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Physical fitness... Financial stability... Christian faith... ...it doesn't matter. If any of these are important to you, then don't tell me what you're going to do - show me. Summons up your inner Marshawn Lynch, and be 'bout dat action, boss'. Tuesday Night Q&A on FB at 8:15 www.facebook.com/jschultzf3/ Download 'The Mystery Behind Motivation' www.livefcubed.com/the-mystery-behind-motivation Subscribe on YT: tinyurl.com/y9mdfnsl Follow on Twitter: twitter.com/jschultzf3 Connect on IG: www.instagram.com/jschultzf3/

Big shout out to both my wife (for sharing this idea with me) and to Jen Wilkin (for being the original author of said idea) for serving as the inspiration for today's episode. The idea is this - sin starts in the mind, not in the heart. It is an intellectual thing before it is an emotional thing. Our hearts do not naturally want to welcome and embrace God into our lives...they want to rebel and defy. Thus, the war against sin starts in our heads, and the only hope our hearts have for true surrender to Christ is through constant reminder of the Truth. Tuesday Night Q&A on FB at 8:15 www.facebook.com/jschultzf3/ Download 'The Mystery Behind Motivation' www.livefcubed.com/the-mystery-behind-motivation Subscribe on YT: tinyurl.com/y9mdfnsl Follow on Twitter: twitter.com/jschultzf3 Connect on IG: www.instagram.com/jschultzf3/

An interesting phenomenon that occurs inside of the investing world is something called, "Dividend Smoothing". The basic idea is this... While companies are not obligated or required to make dividend payments to their shareholders, you almost always see a steadily growing dividend payment stream over time. The reasoning and rationale for this is simple, once you understand the dynamic relationship between an investor's goals and the company's goals. Tuesday Night Q&A on FB at 8:15 www.facebook.com/jschultzf3/ Download 'The Mystery Behind Motivation' www.livefcubed.com/the-mystery-behind-motivation Subscribe on YT: tinyurl.com/y9mdfnsl Follow on Twitter: twitter.com/jschultzf3 Connect on IG: www.instagram.com/jschultzf3/

I've often heard that to reach your physical fitness goals, you have to think of it as a marathon and not a sprint. I love the spirit of that idea, but I want to take it a step further because success in fitness (or finance or faith, as we talk about) isn't a one-dimensional marathon. It's a multi-dimensional triathlon or ironman that requires skills in several fields of discipline. Tuesday Night Q&A on FB at 8:15 www.facebook.com/jschultzf3/ Download 'The Mystery Behind Motivation' www.livefcubed.com/the-mystery-behind-motivation Subscribe on YT: tinyurl.com/y9mdfnsl Follow on Twitter: twitter.com/jschultzf3 Connect on IG: www.instagram.com/jschultzf3/

So, the very nature of F Cubed, Fitness, Finance, and Faith, spawned the idea for W Cubed: Where, Why, and What (or possibly, Why, Where, and What...I'll leave that up to you.) Easily applicable to each of the Fs inside of the cube, you need to answer each of these Ws, if you truly want to unlock your potential. In the interest of time, as I can be a bit long-winded in spots (read: in ALL spots), I work through fitness in detail. But, these could be applied to finance or faith, just as well. Tuesday Night Q&A on FB at 8:15 www.facebook.com/jschultzf3/ Download 'The Mystery Behind Motivation' www.livefcubed.com/the-mystery-behind-motivation Subscribe on YT: tinyurl.com/y9mdfnsl Follow on Twitter: twitter.com/jschultzf3 Connect on IG: www.instagram.com/jschultzf3/

The science behind carb cycling is mixed at best. There doesn't appear to be any definitive, physiological advantages to cycling your carbs through low, medium, and high days. However, from a psychological standpoint, the benefits of carb cycling are quite potent, indeed. The sense of accomplishment that comes from grinding through a low day is second to none, and high days...? Well, they're high days - no additional commentary needed. Tuesday Night Q&A on FB at 8:15 www.facebook.com/jschultzf3/ Download 'The Mystery Behind Motivation' www.livefcubed.com/the-mystery-behind-motivation Subscribe on YT: tinyurl.com/y9mdfnsl Follow on Twitter: twitter.com/jschultzf3 Connect on IG: www.instagram.com/jschultzf3/

Is it profitable to trade the news? Does it make sense to try to position yourself to take advantage of any upcoming news event? No - I don't think so, and here's why... Tuesday Night Q&A on FB at 8:15 www.facebook.com/jschultzf3/ Download 'The Mystery Behind Motivation' www.livefcubed.com/the-mystery-behind-motivation Subscribe on YT: tinyurl.com/y9mdfnsl Follow on Twitter: twitter.com/jschultzf3 Connect on IG: www.instagram.com/jschultzf3/

