For many, many years, since I was a kid, I’ve been a very positive and grateful individual. I was brought up in a very positive environment with my parents and my brother. They taught me gratitude, positivity and to be kind to others. Thankfully it rubbed off on me and I carried it on through my entire life.
Many years ago my positivity and health awareness reached new heights when my music career really started to take off. All the things I had learned throughout my life, like living a life of purpose, succeeding, being positive and being healthy/fit, made me realize how effective all these attributes could be for ‘anyone’. I decided to start sharing my own personal tips on succeeding, positivity and health with family, friends, then fans and anyone in general who took interest. I’ve seen it help so many people over the years. To give back, coach and see people get results from the same attributes that worked for me, is something I’m grateful for every day.
I wanted to take my desire to help others to the next step. That next step became live motivational speaking and starting my RVP Health, Body and Mind page. It’s a Facebook Page dedicated to the many principles I’ve used to become a happy, positive, healthy and successful individual. I essentially provide tips on Well Being, Health and Fitness to help motivate and inspire others on a daily basis. The majority of my posts are based off of my own experiences in life and what has and hasn’t worked for me over the years. I’m there daily answering questions, giving tips and even exercises to help make YOU a more positive, healthy, fit and most of all, HAPPY person.
My wish is that you can take the advice given on this page and incorporate it into your life, to live a life full of purpose. Whether it’s motivating you or inspiring you to become more positive, more successful, to get in shape, eat healthier or if it’s the push you need to simply take action and go for your dreams…. RVP Health, Body and Mind is my offering to you to help you become the best and happiest you can be.
In closing, we’re ALL 100% accountable for our lives…. We’re the creators of what our lives will be. So, let’s make the most of it!
Wishing you all the best always,
RVP
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Juicing
I’m not talking about steroids either 😂 My wife and I like juicing occasionally, not all the time. We have a high quality Juicer that does an incredible job. I definitely find I get a nice spike from it and it’s another way to get veggies and fruit into your system. We usually use 1-2 pieces of fruit and then the rest are veggies to keep the sugar as low as possible. We like to use the left over pulp in things like muffins or other little baked goodies Angela comes up with. So nothing is wasted. That pulp is just as important for you. It’s best to eat fruit and veggies as a whole but there is absolutely nothing wrong with juicing once in a while too. Today’s ingredients were:
Grapefruit
Lemon
Kale
Spinach
Cucumbers
Carrots
Ginger
Turmeric
Broccoli
Celery
Tasted awesome and it’s a quick way to get some veggies and fruit in your system and keep your energy up! Try it out if you haven’t!
Wishing you all the best always,
RVP
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The difference between Motivation and Inspiration
**Long but very important post to help you succeed & understand**
Lots of people mistake motivation for inspiration. They think that they mean the same thing when they actually are quite different from each other. Both are important to have in your life. Inspiration is something that you feel inside of you, while motivation is an external feeling... it's basically something from the outside that compels you to take action.
I use both of them to my advantage. You have to understand how they both work and what they mean before you can use, inspiration and motivation. I find it funny how some people discredit motivation. I just give them the benefit of the doubt by not truly understanding what motivation is and how to apply it to your life.
To put it simply, inspiration is a driving force, while motivation is a pulling force. Both are necessary and should ALWAYS be followed up with taking action and being disciplined with your actions. Here's my explanation and opinion on the two and examples of how they have worked for me in my life...
Inspiration: People ask me a lot about how I get inspired. How can they get inspired ? Well there is a problem right off the bat for these people. Inspiration isn’t something you get, it comes from within, it comes from your core. Being inspired is a process of growth and evolution. Inspiration aligns with you on the inside and then connects you to a state of being more productive, enthusiastic, purposeful or anything that comes as a result of being inspired. For example, when I was 12 years old and I received my first real drumset, to replace my practice pads, I realized my life purpose was to grow up and become a famous professional musician. Something inside of me awakened, and I was INSPIRED to no end. From that day forward I was inspired to follow through, take action and live my purpose with passion! Look at what I've accomplished since then... That's inspiration!!!
