Finding Real Life Inspiration from Fictional Heroes, Part One
Le Samourai
Honolulu, HIPosts: 573MI6 Agent
I just wrote a post on my fitness blog about using fictional heroes from movies and books to inspire you to achieve things and improve yourself. Of course, James Bond is mentioned:
http://fitmonkeyhawaii.com/2011/08/18/finding-real-life-inspiration-from-fictional-heroes-part-one/
A relevant para:
http://fitmonkeyhawaii.com/2011/08/18/finding-real-life-inspiration-from-fictional-heroes-part-one/
A relevant para:
Let’s say you’re a James Bond fan. I certainly am. Face it, you never will be James Bond. But you can be a little bit more Bond-like. Maybe, like me and all the others who Googled “Daniel Craig workout,” you watched Casino Royale and got inspired to get into better shape. Perhaps you are impressed with 007′s foreign language skills and decide to learn a second language. Or maybe you go back and read Ian Fleming’s original novels, learn that Bond trained in Judo, and find a dojo to train at. Getting into shape, learning a new language, and taking up Judo won’t turn you into James Bond. But perhaps you’ll be about 10 percent Bond, which is better than when you started. And isn’t that better than zero percent?
—Le Samourai
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A Gent in Training.... A blog about my continuing efforts to be improve myself, be a better person, and lead a good life. It incorporates such far flung topics as fitness, self defense, music, style, food and drink, and personal philosophy.
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Comments
Sadly thesedays I see myself more as a Bond sidekick or friend like Robbie Coltrane, ( Yes I'm about that size, and I like to think just as funny
Did the workout thing with weights, loads of cycling etc. Looked pretty good for a few Years. Then sadly Marriage, Kids. work all got in the way So now I'm this 40 something ( Keep the mystery alive
I do run my own Business and have always been self reliant,independant which I think I picked up from Reading the Bonds ( I started like many at around 12 ) Always hated taking orders,and beind told what to do. So working for myself suites me better.
All in all I think you could do a lot worse Than Bond to pick as a role model.
Surely given your location your role model would be Magnum PI, possibly without the mustache though... I used to love that program and got really into swimming as a way to think things out, just like the character - joined the army, left and did private security/PI/bodyguard work. Actually, perhaps I'm on the wrong site...
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I am in fact a HUGE Magnum, PI fan. And I fully agree with your comments re: swimming to clear your mind. Interestingly, I find Magnum inspiring less for the obvious things (cool car, Aloha shirts) then for the less tangible aspects, namely his morality and approach to life. He enjoyed each day, appreciated the simple things of life, tried to do the right thing, and was loyal to his friends.
A Gent in Training.... A blog about my continuing efforts to be improve myself, be a better person, and lead a good life. It incorporates such far flung topics as fitness, self defense, music, style, food and drink, and personal philosophy.
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Just curious Le Samourai what are your thoughts on the new Hawaii 5-0?
Reflections in a double bourbon...
It may sound like sacrilege, but I haven't watched it. I don't watch TV anymore at all. I just wait for shows to come out on DVD and then rent them from Netflix. I'm sure I will check out the new 5-0 at some point in the future.
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I liked the fact he wasn't a rich playboy with a Ferrari. In fact I read it was Selleck's idea to have the character sponging and quite often penniless. Bartering for use of the Ferrari made it far more interesting, and he often worked on a case for moral purposes. He certainly couldn't be bought...
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Quite right. Thomas Magnum was originally envisioned to be a dashing, womanizing playboy. I think he was even described as Bond-like at one point. Tom Selleck wanted to make the character more down-to-earth. He wanted Magnum to be more like Jim Rockford of "The Rockford Files." As Rockford fans no doubt remember, Selleck guest starred on the show a couple of times as the annoyingly perfect PI Lance White.
A Gent in Training.... A blog about my continuing efforts to be improve myself, be a better person, and lead a good life. It incorporates such far flung topics as fitness, self defense, music, style, food and drink, and personal philosophy.
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http://fitmonkeyhawaii.com/2011/08/22/finding-real-life-inspiration-from-fictional-heroes-part-two/
A Gent in Training.... A blog about my continuing efforts to be improve myself, be a better person, and lead a good life. It incorporates such far flung topics as fitness, self defense, music, style, food and drink, and personal philosophy.
Agent In Training