (24"/20")
KBS (53#/35#)

STRETCH / Mobility

STAN ~ 19:01
Des ~ 17:28 (front Squat)
Britt ~ 18:07
JB ~ 14:40
Val ~ 15:32
Oz ~ 14:57
tb ~ 14:44

BLACK & BLUE

Nice quick WOD... Setting the tone!

Warm-Up ~ 800m Run +
30-50 Box Jumps

Black & Blue (CFNE)
5 RFT ~
10 Power Cleans (135#/95#)
10 Burpees

Clean Tech.
7 x 1 3-Pos. Pausing Squat Clean (climbing)
#1-Knees (shins vertical, wt. on heels)
#2-Mid-Thigh (bar below shoulders, away from thighs, wt. mid-foot)
#3-High-Hang "Pockets" (knees bent like push press, wt. mid-foot)
Pause @ the position for 2 seconds, then explode up & under the bar to full squat clean!\
Continue to position #2 & repeat, continue to position #3 and repeat...Work speed under the bar!
Rest as needed b/t sets!

JB did yesterdays in a blazing 13:30

Redd ~ 15:41 (@95#)
Oz ~ 9:19*
Val ~ 7:50* / 95-95-105-105-115-115-120
tb ~ 7:44 / 135-155-175-185-195-205-205

* PR's by these two!!!
Val improved by 22 sec!!! (8:12 was previous best!!!) Breakin' the 8 minute mark...BIG!!!
Oz went Rx this time and only 30 sec more on time...HUGE!!!
Oz totaled 1000# more than last time went from 115# to 135#...total wt in wod was 5750# (115#x50 reps)
Now he was at  6750# (135#x50 reps)...no small feat...amazing how far you have come! Proud of you!
Check other Black and Blue HERE from Aug. 27th, 2013

BALLZ!!!

Warm-Up ~ Run (easy 800m) +

Balto (CFNE)
For Time:
50-40-30-20-10 Wall Ball (20#/14#)
25-20-15-10-5 TTB

Snatch SkillZ
EMOM x 5min:
2 Squat Snatches ~ Drop from top and take 5 sec. to get re-grip & GO!

Oz ~ 20:18
Britt ~ 14:36
Kate ~ 15:56 (45# Thrusters & K2E)
Des ~ 15:17 (K2E)
Feidt ~ 15:00
tb ~ 15:15 / 165# SS (felt good! Under smooth and feet not too wide)

PM
val ~ 17:10

Sat. WOD

Warm-Up ~ 50 Burpees +

OGAR STRONG
AMRAP in 14min:
3 Snatch (choose your weight)
1 Muscle Up (1 Pull Up + 1 Dip)
12 Wall Balls

Val ~ 8 rnds + 1 WB (@ 75#)
Ethan ~ 6 rnds + 10 Wall Ball (@95#)
Britt ~ 8 rnds + 3 Wall Ball (@95#)
Des ~ (@65# sqt cleasn)
Drake ~ 8 rnds + 1 Dip (@95#)
tb ~ 7 rnds + 1 MU (@155#)

One Week till we are in Kenosha for a Crossfit Competition...
Just a primer for the CF OPEN  ~ Get involved!!! 
It is fun to do this little experiment and see where your hard work and effort has gotten you this past year!
Come on....what's $20?!?!?!

PLUS.... FEIDT said he was thinking about it!

THE MAN

...as in STAN!!!

Stan's B-Day today...Happy 42nd Birthday!!!!

Oz (33) & Stan (42) just one week apart!!! Holy Cow...a little age difference.
BUT we all are the same age in our HEARTS & SOULS
when we walk in the weight room for the AM WOD!!!
That is where we all come together!