It's Monday, so we need a kick in the pants, a pat on the rear, or my personal favorite - both! In this MM segment, we address all three of the Fs inside of the cube through the lens of Stepping Stones and Stop Signs. When it comes to injuries, saving versus spending, and the negative choices we might make in our lives, sometimes they're stepping stones, and sometimes they're stop signs. Tuesday Night Q&A on FB at 8:15 www.facebook.com/jschultzf3/ Download 'The Mystery Behind Motivation' www.livefcubed.com/the-mystery-behind-motivation Subscribe on YT: tinyurl.com/y9mdfnsl Follow on Twitter: twitter.com/jschultzf3 Connect on IG: www.instagram.com/jschultzf3/

One of the questions that always bothered me as a young Christian was this... "If God is omniscient, and He knows everything, then He knows how it's all going go play out. In other words, He knows that we can't do it alone and He knows that we will continually fail. So, why go through all the trouble of the entire Old Testament, when Jesus was just going to come and save us all anyway?" In this episode, I offer up my thoughts, and I share the 'a-ha' moment I had a few years ago, when this all finally made sense to me, and I finally began "understand the gospel"...the first time :) Tuesday Night Q&A on FB at 8:15 www.facebook.com/jschultzf3/ Download 'The Mystery Behind Motivation' www.livefcubed.com/the-mystery-behind-motivation Subscribe on YT: tinyurl.com/y9mdfnsl Follow on Twitter: twitter.com/jschultzf3 Connect on IG: www.instagram.com/jschultzf3/

Fitness only piece coming at you guys on this Wednesday night! When it comes to quality and fitness, there are a number of ways we could tackle this subject. But to narrow our focus, we're going to talk specifically about quality as it relates to your training in the gym. In other words, what should you do on those days when you KNOW you're about to have a low quality workout...should you even go? Also, what role does quality play in how you structure your training blocks? In this episode, we take a crack at answering both of these questions. Tuesday Night Q&A on FB at 8:15 www.facebook.com/jschultzf3/ Download 'The Mystery Behind Motivation' www.livefcubed.com/the-mystery-behind-motivation Subscribe on YT: tinyurl.com/y9mdfnsl Follow on Twitter: twitter.com/jschultzf3 Connect on IG: www.instagram.com/jschultzf3/

Little Monday (evening) Motivation for you guys! Here's another idea that can be applied across all three Fs: fitness, finance, and faith. There are certain things within each of these that simply must be in place, if you want any hope of realizing your potential in that area. These are your deal breakers. Don't forget to share this episode on social media, and tag me in it, for a chance to win a $50 Amazon Gift Card! Drawing will be tomorrow night (July 10) during FB Live Event at 8:15 CST. Tuesday Night Q&A on FB at 8:15 www.facebook.com/jschultzf3/ Download 'The Mystery Behind Motivation' www.livefcubed.com/the-mystery-behind-motivation Subscribe on YT: tinyurl.com/y9mdfnsl Follow on Twitter: twitter.com/jschultzf3 Connect on IG: www.instagram.com/jschultzf3/

Nothing gets me more fired up than talking budgets to kick off the weekend, so we've got a little finance action coming at ya. In my experience, assuming you don't have an unstoppable fadeaway or an angelic voice, no sustainable pathway to financial prosperity can be found without some significant emphasis on budgeting. It's not fun, and it isn't sexy, but it is vital. Any future financial goal you might have begins and ends with your income exceeding your expenses. So, what's the first step in this process? Interestingly - not budgeting at all. Tuesday Night Q&A on FB at 8:15 www.facebook.com/jschultzf3/ Download 'The Mystery Behind Motivation' www.livefcubed.com/the-mystery-behind-motivation Subscribe on YT: tinyurl.com/y9mdfnsl Follow on Twitter: twitter.com/jschultzf3 Connect on IG: www.instagram.com/jschultzf3/

If there were a 4th 'F' to the cube, it would probably be fiber. It ranks above family, food, friendship, or fun in its incredible awesomeness. But, today's episode isn't really aimed at a highlight reel dedicated to this little micro...or macro...or whatever it is. Instead, we wanted to showcase the simple fact that using a flexible dieting approach to your nutrition strategy doesn't mean you can eat chicken breasts and pizza, or deli turkey and Doritos all day, as long as you hit your P, C, and F targets. This is because you still have to hit your fiber targets, too, so you are naturally 'funneled' into the direction of 'healthier' foods 80-90% of the time. Tuesday Night Q&A on FB at 8:15 www.facebook.com/jschultzf3/ Download 'The Mystery Behind Motivation' www.livefcubed.com/the-mystery-behind-motivation Subscribe on YT: tinyurl.com/y9mdfnsl Follow on Twitter: twitter.com/jschultzf3 Connect on IG: www.instagram.com/jschultzf3

