Where did Bloodthirsty Life start?
To answer that you’d have to go back a few years where Justin and I (Steven) were both going through some big changes in our lives. I was getting divorced and navigating that while Justin had just come out of a decade long relationship and was at a career crossroad. In a lot of ways these events were defining moments in our lives and futures, but even more importantly a defining moment in our friendship. We have always been good friends, but our life events fostered growth in our friendship and through many long conversations we found that neither of us are okay with the status quo anymore. We were both in okay spots in life, but we didn`t want to be in an okay spot we want to be in a great spot, we want to be in a life changing spot, we want to live a Bloodthirsty Life!
So where do you start?
Well first you must be Bloodthirsty! You must want it; you must be willing to sacrifice time and most importantly you must put in the work. What that looks like differs for all of us, but it starts with ourselves. We believe that selfcare is extremely important because if you don’t have yourself in order then how are you going to build something of your own, move up the corporate latter or strive to be the best in your field? While there`s many aspects to selfcare we believe it’s important to start with your body! Working out is like a jumpstart to the entire system from controlling your weight to improving your mood, energy, sleep and sex life as well as helping combat health conditions and disease. Building up yourself is the foundation to building a Bloodthirsty Life.
What are the keys to living a Bloodthirsty Life?
We believe there are 5 keys! Mindset, Motivation, Preparation, Consistency and Risk. Everything in how you live can be tied together and that’s why these should start with ourselves. To achieve your physicals goals, you must have a strong Mindset. You must be Motivated to get to the gym when you don’t want to. You must have Preparation as you must have a workout plan in place. You must have Consistency in your approach to that plan, and you must be willing to take Risk in order to reach the end goal. Those 5 things should be applied in all aspects of our lives and by starting with ourselves we are setting that foundation.
Why the Lion?
When thinking of a logo for Bloodthirsty Life choosing a lion was a no-brainer as it perfectly embodies our five keys! Lions have a strong Mindset, they are Motivated to succeed, their Preparation for hunts lead to success, they must have Consistency in their approach and most importantly they aren’t afraid to take Risk in order to succeed and quite frankly they are Bloodthirsty! So, who better to be the face of a Bloodthirsty Life than a Lion? Whether that be a Lion or Lioness as we want both Men and Women living a Bloodthirsty Life!
So how are Justin and I living a Bloodthirsty Life?
We started with ourselves as we were both overweight and out of shape (neither of which is still the case) by getting in the gym and setting physical goals for ourselves. Since then, we have partnered in several online business adventures as well starting our podcast the Bloodthirsty Salamander Experience. Have we made it to where we want to be yet? Absolutely not, but we are grinding every day and striving to live a Bloodthirsty Life! You see to us a Bloodthirsty Life isn’t the end goal, but more so the journey to it. We have created a Bloodthirsty Life with the hopes to help inspire many people like us who are in a rut in life or at a crossroads to not accept the status quo anymore. Don’t accept your current situation as what your life must be. You are never to young or old to strive for something better in life take that risk and start that business you wanted too, let go of what you know and move across the country like you want to, put in the extra work in your career to get to the next level, take a risk in your personal life you’ve been scared to! Live a Bloodthirsty Life!