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I'm on the road right now. We forged through a vast snow storm, had a game cancelled, and ate giant steaks cooked perfectly rare, and now I'm banging away on the keyboard in a hotel in Glen Falls, NY. The snow is piling up outside of my window. We are in town to play the Phantoms tomorrow, and I wanted to get a few words down for you RRReaders out there.
If you are new to the blog, thanks for stopping by. Please take some time to browse around and do some reading. Check out some of my articles on Excellence. Or my article on getting called up to the Providence Bruins. Or if you want a glimpse of me at my core and want to know the events that led up to where I am in life right now, check out my Metamorphosis series, and learn how I stopped being a drug addict and started chasing my dreams.
Some of you might be here because of an article you read on the AHL website called “Robins Fighting More Than Just the Odds” written by Kathryn Uggerholt (@KathrynElise_), and if that's the case, thanks for checking out my page, and thanks to Kathryn for writing that article about me.
It's always nerve racking when you find out that someone is writing an article about you, because it will be written through that person's own lens, using his or her own skills in the craft of writing. You want the article to represent who you really are. You don't want to feel embarrassed You don't want to come off in any way other than how you truly are. You get interviewed with a handful of questions and try to answer them to the best of your ability and as truthfully as possible. The final product becomes a culmination of the writer's own research, my answers to the questions, and the perspective of the writer. It's scary to put yourself out there and expose yourself. There must be a high level of trust because you are offering a piece of your heart and soul to the writer, and in turn to anyone who will read the finished product. In the end, you are left in a vulnerable state, and can only hope for the best.
Those are some of the emotions I feel whenever I find out that I am being interviewed, or that an article is being written about me. Maybe I read into it too much. But I am able to see it from both sides of the table, both as an athlete and as a writer. It's strange and difficult to explain. But I'm so appreciative of Kathryn's work, and think that her finished product is perfect.
I don't think anyone can sum up a person's life with one article, and I don't think I can sum up my life with a handful of blog posts. But I do think that after reading Kathryn's article and some of my blog posts, you will have a good idea of what I represent, believe in, and am trying to accomplish. I'm trying to spread positivity. I'm trying to inspire people, and I'm trying to be inspired. I'm trying to do my part to inject some good into the world, because this is a world that needs it.
I know this blog has changed me. It has made me a better person. It has made me more honest with myself. It has made me more positive and passionate. I believe in and practice the “Pay it Forward” mentality. I try and pay it forward with every blog post, and sometimes I find myself wondering if I inspired anyone out there to do something good today, or if I inspired someone to be better today, or quit an addiction, or improve themselves in some way. I know I have accomplished this because of the response I have received through emails and conversations from all of you.
My advice for you today is this: chase your dreams. If you don't know what your dream is, listen to that voice inside of you. Find out what your calling is, find your passion. Pinpoint it, and chase it down like your life depends on it. Once you have your eyes locked on it, find out what you have to do to get there. You might have to make some big changes in your life. You might have to stir things up. Once you get to this point, you will encounter the “resistance”. You will come face to face with what ever is holding you back. Mine was the form of a demon/vampire/ghoul. It was my chemical dependency to chewing tobacco. It was sucking my life force, and once I slayed that demon, I became my true self. I became the man that I always had the potential to be. I became a dream chaser. Aren't we all destined to be dream chasers? Shouldn't we all be?
I will end this post by saying Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Happy New Year. This has been a truly amazing year, and I know that the next will be even better. I have a lot of big things planned for taking the Bobby Robins Blog to the next level in 2013, and I am grateful for all of your support and love that you have sent my way.
Bonus Treat:
A few weeks ago I was interviewed for the Power Play Post Show Podcast by Bob Howard called
“The Enforcer's Special”. We had an in depth conversation about fighting, hockey, life, addiction, ambition, facing fear, and the good old days. Check it out and show some love to Bob Howard, as he is going some cool stuff over there at www.pppshow.net. My part of the interview starts at the 55:54 minute mark. You can stream it live right here or download the mp3. Or head over to the Power Play Post Show website and check it out there.
Some of you might be here because of an article you read on the AHL website called “Robins Fighting More Than Just the Odds” written by Kathryn Uggerholt (@KathrynElise_), and if that's the case, thanks for checking out my page, and thanks to Kathryn for writing that article about me.
It's always nerve racking when you find out that someone is writing an article about you, because it will be written through that person's own lens, using his or her own skills in the craft of writing. You want the article to represent who you really are. You don't want to feel embarrassed You don't want to come off in any way other than how you truly are. You get interviewed with a handful of questions and try to answer them to the best of your ability and as truthfully as possible. The final product becomes a culmination of the writer's own research, my answers to the questions, and the perspective of the writer. It's scary to put yourself out there and expose yourself. There must be a high level of trust because you are offering a piece of your heart and soul to the writer, and in turn to anyone who will read the finished product. In the end, you are left in a vulnerable state, and can only hope for the best.
Those are some of the emotions I feel whenever I find out that I am being interviewed, or that an article is being written about me. Maybe I read into it too much. But I am able to see it from both sides of the table, both as an athlete and as a writer. It's strange and difficult to explain. But I'm so appreciative of Kathryn's work, and think that her finished product is perfect.
I don't think anyone can sum up a person's life with one article, and I don't think I can sum up my life with a handful of blog posts. But I do think that after reading Kathryn's article and some of my blog posts, you will have a good idea of what I represent, believe in, and am trying to accomplish. I'm trying to spread positivity. I'm trying to inspire people, and I'm trying to be inspired. I'm trying to do my part to inject some good into the world, because this is a world that needs it.
I know this blog has changed me. It has made me a better person. It has made me more honest with myself. It has made me more positive and passionate. I believe in and practice the “Pay it Forward” mentality. I try and pay it forward with every blog post, and sometimes I find myself wondering if I inspired anyone out there to do something good today, or if I inspired someone to be better today, or quit an addiction, or improve themselves in some way. I know I have accomplished this because of the response I have received through emails and conversations from all of you.
My advice for you today is this: chase your dreams. If you don't know what your dream is, listen to that voice inside of you. Find out what your calling is, find your passion. Pinpoint it, and chase it down like your life depends on it. Once you have your eyes locked on it, find out what you have to do to get there. You might have to make some big changes in your life. You might have to stir things up. Once you get to this point, you will encounter the “resistance”. You will come face to face with what ever is holding you back. Mine was the form of a demon/vampire/ghoul. It was my chemical dependency to chewing tobacco. It was sucking my life force, and once I slayed that demon, I became my true self. I became the man that I always had the potential to be. I became a dream chaser. Aren't we all destined to be dream chasers? Shouldn't we all be?
I will end this post by saying Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Happy New Year. This has been a truly amazing year, and I know that the next will be even better. I have a lot of big things planned for taking the Bobby Robins Blog to the next level in 2013, and I am grateful for all of your support and love that you have sent my way.
Bonus Treat:
A few weeks ago I was interviewed for the Power Play Post Show Podcast by Bob Howard called
“The Enforcer's Special”. We had an in depth conversation about fighting, hockey, life, addiction, ambition, facing fear, and the good old days. Check it out and show some love to Bob Howard, as he is going some cool stuff over there at www.pppshow.net. My part of the interview starts at the 55:54 minute mark. You can stream it live right here or download the mp3. Or head over to the Power Play Post Show website and check it out there.
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