But motivation was just as important...
Motivation: Many people believe that motivation is a pile of crap, because they never follow through and accomplish their goals. It's usually those people who don't understand the meaning of motivation and then say nonsense statements like 'Motivation is a pile of crap'.
Uhm.... 100% responsibility 😉
Where does the word 'motivation' come from ? It comes from the word, 'motive'. My health is the best example I can use describing motivation and how I used motivation to improve my life. As most of you know, I used to be 45 pounds overweight. I woke up one morning 5 months away from wedding date and had a motive, a reason to better myself. I felt terrible, and wasn't happy with my appearance. I had a motive to better myself for ME! It was easy for me to get up every morning and get my workouts in and eat healthier. I had a BIG motive! I had a reason to get my overweight ass outta' bed. I had to MOTIVATE myself by reminding myself of the motive for doing the exercise and eating healthy. It was that simple. This was the pulling force that got me out of bed every morning to take action and lose that weight. I lost all of that weight in 4.5 months through MOTIVATION and I have INSPIRED so many people with that story and the transformation pics I share. See what I did there 😉 It doesn't matter if you use the word “motive” or you use the word “reason”, motivation needs to come from that source. Without having a reason or a motive, motivation will be a very hard tool for you to apply in your life.
I believe it's very important to use both motivation and inspiration in your life. A lot of people don't understand the difference between the two and blow off motivation as stupid. It could be they don't understand what motivation truly is or that they're simply a lazy person looking for the easy way to succeed. You need a motive or reason in order to achieve motivation. That's the truth. Inspiration is much easier to recognize and understand because it's an inside feeling. Inspiration is a tool we were born with, its a part of us and our core being. If you can use both inspiration and motivation to the full potential of their meanings, you will greatly increase your chances at living the life of your dreams. I can back that up with many more examples from my life. That is also why I call myself a motivational speaker 😉
I'll leave you with this brilliant quote that sums it all up perfectly...
"Motivation is when you get hold of an idea and carry it through to its conclusion, and inspiration is when an idea gets hold of you and carries you where you are intended to go."
- Dr Wayne Dyer
Wishing you all the best always,
RVP
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Why I do what I do, with RVP Health Body and Mind and Mastermind Motivation Worldwide... and how to apply it!
There are so many mixed reviews on personal development, motivational speaking, self help or well being topics.... what ever you feel like calling it these days. I hear a lot of mixed reviews on specific speakers, books, audio books and so on. I just met a supporter of mine at a Starbucks yesterday morning. We started talking about music at first but they then asked me the question on how I view the whole motivational speaking scene and who I think they should take advice from, outside of following my page. My answer was a bit surprising to this person but it was the truth and I was honest.
My answer was short and sweet, I said:
"The knowledge and the most valuable lessons you will always learn from, are the examples you learn through yourself as you succeed and fail through life. It's up to you to remember to learn from them."
Are personal development books handy and educational, yes, some of them are, 100%. It depends on what inspires you. But, they are useless if you don't put yourself through the paces of failing and succeeding. I've always said that the biggest principles in life are what I call, "The Big 3":
1. Believe in Yourself
2. Work Hard and Smart
3. Never Quit
Everything we have achieved in ours lives is based off of those 3 things. End of story. Other principles like dreaming big, goal setting, visualizing, gratitude, health and enjoying the journey are important to help inspire you BUT, the Big 3 are what really help you achieve all you want in your life.
It will always come down to YOU! Those 3 crucial principles can ONLY be applied by YOU to bring what YOU want into your life.
