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MODELS
My thing is just working out and my image – Yep that’s what Mike Rhines, actor and fitness model said. Mike Rhines the Orange Texas native who currently re- sides in Dallas is a fitness model. Just from interacting with photographers and networking in other industries in the Dallas, Texas metroplex, Mike Rhines has been able to make a well-known name for himself; well an image that is.
His sole purpose in life...is his image! Oh, and to motivate people. He believes that the stronger image that you have, the more that people are going to ask you what you are doing and [will be open to] listen- ing to you. “I just want my image out there where people say, ‘Hey I’ve GOT to work with this guy; let’s see where his mindset is!”. And from our almost two-hour long interview it seems as if he has it all put together. But in Mike Rhines mind, “I’m not there but it looks like I’m there – just from all of the work that I’ve done.” He has done a plethora of things and he’s only been in Dallas for three years. He is an:
Actor – Model – Weight Loss Advocate – Muscle Gain Fa- natic – Image Influencer – Networker
However, he is never satisfied. He’s not satisfied with his physique. He is not satisfied with where he is as an actor. When asked what provokes his work ethic, where did it come from, he explained to me in detail the things that he had to face. But he went on to say with the vibrant personality that he has “You go through changing moments or changing thoughts of what you need to do with life or the actions that you need to take.”
When I logged into his Instagram account @Mike. Rhines, I was thinking how can a man that seems to have accomplished so many things in such a small matter of time and he has such a vivid Imagination feel or believe that he is not where he is supposed to be or that he will ever be where he is going, or for a lack of a better word: Unsuccessful. When Mike Rhines was ex- plaining something to me, my reply was, “Oh so it’s like having vain imaginations” and he stated he had never heard that wording before so for our educational piece for this portion:
To Be Vain, using it as a descriptive word, which is an adjective, means to be:
1. Excessively proud of or concerned about one’s own appearance, qualities, achievements, etc; conceited:
2. Proceeding from or showing pride in or concern about one’s appearance, qualities, etc, resulting from or display- ing vanity
3. Ineffectual or unsuccessful; futile
You see when I first thought about when a person is being vain that they are being number 1 or number 2. But now that I’ve stopped and actually took the time to educate myself to see what the word vain truly means then, and only then, did I realize that yes indeed Mr. Mike Rhines has a vain imagination – He never settles, no matter how many goals, how many mountains he has conquered – he will continue to pursue his goals until he surpasses his own idol, Dewayne Johnson, and beyond.
So I ask you; can you step outside of your own under- standing or interpretation of what having vain imagi- nations is? – What “image” do you have in mind – Now, set a goal. A money goal.
Success and money will come – it is a mental thing – you’ve gotta have faith. And you’ve got to Remember: Ev- ery little thing counts. – Mike Rhines
-Amber the Rambler
IG: Mike.Rhines
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