Well, I have gone as far as I can with all the tools and experience I possess. It’s time to take everything I am to a brand new level. The experiences, training, and lessons learned are the things that I now stand on which enables me to see how far I have come, where I am at, and where I need to go. The view from the top is always amazing and clear.
Looking back
I can see where I began this journey and how I decided to pursue this quest to be the best. I can review all the victories and defeats and injuries along the way. /the pain of pushing myself to lift heavier and with higher reps. I see the long hours spent pushing the limits of my own endurance to be better.
Today
There is only a sense of satisfaction with the my position on the timeline of this journey. It’s not to say that I am resting on my accomplishments or reputation. I am just happy to know that I am still able to push through to bigger and better things and that today’s status is just a status not and end point. All of us must accept who we are and where we are in our own personal goal attainment. It is here where we regroup, and then decide how to advance toward our own goals.
Tomorrow
This is the focus of our being. We have to lift up our eyes and SEE where we are going and WHY we want to go there. The very first thing we have to do is get “a big belly full of WANT TO.” It is here that we define what it is we are and where we are going. Direction and drive is found here. Tomorrow will never come unless we plan for it and execute a plan to go where we have decided to go.
As Jose Raymond said to me the first time we met. “Keep at it!” He saw where I was going and that I wanted something far more than I had. He could see that I needed to persist in my effort. So, he says to me, “Keep at it!” That little admonition from Jose Raymond increased my motivation level beyond my wildest dreams. Since that little exchange my focus and effort has gone through the ceiling.
Uncharted Water
What I mean by this is that I need to come into this next contest in October 2016 totally shredded. In the past I have done my best but I have never gotten as shredded as I could. Justin Dees, my coach has made it his personal priority to guide me through the process of training hard and getting shredded for this next contest. As noted, this severe process of getting as lean as possible has never been attacked by myself with such gusto. I am determined to be as lean as possible for the next contest. This effort is “Uncharted Water” in that I am learning so much while I execute the chosen process. In fact, I am disciplining myself to not analyze but to obey my coach and “Trust the Process.” This mindset, all by itself, is a Segway into the world of “Uncharted Water.” Trust is not easy nor does it come naturally so there is an solid element of surrendering of yourself to the will of another to advance yourself. This takes super human trust…..Nonetheless, I am learning to “trust the process” as I pass through “Uncharted Water” to my next level or goal…..”SHREDEDNESS” ON STAGE.”
This is how I see my efforts in these timelines and from these perspectives. This is my world thus far. Thank you for wishing me well always.
This is OUR TIME! Take a chance and sail through some “Uncharted Saters.”
Until next time.
Douglas E. Graham, Lt Col, (ret), USAF, MHSM
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