I think the movement of helping and being kind to each other is crucial in this world. It makes the world a better place to live in. What I try to accomplish through this page, my eBook and my seminars, is to help you achieve your own greatness in your own unique way. To live on your own terms. What has worked for me over and over, has worked for others I have taught it to, through my free seminars that I've done over the years. It's also helped drum students, close friends, and family I've shared it with. I have always taught everyone to do things their own way, not my way. Be yourself. The people who are seeing success from what I've taught them, are enjoying their life on their terms. That's the best reward of all, that's what keeps me going, that's what makes me move forward in doing all the things I do with my own way of teaching personal development.
I'm fairly naive to the whole motivational speaking scene. I'm not up to date on it because I'm following my own tune. I'm following what has worked for me, over and over, and will continue to do so. I will always continue to grow, learn, make mistakes and succeed. But most of all, I will always teach what I truly believe in and what has got me to where I am now. I'm at a very happy place in my life as a result!
If I'm going to give advice, it better be something I whole heartedly believe in and an example of something I've succeeded from and learned from. That's why I do what I do.... In hope of bettering someone else's life in the most positive of ways, through my own personal examples.
In the end, it's not about how I view the motivational speaking scene, it's all about how I view all of us living a better life on our own terms. We have one life to live. Make the most of it EVERY DAY!!! If I can help make that difference in someones life, then my mission is accomplished in the personal development world, and my own world 😉
"Life is what YOU make it."
Wishing you all the very best always,
RVP
#BecomeThePossible
Grocery Day DONE!
You guys want to stay on your health ? Make no mistake about it that 'what' you put into your body is absolutely KEY!!!! You can work out and exercise all you want, but you WILL undo it all in the kitchen, if you're not careful with what your eating. As you can see, our grocery day is pretty damn healthy, lots of veggies, fruit, healthy carbs and other healthy foods. We're also sure to drinks lots of water every day. Water is one of the most important things you put in your body!
With that being said, have your guilty pleasures in moderation! Ang and I love the Cinnabon Flavoured Coffee Cream, but we only buy a small one once in a while and it's a treat. That's just one of many examples. The main thing is to get your exercise in and make sure you're 100% on track with your day to day diet.
Eat healthy!!! You're body and your mind will always thank you for it 🙂 If you eat healthy and exercise, you will feel healthy and lend to a more alert mind as a result. that is truth!
Have a great day, and never forget about your well-being!
Wishing you all the best always,
RVP
Learn from yesterday, be grateful for today and excited for tomorrow. Life is full of opportunities, for you to make the best of, on any day! - Ryan Van Poederooyen
So many roads seem daunting and ridden with fear. The more we worry about fear, the more fear takes over. Step outside your comfort zone, face fear, believe in yourself, take action towards your desires, persevere and overcome fear. They will all end up being stepping stones to your success!
-Ryan Van Poederooyen
RVP Health, Body and Mind was live.
Be true to yourself and never stop building a life you love and deserve!
RVP Health, Body and Mind is in Port Alberni, British Columbia.
Doing a live feed in the next hour or two. Stay posted 😊
Never compromise what you believe in. Not only are you going against your beliefs, you’re going against your will to succeed!
- Ryan Van Poederooyen
Transcription #5 of my FREE eBook, '9 Steps to Living a Life of Purpose' is available as of today in, Bulgarian!
Last week, we released my eBook transcription in Italian. We also have, Greek, Spanish and German transcribed and available for download. Thanks to all of you who have downloaded the various transcriptions of the ebook. This week we are very proud to release 'The 9' in, Bulgarian.
To download your eBook copy for free in Bulgarian and the other released languages, all you have to do is go to:
www.rvpmotivation.com
There you will see a place to download the English Version or Transcribed Versions. If you want to receive my free motivational weekly blog, 'The 4 Fives', you need to sign up for it with the form provided on the main page. Lastly, spread the word! Let people know that the Bulgarian version and other languages are now available 🙂
I would like to give endless thanks to, Eva Konova, for her hard work and kindness in completing this transcription in Bulgarian. I have amazing memories from Bulgaria. We shot a live concert Blu-Ray there in September 2017. It was the first time any of us in the DTP got to play with an orchestra. Some amazing memories. I also held my biggest motivational seminar to date in Plovdiv as well. Eva helped check people into the seminar for me that night. So having this eBook released in Bulgarian is special for me in many ways!
