Folks, we have three fundamentals in our lives that we need to tighten up so that the situation is not influencing us, but so that we are influencing the situation. The raging storm does not move the rock, it blows around the rock. And that's what I want us to become over the next couple of weeks. I want us to tighten up our shotgroups and focus on three areas. Each day, each week, we're going to go through a little more detail in each of these areas.

Ara is a retired military officer and Army Ranger. He’s led some of the toughest and best soldiers in the world, trained Rangers and paratroopers, and taught physical education at the United States Military Academy. He believes in pushing the limits of physical, mental, and emotional endurance to find the strength to turn walls into hurdles: “Every time you find a ceiling…it becomes your next floor – so break through it, stand up, and get ready to drive further.”