NDCQ - Not Dead Can't Quit

I haven't posted in a while, some will remember me as the guy with the severe sleeping disorder. I've got great news.

I've created a routine for waking up in the morning. My alarm goes off at 6AM (though I often wake up earlier), I go on a morning run, I do pushups, situps and ab workouts. My sleep is getting better very rapidly, as the morning run forces everything to start moving, and I'm getting back into shape. I didn't mention it before, but I also have Seasonal Affective Disorder. Normally, I'm starting to feel down and slightly depressed by this time of year. However, this year I've combined tanning beds, a mild anti-depressent, and my workouts, and I'm still feeling like it is summer. I'm hoping that by next year, I won't need the anti-depressents, just the tanning.

Things are finally starting to go well, so I've decided it is time to put all my determination and progress into practice. Monday of last week, I picked up the application paperwork to join the Canadian Forces Reserve. Many Americans who followed the Afghanistan conflict closely will know that Canada was the only NATO ally besides America and Britain (and Australia, before they were kicked out) to commit troops to combat operations. I have a friend in the Canadian Forces who was stationed with the American Airborne in some heavy fighting.

My paperwork goes in this morning. The lessons I learned from Unleash The Warrior Within have brought me to this. The foremost thing on my mind when I'm going through the misery that is military training will be what Mack was told to do while in Hell Week - smile.

I'll see what I can tell people about what happens, should I be accepted into the Canadian Forces Reserve. If all goes well for a year or two, I may join the Regulars and go full time.

Always remember, if you're not dead, the only way you can fail is if you quit. NDCQ!