Today marks our 50th episode! To celebrate, we're giving away a $50 Amazon Gift Card. All you have to do to enter is share this episode (or any episode) with a friend, or friends, on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Just tag them and tag me, and you're all entered to win! You can find links to all of those channels below. The winner will be announced during the next Tuesday (July 10th) FB Live Event at 8:15 CST. But today, I really hope you guys enjoy this segment because I get pretty fired up, when it comes to people's 'story', physically and financially. The truth is this - you can never truly value someone's "after" unless you've seen their "before". Tuesday Night Q&A on FB at 8:15 www.facebook.com/jschultzf3/ Download 'The Mystery Behind Motivation' www.livefcubed.com/the-mystery-behind-motivation Subscribe on YT: tinyurl.com/y9mdfnsl Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jschultzf3 Connect on IG: www.instagram.com/jschultzf3/

As Christians, the bible clearly commands us to do some things, like love our neighbors and praise God above all. In addition, the gospels (like Mark) very clearly remind us to share the gospel with others. This can be a very intimidating task that is scary and overwhelming. Leaning on my experience as a window salesman, I wanted to encourage us all in this endeavor by remembering that a 'Jesus Pitch' is quite different from your typical sales pitch. Tuesday Night Q&A on FB at 8:15 https://www.facebook.com/jschultzf3/ Download 'The Mystery Behind Motivation' www.livefcubed.com/the-mystery-behind-motivation Subscribe on YT! tinyurl.com/y9mdfnsl Connect on IG! www.instagram.com/jschultzf3/

I don't care what you're doing to get better in the fitness realm: losing fat, gaining muscle, getting healthier, performing better, etc. The truth is this - it's going to get pretty boring. The beginning is always filled with motivation and inspiration, and the end is on auto-pilot, as you've created repeatable habits that you don't have to think about. But, that season in the middle? Man, she's gonna be "long and lonely", so strap in, and prepare yourself. Download 'The Mystery Behind Motivation' https://www.livefcubed.com/the-mystery-behind-motivation Subscribe on YT! tinyurl.com/y9mdfnsl Connect on IG! www.instagram.com/jschultzf3/

Today, we're looking through the 'cube' with a fitness only lens, and we wanted to encourage all of you to challenge yourselves. Push the envelope and test your limits. The only way to ever really know what you're capable of is to approach true, absolute failure. In other words, if you want to take your fitness to places you've never been, you've got to get out to the fringes and do things you've never done. And, take it from the Navy Seals - when you think you're done, you're probably about 40% of the way there. Subscribe on YT! tinyurl.com/y9mdfnsl Connect on IG! www.instagram.com/jschultzf3/

I used to struggle with this idea for many years, and I'm still trying to figure it out, to some degree... Am I training hard enough? Am I challenging myself enough to force my body to build new muscle tissue and grow? Clearly, in the long-term, the answer can be clearly seen by your physique. But, in the short-term, it can be a lot more difficult to discern. So, I wanted to offer up two very concrete, practical answers to this very question. Link to Jeff Nippard's podcast with Mike Israetel: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-jeff-nippard-podcast/id905054765?mt=2&i=1000413986053 Subscribe on YT! tinyurl.com/y9mdfnsl Connect on IG! www.instagram.com/jschultzf3/

To borrow a phrase from Susie Moore, while she was on the Sunny Lenarduzzi podcast, today's piece is centered on 'Spiritual Amnesia'. Susie said that she prays everyday because she frequently experiences spiritual amnesia and forgets who she is, what she's trying to do, and why she matters. I think this term is the PERFECT way to encapsulate what I feel so many of us struggle with on a day-to-day basis - myself included. As we get into in today's episode, recognizing this amnesia and owning it is the first step to bringing peace and calm to your life, should you find yourself 'sitting on the struggle bus' or 'lost in the forest'. Never forget where your true identity lies. You guys can find Sunny Lenarduzzi's podcast here: http://sunnylenarduzzi.com/sunny-show-podcast/ Subscribe on YT! tinyurl.com/y9mdfnsl Connect on IG! www.instagram.com/jschultzf3/

'Intrinsic Value' is a term that you hear often within the finance circles, especially as it pertains to the value of a stock or the incremental benefit of holding an option. But, in thinking more about what this term really means, it became really clear to me that Intrinsic Value can (and should be) applied to fitness and faith, too. In the end, it ultimately forces you to decide where your identity truly lies. Subscribe on YT! tinyurl.com/y9mdfnsl Connect on IG! www.instagram.com/jschultzf3/