Warm Ups ~ 50 Thrusters (75#) + Mobility & Flexibility

STAN "The Man" (B-Day WOD 2014)
For Time:
40 Wall Balls + 2 Running Laps
40 Jumping Pull Ups* + 2 Running Laps
40 Box Jumps (24"/20") + 2 Running Laps
40 HR Push Ups + 2 Running Laps
40 Swings (35#) + 2 Running Laps
40 Thrusters (75#/65#) + 2 Running Laps

Bertag ~ got 40 warm-up thrusters in a row! / ?? on time for B-Day Wod
Redd ~ 31:00
Kate ~ 24:00 w/ a broken finger (out for bucket bombers!!)
STAN ~ 25:50

East Coast Championship Triplet
ECC TRIPLET or Charlie Horse
3 RFT ~
15 C2B Pull Ups
12 Lateral Box Jump-Overs (20")
Back Squat (225#/145# or 165#/115#-CFNE) *must be taken from the ground!

sKILLz
5 x 5 Close-Grip OHS (all fingers inside the knurling)

Feidt ~ 8:49 (@165#) ~ Feidt dominated this!!!
tb ~ 9:53 (@205#) / 75#-95#-115#-135#- out of time...
PM
Syd & Val - yow!

CF OPEN...Get signed up HERE!!!
Come on People! Challenge yourself...it's only $20*!
I am not strong enough...
I am no where near what they are...
I could never compete in that...

You don't know until you try!
Be a part of something bigger than yourself!
If you never try, you never know!
Are ANY of us REALLY making the Regional...NO (well, Val may in a year or two!)
The point is the COMPETITION (really with yourself)
& being a part of this great competition...worldwide!
* If you really do not have the $$ see Val or tb...we can cover you!!!

CF Open is Here...

Time to get registered!!!
2014 CF Open...
Put your $$ where your mouth is...
Become a part of something bigger than yourself...
Challenge yourself...

REGISTERED
Val Tonn
Tony Biolo

Warm-Up ~ Whatever you need (took a while this AM)

THUMPER
For Time:
30 Snatches (155#/105#)
EMOM perform 30 D/U
* begin with snatches, then when clock hits 1:00 begin the 30 D/U

Snatch Complex
5 Sets of 4-Position Snatch:
#1 = High Hang (pockets) wt. mid-foot...knees bent a bit...chest up high
#2 = Mid-Thigh  ~ chest over bar...wt. mid-foot
#3 = Just below Knees ~ shins vertical...wt. on heels
#4 = Full Snatch ~ great form...hit all the other positions

GHD Bench
5 x 10
Do not let bar drift towards your waist while you press
Slower is better...
Bar or lighter...

Redd ~ 9:00 (@105#)
Oz ~ 14:07 (@85# / 60 Singles)
tb ~ 8:39 (@155#) / 95-115-125-135-145 / 45-45-45-20-20 (the 20's were slower)

CRUSHED IT!!!!!
Val ~ 5:54 (@ 95#) /

Escape...

That is what we all do from time to time. But the WOD gives us a chance to escape within ourselves daily!
Depending on the WOD that pops up, you have a chance to escape reality and better & challenge yourself in a variety of areas. Mental toughness being the most common! Belief in yourself and abilitys may be next on the list.

Warm Up ~ Accumulate 50 Burpees + Mobility and Movement Prep

Escape from Alcatraz
For Time:
1000m Row
30 Deadlifts (185#/135#)
20 Front Squats (185#/135#)
30 Deadlifts (185#/135#)
1000m Row

Snatch Tech.
7 x 1 3-Position Snatch PULLS
2 Sec. Pause @ Each Position; Work on proper form and positioning @ each
#1- Knees ~ Vertical Shins, Chest High, Weight on Heels
#2- Mid-Thigh ~ Chest over Bar, Bar close to Thigh (not on), Weight is mid-foot
#3- Pockets ~ Knees slightly bent (beginning position of push press), Bar @ hips, Weight mid-foot

JB ~ ??? did 2K row to finish (@135#)
Oz ~ 30-20-30 only...working form on lifts
Val ~ 19:51 (@115#) / 45-65-75-85-95-105-115
tb ~ 20:36 (w/ 300m to go)... / 95-115-135-145-155-175-185

Getting Ready!!!