As always, I would also like to thank, once again, the incredible Catherine Souders from Mastermind Motivation Worldwide, for assembling every transcription we're doing to look just like the English Version. Thanks to, Bo Hawkins, from MMW/4 Minute Masters, for putting the website and the English eBook Version together.
As you can see, many people were involved in making this happen, so I could get my vision and literature out there for the world to read. This is teamwork, this is one of many ways how a Mastermind Group can work for you and others. Never forget to surround yourself with people you love, trust and believe in. They will make you stronger, and you will make them stronger in return. You're as strong, successful and happy as the people you surround yourself with, never forget that. Take 100% responsibility and live a life you love surrounded by people you love.
Many thanks to everyone involved and all of you who support me and my vision... expect another transcription early next week!
Wishing you all the best always,
RVP
A special 1 year anniversary Live Feed took place to day on the Mastermind Motivation Worldwide YouTube page. It's exactly one year today that Bo Hawkins and I started working together and what a year it's been. We dive into 'The 9' principles and how they worked in our favour over the pas 12 months. A really interesting live feeding lots of info! Hope you enjoy it 😁 - RVP
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Going live on the Mastermind Motivation Worldwide page with Bo Hawkins in 20 mins! See you there.... a special live feed today 🙂
Imonolith and The 9 Steps
For those of you who do not know... I'm part of a new band that I helped form and the process has been beyond exciting. The band name is Imonolith. Check it out and 'Like' the page if you haven't already 🙂 It's heavier music, but still has tons of hooks, melodies and fat grooves. I always want to write and play music that I enjoy and that can make people move and excite them. Here's the interesting thing, Imonolith was born out of a dream, another big dream and it came together quickly... how ? The 9 Steps I use and teach were involved once again 😉
Here's a breakdown of 'HOW' Imonolith came together through 'The 9'.
Believe - Once I got word the Devin Townsend Project was going on indefinite hiatus, I knew I had to create my dream band and continue to love what I do. I believed I could and I did. The belief was strong from the beginning.
Dream Big - When thinking about the band and the members, I dreamt BIG. Brian 'Beav' Waddell (Imonolith guitar player/DTP Bass player) and I had specific people in mind for the band we wanted to form. We went for them. You don't get if you don't ask 😉 We had nothing to loose by asking and it worked out perfect!
Set Goals - To put it simply my 4 Fives Goal Setting exercise was used to a T. My goal was to have the band put together, with completed demos, within 5 weeks and we accomplished that in 4 weeks. Goal setting was key.
Visualize - I woke up every day, hit my office and visualized my outcome. Does it happen the exact way you visualize it, not always, but it happened 😉 The visualization session every morning inspired the hell out of me to take a certain step EVERYDAY... that next step was....
Work Hard - The most important step that got it all done, was working hard. I woke up everyday, believing in myself, dreamt big, set goals, visualized and then busted my ass in as many ways as I could. It's paid off so far and continues to do so. Taking action will ALWAYS be the most important step.
Gratitude - I do this every day no matter what. But, ever since Imonolith started forming, I was being grateful for it every step of the way. I'm grateful for my bandmates and I'm beyond grateful for what Imonolith has become in weeks! Over 3000 followers on our first day of opening our FB page!!! We don't even have music out. That's truly amazing... I'm very grateful 🙂
Health - The whole process has been taxing and A LOT of work. I've felt burnt out at times, but I pace myself, eat healthy and take time with myself, my wife and dogs to recharge. I still fit workouts in whenever I can and practicing drums intensely has always helped keep me in shape. I'm aware of my health and being aware of it helps you in so many ways with your life and career!
