This quote from Arnold shifts the entire burden for what we want to accomplish to me/us. It clearly states that our limitations coupled with our ability to dream and realistically assess what is possible. I submit that this statement is a template for our entire lives, not just bodybuilding.
We have to decide what we want and then assess what we want in such away that it becomes totally achievable. Sometimes the vision comes to us like lightning and it captivates our attention and our desire to have it. Other times, we have to spend tons of time mulling over the goal that is set before us before we can act. The key thought in all this is that whatever we decide we want, the achievement of our goals is “entirely up to me.” Nobody an do it for me. I am truly the captain of my OWN Ship.” I drive every aspect required to attain the objective.
My bodybuilding career has been marked by a slow, but sure, learning curve. I’ve made tons of mistakes but these mistakes have become “pearls of wisdom” that instruct me along the way. Though I am a neophyte to bodybuilding I am still climbing the steep edge of the learning curve. I don’t have the luxury of putting anything off “til tomorrow.” I have to be killin’ it each and every day. I have to be consistent and I’ve got to work hard. Nobody will do it for me. This is my game and what I accomplish is entirely up to me.
In closing, please note that all us has to take total responsibility for the things we want to obtain or win. We have to dream big and then go about the business of daily effort to attain the end game. As noted, “It’s entirely up to us.”
Until next time I remain, Douglas E. Graham, Lt Col, USAF, (ret), MHSM
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