“A very simple to understand principle but a very difficult effort to implement and live!”
Every single person on this planet has to come to grips with these three principles. Pain begets a sense of being alive which solidifies our resolve to fight for the things we want and love. The the pain confirms that we are “in the game.” All of us has to believe that the only way to victory at any task IS our commitment to fight for it….and if I fight for it…..I can win.”
Most of us believe, or we have been taught that if we can just “speak out loud, that which we want, we can have it.” The idea being that by clearly stating your goals brings everything into focus and then into reality. I could not disagree more. The way of success is hatched in solitude, in the recesses of your mind way before we even begin the journey toward the stated goals. Just saying what we want helps but there is a world of difference between “talking about what we want” and “pursing” that which we desire.
The very first subjective and confirming event we experience is “PAIN” which occurs because we exert Herculean effort to start the journey. Pain can be physical, (as in bodybuilding), mental (as in marital relationships with wife and kids), or emotional (as in episodes of overwhelming discouragement, disillusionment, or conversely “Giddy Emotional excitement.”
For our purposes here and how it relates to Bodybuilding will be our focus.
“Pain” is secondary to extreme physical effort. There is something paradoxically tortuous and magical at the same time when pain comes as a result of extreme physical effort. It is encouraging and it defines the price that must be paid to win. It’s this dichotomy with resultant pain that confirms to me and all those who do bodybuilding that we are “ALIVE” and on the journey to being better. It’s this effort with resulting and predictable “PAIN” that sets our faces like flint to win. Being totally aware of being “ALIVE” sets the stage for us to win. Strangely, the “PAIN” of training makes us feel “ALIVE” and confirms in our hearts that we can win…..I would take it a step further and say that because of the “PAIN”we are “obligated” to win. Besides! Why willingly subject ourselves to “PAIN” and then choose NOT to win? I’m many things but I am not a masochist. It’s all worth it.
So, this discussion is mostly about being self aware and allowing the natural process of accomplishment to dictate the outcome.
This is the Sequence of events that must be experienced along the way. Close your eyes! Imagine what must be done after you see and understand the requirements to win:
1.) Effort which causes PAIN
2.) Confirmation via the pain that we are ALIVE
3.) By realizing we are alive we now can (Must) WIN!
In summary, these steps are just another series of ideas for us to focus on to keep all of us moving forward. By latching on to the essence of each step in the process and turning each step into something great we accomplish new things that will push us beyond the moment to the thing we have decided is “worth it” to have.
Never look back….! This is your time……
Six Pack and Senior 