Never Quit - There were a few rough spots along the way in building Imonolith. It's rarely easy, but you can NEVER QUIT. Mistakes were made, we all learned new things building the band but we all moved forward and found another way, if one way failed. You can never quit!
Enjoy the Journey - During this whole process, I always enjoyed every day. Every little win was treated like a big win for me. If we wrote a new tune, I was stoked, when we confirmed every band member I was stoked. I had a smile on my face during the whole process and will continue to enjoy every day along the way!
The 9 steps I teach can be applied to anything in your life. If you believe in them, take action with them and never quit (The Big 3) you can truly make your biggest dreams come true. I've used them with success before many times, and I'm using them again to achieve another big dream.... lots of work ahead, go time!
To follow Monolith please like the page here:
www.facebook.com/imonolithband/
Wishing you all the very best always,
RVP
RVP's 'The 4 Fives' quote of the week:
“Your desire to succeed is a destination, but it is all the little wins along the way that truly make your final destination a success.”
- Ryan Van Poederooyen
The Big Answer!
A long but VERY informative post on how I achieved success:
So people always ask me how did you make it to the big leagues in the music industry, in other words, touring the world, living off of playing and teaching music, endorsements, playing big summer festivals, doing interviews with Modern Drummer and so on.... this question has been brought up quite a bit in my private messages over the years, so i thought I would give my always honest answer.
I bet you all are waiting to hear about a secret way or a certain person to put yourself in contact with or a certain music school to attend or city to move to. All of the things I mentioned above 'could' be the way for you BUT never rely on any ONE thing, EVER!
The answer to how I made it to where I am today is in these steps below...this is a very abbreviated version of what I talk about in my eBook and my 3 hour seminars. It works and it's currently working for me right now, once again, in my life. That's why I need the feel to post this today. I'm inspired from my results..... ONCE AGAIN!
I have to mention to start.... I dreamed. I dreamed BIG since I was a kid. Then I turned that dream into a PURPOSE and worked hard towards it. I opened as many doors and turned over as many stones as I could instead of finding a certain place, person or thing to put me in the position I am today. Most of all, I was ALWAYS positive every step of the way!
Here's 'The 9' steps I've used consistently to shape the life I love and live today:
1. - You have to believe in yourself. If you don't get this step down first, you will not achieve anything you want in life. Know you can and will achieve what you want in life and you'll already be ahead of the curve. As said in one of my favourite quotes of all time:
"Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it CAN achieve!"
2. - Dream BIG. Don't wander aimlessly through life, hoping for things to happen. Imagine your dream life and then set goals to reach it. Dream BIG too. The bigger the better, if you aim for mediocrity, that's what you'll achieve at best. So shoot big and even if you don't hit your jackpot dream, you may be surprised how well you end up.
3. Set Goals. If you have one HUGE goal ahead of you it can be daunting. In stead, set a bunch of small goals to accomplish and help achieve that big goal. Read up on using my 'The 4 Fives' technique in my eBook for greater detail. Not only will the journey be better to your main goal but it will make your main goal that much more enjoyable.
4. Visualize. When i was 16 years old, 20 years old, 30 years old and up until this very day..... I ALWAYS visualized. I would practice with my bands in my early twenties, close my eyes while drumming and pretend I was playing in front of 80,000 people at a summer festival. I would feel as if I was there. I'd put myself in that exact moment. I did it daily, not once in a while. Now I play these summer festivals every year, with a big smile on my face wink emoticon Another example, I used to draw out my dream drumset ($6000 kit) and post it beside my bed when I was 19. Every time i went to bed and every time I woke up, my drawing was the first thing I saw. I eventually found a way ( a way I didn't know was possible at the time) to own my exact kit at the young age of 20 and visualizing it helped get me there. It's a powerful tool.
5. This is the biggest one. TAKE ACTION!!!! You have to work hard, smart, efficiently and work in as many directions as you can. Don't take one way, if you do, your restricting so many other ways that things can happen for you!! If you sit on your ass dreaming big, goal setting and visualizing every day and don't take action, all you will get are some spectacular dreams and NOT the real life you envision. Open as many doors as you can and take action.
