Determined

By: Kenneth Stepp 

Determination is something I have been defined by my entire life. As a boxer, I was just so so. But my hard right and determination, led to my trainer pushing for me to become a professional boxer. Sublicensed and awkward. Yet a pro. Moving to celebrity bodyguard work I was good at it. I learned protocols, themes, and that my life is worth less than theirs. I would have gave mine for theirs in a second. From there to extreme fighting. The illegal world of bloodsport. I flourished because of my dogged determination. 

In more recent years. I was in the B2B world for years. In 1993 I had a partner with $70,000.00. He let me run my idea, use my connections. 12 Months later we split $2.4 million dollars. I started a wholesale business. My revenue was over $30 million dollars every year for many years. I was bored and went into retail. Years of making $70,000.00 every month. Ends were met quite easily. The main thing about each one of these is that I climbed from nowhere, to the very top of each market. No one ever fared well trying to compete against me. In the past 9 months, I got back into the fight game. A fight club ran by bikers. They gamble, make money, and moved it every Saturday. I was invited in by lying about my age. Three fights in. I’m undefeated. Sheer determination. 

I gave my brief history to bolster what I have always said about myself. I never lose. I just don’t. Be it business or fighting. I win, they lose. Imagine my surprise when I stopped winning. This is what happened when I entered the single world. Dating after divorce. It’s been nothing like I thought. As a gladiator, always strong, confident, and full of vigor. This is new. Not that I won’t find a way to win. I always do. I always will. When I run into someone that has known me for a long time and I tell them I’m struggling. They are quick to remind me, I am Kenneth stepp. And I will win. After a while, it’s comical. 

We all age. We all evolve. We all either grow or wither. I can’t stand the thought of withering. As a man that spent the majority of his days as a champion. Being anything less means I have given up on life. Something I refuse to do. My moving on muscles just got revitalized. I was guilty of giving up. I needed to forgive myself. 

“Forgiveness does not repair the past. But it does enlarge the future” - Unknown 

It’s been one of those days where I have rethought my present position. To be ready for the good this world has to offer is a gift one gives themselves. To put the past behind me and move forward. I have always had a sixth sense. It’s coming. I now know that. If anticipation means anything. Then something is on it’s way. Winning is what I do. To think anything less would be to forget my history. I stand ready, willing, and able. After a year without the touch of a woman. Want is no stronger than need. But the lines do get blurred. I hear stories of longer. I refuse to be one of those stories. They are unnatural and just plain silly. Yes. I am determined to get past where I am at this moment. Determined to “win”. Determined to overcome this ridiculous place I have allowed myself to arrive. Am I different than most. Hell yes I am. I win at everything I do. No one can defeat me. Being me is being the last guy standing. Today was my day of preparation. Today was my day to adjust and reflect. If you have been here. Think about your future. What do you want? Where are you headed? 

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