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2025 New Evolution
For starters I can't thank you enough for your support not only with Defy The Norm but your bo...
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What Are You Leaving Behind?
What are you leaving behind?What legacy?What message?What trace of your existence?There’s people ...
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Not another stupid shirt..
Not another stupid shirt.I learned a long time ago I don’t sell shirts, I sell a message.People m...
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Writing Your Own Story..
Why is life so hard?.A question I asked myself when I stopped living in a trance and started to a...
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What's Your Why?
If what you’re doing right NOW isn’t to get you to your next objective in life, then why are you...
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Through Suffering We Rise
Today is about remembering your value, your worth and your light, for today is the only thing that exist.
It’s through the suffering we rise.
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It’s through the suffering we rise.
What is a Life?
What is a Life?
To me, it’s the seconds I fall more in love with day by day.
I u...
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Face Your Inner Self
Dude I want to be like you one day”
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Don’t hold your breath with excitement.
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I’ve been buried...
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What is Freedom?
My mission is to stoke fires within everyone who has eyes to see and ears to hear.
Time and space have no relative value if your pulse of truth within is dimmed by the same hand that sparks it
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Time and space have no relative value if your pulse of truth within is dimmed by the same hand that sparks it
Consider thinking big for yourself today.
Crazy thing to me is most people don’t even know they’re playing let alone in the game.
If I allowed myself to stay trapped inside my mind I would have never accomplished all I did prior to my military career, in my military Career and after.
What am I accomplishing? Let me tell you:
Taking ownership of my life
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If I allowed myself to stay trapped inside my mind I would have never accomplished all I did prior to my military career, in my military Career and after.
What am I accomplishing? Let me tell you:
Taking ownership of my life
Free 3 Day Journaling Course to Break Out Of Your Comfort Zone
I can say this till im blue in the face, but people still won’t listen, “there is no growth in co...
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🌊 Make Waves..
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve wanted to crawl under a fucking rock to never emerge again through this whole process:
-Growing a brand
-Growing personally
-Identity consolidation (who am I)
-Trial and error practices
-Practicing gratitude
-Understanding/controlling my emotions
-Creating routine
-Reclaiming my Mind, Body & Spirit
-And this list literally goes on...
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-Growing a brand
-Growing personally
-Identity consolidation (who am I)
-Trial and error practices
-Practicing gratitude
-Understanding/controlling my emotions
-Creating routine
-Reclaiming my Mind, Body & Spirit
-And this list literally goes on...
It’s easy to get caught up in an identity.
Finding balance with what you do and who you are is crucial for your well being.
When your job comes home with you, it’s at dinner with you, it’s what all your friends talk about non stop, where’s the time for you?
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When your job comes home with you, it’s at dinner with you, it’s what all your friends talk about non stop, where’s the time for you?
It’s not what you did in life that matters, it’s what you learned.
I am a messenger of a past time that offers perspective to this present moment where people live in jealousy, insecurity and lack of fulfillment.
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Reality is for all, acceptance is for a few.
Your hurdles, anchors and whatever situation that’s jacking up your vibe isn’t going to correct itself.
Once you decide to sack up and stand up for yourself, your well-being and ambitions,then you’ll experience what you’ve been looking for.
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Once you decide to sack up and stand up for yourself, your well-being and ambitions,then you’ll experience what you’ve been looking for.
All that matters is who will you become!
Being weird led me to seek mental health help when my life started to fall apart.
Being weird got me out of debt by changing my entire outlook on life.
Being weird has led me to keep growing @wedefythenorm bigger and bigger.
Being weird has allowed me to not only speak my truth but impact lives daily.
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Warriors Of The Light
Remember, you’re not alone in your struggles, your just forgetting you must become your own alchemist first before teaching others to turn ordinary metals to gold.
Your opportunity won’t be sending an invite, remain present.
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You Don't Have to Serve To Fight For Freedom
Fight the urge to allow others to tell you when and how you can be free.
Fight the urge to wait for someone else to free you because that’s just silly.
Fight the urge to believe the narrative to the masses for compliance and conformity is just slavery.
Fight the urge to give up on yourself because you’re 100 percent worth it to push forward.
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Fight the urge to wait for someone else to free you because that’s just silly.
Fight the urge to believe the narrative to the masses for compliance and conformity is just slavery.
Fight the urge to give up on yourself because you’re 100 percent worth it to push forward.
This Isn't Your Yesterday
This isn’t your yesterday.Who cares you didn’t get all you wanted done.Who cares you got pissed....
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See Your Own Life, Your Own Perspective..
Consider seeing your own life, your own perspective today.
The rest of the world will be fine. They have their own problems, and I assure you we have enough ourselves.
Oh yeah, dogs are amazing. They see so much in us. It’s Time we see the same.
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Don't Seek Validation
When I was confused on who I was when I retired from the military, I used to spend my time in the...
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Hard work sucks, which is why it’s the best thing out there.
The challenge for me is to DO SOMETHING (ACT) with that information I have and not just THINK (motivation) on it.
My challenge to you today is to ACT on ONE thing you’ve been wanting to do in life.
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My challenge to you today is to ACT on ONE thing you’ve been wanting to do in life.
Don't Justify Your Truths, Live Them
I’m not like you and I’m not you. My flag is planted in my beliefs.
Convenience and short term thinking is the reason why you will comply today and then again tomorrow and literally every time there’s a challenge in your world.
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Convenience and short term thinking is the reason why you will comply today and then again tomorrow and literally every time there’s a challenge in your world.
How Far Are You Willing To Go?
Letting go of programming and information we have been told as truth from day one isn’t for everyone.
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Moving On From The Military..
After serving for over 15.5 years as a Marine special operator, walking away wasn’t easy.
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Passion Is The Torch That Lights The Way
My purpose in life is to help others ignite their flame within and become the best versions of themselves.
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DON'T BE AFRAID TO TRY NEW THINGS❗️
My name is Cody Alford, after 15 yrs as a Marine Special Operator, transitioning from service wa...
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Speak Your Truth To Maximize Life
If you want to maximize life, defy conformity and invest in yourself.
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