First of all...

ANYthing Once teammates Eric Brittnacher & Desirae Dolgner have become more than friends!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

The Cute Couple 1.12.14

Are you ready for the OPEN????

Get Ready....It's coming!!! Registration begins on Jan. 15th

This past weekend and the next coming weekends all around the country there are Crossfit Competitions.
Unbelievably High Caliber Comps, to the "Average Joe" Comps...

CFNE is hosting quite possibly the "Best-of-the-Best" ~ East Coast Championship

This past weekend we saw the Sactown Throwdown & Orange County Throwdown

THE OPEN IS COMING...are you ready?!?!?

Get Ready!!!

Whether you enter or not, more than likely you will be doing the WOD's (Friday/Saturday AM WOD's)...then (even if you don't tell anyone) you know you will look to see how you stack-up!  So why not just enter!!!

Warm-Up ~ 800m Run + 8-10 min of Work

The Open Test
AMRAP in 20 Min:
50 Wall Ball (20#/14#)
50 D/U
40 Box Jumps (24"/20" ~ Games Standards)
40 TTB
30 C2B Pull Ups
30 Burpees
20 Cleans (145#/100#)
20 Jerks (145#/100#)
10 Snatch (145#/100#)
10 Muscle Ups

Red ~ 5 Cleans (95# / 100singles)
Oz ~ 6 Jerks (135#)
Kate ~ 20 Jerks (85# Clean / 65# Jerk)
Des ~ 14 Jerks (65#)
JB ~ 20 Jerks (145#) could not get a snatch w/ 10s left
Feidt ~ 20 Jerks (135#)
Britt ~ 3 Jerks (95#)
tb ~ 2 Snatches (145#)

Last time we did this it was Feidt & I and we (I) missed the cap time and we just did this whole thing for time....Feidt = 31:30 (115# & Subbed M.U.) tb = 32:42
Needless to say we were on target to CRUSH that!!!

Oz B-Day

Oz ~ Born 1-10-81 (33 Yrs Old)

Warm-Up ~
Listen to:
I Wanna Go by Britney Spears

For Time:
33 D/U
1 Mile Run
33 Pull Ups
10 Rnds: 3 Burpees + 3 Wall Walk (sub=Inverted Burpees)
33 KB Swings (55#/35#)
81 Wall Balls (20#/14#)

Great WOD today...Tough both mentally and physically, like OZ!

The East Beasts have proven their system is working as they dominated the event! There endurance is comparable to some of the best marathoners on earth... It is a good thing that Bertag stayed away today! Feidt would have DOMINATED him and I do not think he is ready to feel that type of pain....At least in his ski race tomorrow (45Km) he will not have to contend with Feidt or Maloney (everyone else up there will be waaaayyy easier)!!!

Redd ~ 39:27 (66singles)
Val ~ 35:50 (2 WC, 2 Inv., 2 WC, 2 Inv., etc)
Des ~ 35:00 (inverted burpees)
Britt ~ DNF
Kate ~ 31:56 (Great work on getting thru D/U, then killing it after...)
Feidt ~ 31:05
Oz ~ 32:01
tb ~ 33:00 (actual winner for hitting #33 on the dot!)

I was 400m up on Maloney in the mile and she finished before I did....F'ing running Musheen!

PM:
Syd : 2K row / 5-5-5-5-5 squat / aft each set Strict PU fail
Val : 2K row / 5- 5- 5- 5 squat / aft each set T2B fail

Real Nice...

-From the guru's @ CFNE

Warm-Up ~ 400-800m Run
10 Shoulder Pass Thrus
5 Pull Ups
Push Up Progression x 5
10 Hip Swivel Kicks (each)
5 Bridge Ups
Hip Mobility

FRAMANDA
21-15-9 Thruster (115#/80#)
9-7-5 Muscle Ups
* if you cannot do muscle ups, DO FRAN!

