{"id":80,"date":"2012-01-04T07:56:00","date_gmt":"2012-01-04T15:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rubiosblog.com\/i-do-declare\/"},"modified":"2016-11-08T23:55:03","modified_gmt":"2016-11-08T23:55:03","slug":"i-do-declare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rubiosblog.com\/?p=80","title":{"rendered":"I Do Declare"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">I was recently speaking to a good friend of mine who asked me, out of the blue, &#8220;What are you doing for Rubio Long Snapping today?&#8221; It was a morning text that really got my wheels turning. I sat there, held my phone and responded with a basic answer and then, almost immediately, a mental\u00a0diarrhea\u00a0answer (everything just kept coming out of my mind). It sparked some good banter and definitely got my day going in a good way.<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Now, I am not sure if my friend had planned that question to me so close to the New Year&#8217;s on purpose or not, but it definitely made me think about the whole resolution thing that everyone flocks to this time of \u00a0year. Everyone is going full speed into diets, workouts, self-betterment, etc. The questions is, how many actually stick with their resolution? Not many, huh? Why are the resolutions so hard to keep?\u00a0How many people do what they say they are going to do?<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Let&#8217;s think about this&#8230;what are some of the\u00a0factors holding us (yes, I am just as guilty) back with the resolutions? Is it <i>Friends<\/i>? Yeah, they push us in the wrong direction! <i>Companions<\/i>? Maybe they aren&#8217;t being supportive enough! <i>Work<\/i>? Your new boss is just a pain in your butt! \u00a0<i>School<\/i>? No way, you can do all the work they ask you to do! <i>Weather<\/i>? As Lou Rawls said, Baby It&#8217;s Cold Outside! <i>Grades<\/i>? Too much work, not enough time! <i>Coaches<\/i>? Not enough are helping out to make sure your needs are met! <i>Family members<\/i>? Need some help and they should be willing to give it up! Sometimes, one wishes there was just a magic door to find all the answers. Poof! There&#8217;s a door, open it and walk on thru.<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">But wait. What if all those factors really aren&#8217;t the problem? What if, just what if, there was something else that played a significant role in this whole resolution thing? What if that thing could be looked at, told what to do and simply did it? What if, instead of making a resolution, a person made a declaration? What if a person flat out declared they were going to do something and, amazingly, it was done! Guess who can make that happen? Look at the <u><b>last<\/b> letter of the first three paragraphs<\/u> to find the answer:)<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">So, what&#8217;s your declaration? You CAN make it happen. You WILL make it happen. IT&#8217;S&#8230;&#8230;. ALL&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. UP&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. TO&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. ________!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">(Click <a href=\"http:\/\/rubiolongsnapping.podomatic.com\/entry\/2012-01-04T08_00_49-08_00\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a> to have me read you this blog as a podcast)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>_________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/rubiosblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Chris-Rubio-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4075\" src=\"https:\/\/rubiosblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Chris-Rubio-2.jpg\" alt=\"Chris-Rubio-2\" width=\"175\" height=\"181\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/rubiosblog.com\/rubio-long-snapping\/\" target=\"_blank\">Rubio Long Snapping<\/a> is, by far, the biggest and best resource for Long Snappers in the country. Offering the best instruction and most exposure in the world. Rubio Long Snapping\u00a0can help you to become the best snapper you can be!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>In just 12 years,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/rubiosblog.com\/rubio-long-snapping\/bio.php\" target=\"_blank\">Chris Rubio<\/a>, President and Owner of\u00a0Rubio Long Snapping,\u00a0has become the #1 Long Snapping instructor in the country and the go-to man when a college coach needs a Long Snapper. Colleges from across the country rely on \u201cRubio\u2019s\u201d word day in and day out on who the best Long Snappers are in the country. Rubio Long Snapping\u00a0has assisted in over 300 Long Snappers earning FULL SCHOLARSHIPS to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/rubiosblog.com\/rubio-long-snapping\/the-list.php\" target=\"_blank\">major colleges and universities just for Long Snapping<\/a>\u00a0and many into the NFL as well.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rubiosblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Rubio_Card_frontMAGNET.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3898\" src=\"https:\/\/rubiosblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Rubio_Card_frontMAGNET.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rubiosblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Rubio_Card_frontMAGNET.jpg 1051w, https:\/\/rubiosblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Rubio_Card_frontMAGNET-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rubiosblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Rubio_Card_frontMAGNET-1024x585.jpg 1024w\" alt=\"Rubio_Card_frontMAGNET\" width=\"550\" height=\"315\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"bawpvc-ajax-counter\" data-id=\"80\">49<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was recently speaking to a good friend of mine who asked me, out of the blue, &#8220;What are you doing for Rubio Long Snapping today?&#8221; It was a morning text that really got my wheels turning. 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