SPARTAN SERIES #162: “IF YOU WANT TO BE STRONG—LEARN HOW TO FIGHT ALONE”

Well! Fighting alone is, in my opinion, the only way to fight. Sure there are military squads, sports teams, and in the basest of worlds there are gangs. However, in every combat situation each of us has to ultimately lay it all on the line–alone. Nobody can do our fighting for us. We don’t have the “Divine Right of Kings” that enables us to raise an army to do our fighting for us. So, we have to do the right thing even though we find ourselves alone.

In bodybuilding we quickly learn that “NOBODY IS GOING TO DO IT FOR US” and worse yet is that many times we are also going to be all alone in the gym perfecting our craft. We will raise up our heads and only see the janitor moving about and doing his required duties—-if we are lucky! The music in our heads becomes our only link to the outside world. It’s a reminder that there are other people in the world waiting for us to emerge from our solitude to see what we have forged in silence. Somewhere deep inside we conjure up the spirit needed to push forward. It’s us and nobody else.

I will reiterate that the path to the next level and then on to greatness is lonely. But, it is here on this journey that we learn where our strength comes from to continue. God, has built into each of us the tools that are derived from the singular soul that he gave us. In isolation, like David, we experience the power that makes us strong, versatile, and hard as flint to go on. Alone is a bad thing in a social sense, but it is absolutely essential to tapping into the hidden personality that will bring forth strength, focus, confidence and peace that we need to win.

To my comrades in iron we all know this language intuitively. We need no instruction. We only need guidance to make it all so. In all other areas of life the same path has to be traveled. In the end we stand like Greek Marble statues because we did it alone and learned the secrets hidden inside of us by God.

Bottom Line: Stop depending on others to do the work you have before you. The Cavalry is not coming to rescue you. Dig in and learn as you labor to be the best. Strength and character comes in the morning—or on stage!