Snatch Tech
EMOM x 5min: 5 T-n-G Squat Snatches

Red ~ 20:30 (@80# / Fran)
Oz ~ 7:55 (@95# / Fran) First Timer!!! & His B-Day 2morrow
Britt ~ 11:54 (@95#)
tb ~ 10:33 / Snatches @ 125#
Val ~ 8:06 (1 PU+1 Dip = MU) / Snatches @ 85#

Big Weekend Ahead  =  Someone's turning 32! (right?!?!... or 25?) & A Marriage. (YOW)
Also- Big Mac & the RedArmy is working hard this season... get out and support!

Indignation...

How dare you!
THIS video could save your life!
Great stuff by Blauer!!!
If you don't know Blauer...he is THE CrossfitDefense Expert and owner of Blauer Tactical Defense!
#S.P.E.A.R.

Warm-Up ~ Run + 50 Wall Balls

Escape from Wonderland
75 D/U
50 Air Squats
25 Cal Row

SkillS
10 x 1 Jerk Grip OHS w/ 5 sec Pause @ Bottom

TRX Tabata Abs WOD
Watch a good VIDEO on TRX 

Britt ~ 14:32
Des ~
Kate ~ 15:14 (225 singles)
Feidt ~ 18:00
Val ~ 11:07 (rnd #2&3) /
tb ~ 13:35 /

JB did Crossfit Hardcore WOD today...

Frozen Day!

Warm-Up ~ Run & Move

For Time:
30-20-10
Power Snatch (95#/65#)
HSPU

SNATCH
EMOM x 7 ~ 2 Snatches - Drop from top and grab bar for 2nd attempt w/in 5 sec

FRONT SQUAT (Oly Pause)
10 x 2 ~ Pause 3 Sec @ Rock Bottom

JB ~ added burpees to the MetCon
Feidt ~ 17:45 (1/2 & 1/2 for HSPU Reg/Banded) / 135# / 175#(3)
Val ~ 20:40 / 95# / 135#
tb ~ 18:46 / 155#(3)-165#(3)-175#(1) / 185#(3)-195#(3)-205#(4)

It's been a while...

Ohhhh....Saturday!
It has been a while since we have met...
It was nice to see you again!
Satuday WOD...It felt good...after!

Warm-Up ~ get set up and move...

FGB (Fight Gone Bad)
3 Rounds for Total Reps (One Minute per Station)
Burpees
SDLHP (75#/55#)
Box Jumps (20")
Push Press (75#/55#)
Row for Calories
REST

Ethan ~ 286 Reps (105/93/88)
28-22-20 / 20-16-14 / 24-25-20 / 22-20-20 / 11-10-14

Need to keep these two (Ethan & Val) separated working out next to each other was enough 

Val ~ 276 Reps (99/97/80)
30-27-21 / 15-17-17 / 22-21-20 / 20-20-20 / 12-12-12
tb ~ 312 Reps (116/95/101)
30-23-25 / 19-15-18 / 26-22-20 / 24-22-25 / 17-13-13

CF OPEN...Here we come!

Alrighty folks...

Crossfit OPEN is coming again...WHO is in????
Anyone new???
Last year we had Britt, Val, Syd, Desi & tb!!!
Come On...Maloney, Feidt, JB...Who is game??? Oz, how about it?

Speaking of things for the year 2014...
Anyone have any special events? Let us know by posting thoughts to comments! Or e-mail one of us...
Lets get some new and exciting things "on the map" for 2014...
We have not done a Tri in a year or so...How about a "tag-team" tri? Track meet anyone??? Lets find some good stuff!!!

If you do nothing else...get a good backpack this year...So you can carry an extra 20# around during workouts!!!

Warm-Up ~ 800m Run (6 Laps) + Extra Exercises

Macho Man
EMOM for as long as you can:
3 Power Cleans (185#/135#)
3 Front Squats (185#/135#)
3 Jerks (185#/135#)
* If wt. is too heavy, lighten it up.  You need to get a minimum of 6 rounds!