6. Be Grateful. Everything you have in your life, be grateful for. You've earned where you are in life so be grateful for the roof over your head, the family and friends you have, the gear you own, your health.... there are so many things, too many to
mention. Being grateful helps you enjoy life every single day and it will bring more of the same into your life.
7. Health. I'm not just talking about your body here.... I'm talking about Body and Mind. A healthy body, will always lead to a healthier mind. You'll be more alert, feel better and be in a better state of mind and positivity for any opportunity that may come your way. Taking care of your health is a direct contributor to taking care of your mind!
8. NEVER QUIT! Most people who quit don't realize that success was right around the corner. Always remember, "A quitter never wins, and a winner never quits." Steps 1, 5 and 8 are huge, everything in between is VERY necessary but believing in yourself, taking action and never quitting are crucial in helping make your dreams come true! That's why I came up with the name, 'The Big 3' for these specific steps.
9. Last but not least... Enjoy the Journey! Too many people say they'll be happy 'when' they reach their goals.... what a mistake. This attitude ends up creating a lot of miserable people, while trying to achieve their goals. Enjoy every step of the way, be proud of your daily achievements and watch happiness unfold in front of you every day.
This is what honestly worked for me and still does. Plain and simple. Believe it or not. I'm a happy person as a result. There are people who have mocked these steps or this way of being happy, I find them to be jealous or not happy with their own life most of the time. If I see someone is happy, I'm happy for them. Help others or be happy for others. Don't criticize them or tear them down for their way of living or being happy and positive, if that's the case, stay out of their lives' as no one needs negativity. I just wish those people well in the end.... they usually need it the most 😉
I'm sharing this with all of you. I don't have to, but I like seeing other people in this world achieve their goals too, it makes me happy. Giving back to people is NEVER a bad thing.
Here's to hoping you guys can take from this post and make your biggest dreams and goals come true as well.
Wishing you all the best,
RVP
Transcription #4 of my FREE eBook, '9 Steps to Living a Life of Purpose' is available as of today in, Italian!
Last week, we released my eBook transcription in Greek. We also have Spanish and German transcribed and available for download. Thanks to all of you who have downloaded the various transcriptions of the ebook. This week we are very proud to release 'The 9' in, Italian.
To download your eBook copy for free in Italian and the other. released languages, all you have to do is go to:
www.rvpmotivation.com
There you will see a place to download the English Version or Transcribed Versions. If you want to receive my free motivational weekly blog, 'The 4 Fives', you need to sign up for it with the form provided on the main page. Lastly, spread the word! Let people know that the Italian version and other languages are now available 🙂
I would like to give endless thanks to, Valeria Molina, for her hard work and kindness in completing this transcription in Italian. Italy will always have special memories for me for many reasons. My most favourite day off EVER while on tour with the, DTP took place at Lake Como, Italy back in the summer of 2015. It was such an amazing day and so beautiful there. I'll never forget it. I can't wait to go back in the future!
As always, I would also like to thank, once again, the incredible Catherine Souders from Mastermind Motivation Worldwide, for assembling every transcription we're doing to look just like the English Version. Thanks to, Bo Hawkins, from MMW/4 Minute Masters, for putting the website and the English eBook Version together.
As you can see, many people were involved in making this happen, so I could get my vision and literature out there for the world to read. This is teamwork, this is one of many ways how a Mastermind Group can work for you and others. Never forget to surround yourself with people you love, trust and believe in. They will make you stronger, and you will make them stronger in return. You're as strong, successful and happy as the people you surround yourself with, never forget that. Take 100% responsibility and live a life you love surrounded by people you love.
Many thanks to everyone involved and all of you who support me and my vision... expect another transcription early next week!
Wishing you all the best always,
RVP