SkillS
EMOM for 12min:
7 TTB + 35 D/U (if you can...scale as needed)

Red ~ 3 Rnds (@95#)
Kate ~ 20 Rnds (@ 80#)
Des ~ 10 Rnds (@ 75#) / OTM ~ 35 D/U
Oz ~ 10 Rnds (@ 115#) / Working on Power Clean after ~ PR @ 185#!!!
Feidt ~ 8 Rnds (4 @ 155# / 4 @ 135#)
tb ~ 8 Rnds (@165#) / OTM 4 rnds (@7+35), then...7TTB, 7+35, 7TTB, 7+35, 7TTB, 7+35, 7TTB, 7+35
Val ~ 8 Rnds (@105#) / 4 TTB + 25 D/U x 12

Early Bird...AGAIN

Was an early morning again...

Break is over and now we are back @ it

Getting back into the routine is tough after not having to wake up that early form a couple of weeks...

Warm-Up ~ 400m Run & get things ready (this needs to get better, more productive)

RIRE (from CFNE)
21-15-9
C2B
Burpees
* 400m Row after each round (yes, after your 9's)!

Clean & Jerk
2 Min Rounds (where 0:20 Work...1:40 Recovery)
3 Rnds @ 90%
3 Rnds @ 80%
3 Rnds @ 70%
3 Rnds @ 60%
3 Rnds @50%
*The goal is to get as many reps in 20sec as you can...working T-n-G when possible

Kate ~ 12:41 (Clean & Jerk work)
Oz ~ 11:23
tb ~ 11:57 / 200# 2-2-3, 185# 3-3-4, 165# 4-5-5, 135# 6-6-7, 115# 7-7-7

Filthy 50 for these two:
Des - 33:00
Britt ~ 33:54

The Possibility..

... it is something that accompanies the new year.  The possibility to create, find, make, decide, build, change, gather, challenge, accept... the idea that you can start again, in a way, begin again.
I have been looking around, and found this.
The Three Simple Rules in Life
the rules are theirs, the comments we developed.. feel free to interpret them as it fits for yourself

1. If you do not go after what you want, you will never have it.
how true is this.
I think of this constantly and struggle between going after it and whether or not it is my place to take those steps... the more complex the situation, the bigger the struggle.
But to begin, we can not wait for another to think of us.  When we know what we want, we must try for the possibility of having it.

2. If you do not ask, the answer will always be no.
what a simple concept.

3. If you do not step forward, you will always be in the same place.
to challenge the contentment of where we are at for where we could be.
I think of the saying 'the grass is always greener' but I don't see this rule referring to that statement.  I see this being for those of us who have lost the ambition to challenge ourselves both intellectually and physically.  Our bodies & minds were never meant to have a means to an end but to relish in attempting to question what it is we know, what it is we may think we are capable and then proving ourselves wrong with continued enlightenment and energy.

Keep faith.  Faith is the art of holding on to yourself no matter what your mood or circumstance. C.S.Lewis
Faith will encourage your ambition to go after what you want, your voice to ask, and your feet to step forward.
The difference between who you are and who you want to be can begin with these three simple rules in life.... it is what we do that will help us become who we want to be.

2014 to many is just another year.... Don't make it just another year for you.
Reflect.  Find peace in letting go of 2013 and lather in the excitement of what 2014 will hold.
Make it beautiful, not just in your own life but in the life you share with others.

The ethos of ANYthing Once is to embrace the courage to attempt anything once.... where will your courage take you in 2014???

Where do you see yourself in ONE YEAR?

Where do you see yourself in 5 YEARS?

This is not about a New Years Resolution! This is about YOU / YOUR LIFE / WHAT YOU WANT FOR YOURSELF & HOW YOU CAN AFFECT THOSE AROUND YOU!
Name one goal/thing you want...Post to comments...Put it "out there"...
Do not just "think" what you want, state it. State it to people that will encourage and help you achieve. Let us help you!!! A.O. is here to make every one's life better...more complete!