SPARTAN SERIES #202: “SOMETIMES IT’S NOT ABOUT HOW GOOD YOU ARE—BUT HOW BAD YOU ‘WANT’ IT!”

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All of us walks in “THE LAND OF THE BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE” and we feel we don’t have a place in the world because “THE BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY BEEN ASSIGNED THEIR RIGHTFUL PLACE“and we were not included. Wow! This pretty much describes all of us. So, we have precisely two choices. We can retreat into the shadows of obscurity and insignificance or we can find our OWN place in the world. There are no middle ground positions. We are here to play and the “BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE” will just have to compete with me. The dye is cast!

There are hundreds of phrases that provide us “NON-BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE avenues of escape or excuses to quit and live below the level of mediocrity. Here are a couple; 1.) I’ll never be good enough 2.) They have it all 3.) I’m outnumbered 4.) I’m not that good 5.) I’m not tall enough 6.) I don’t want to be like them anyway 7.) I’m shy—-Each of these phrases of self talk steals a small part of our hearts and crushes our souls…..I don’t care who I am up against….they lose! Somebody told me once, “Dougie! You have to play big!” That was enough for me…..Suddenly, I went from being grateful to participate to wanting the WIN more than anything else.

For us bodybuilders, we have to fight the good fight with ourselves. The good fight begin with ignoring the competition and focusing only on our own weaknesses and bringing them up to the challenge. Like Branch Warren has said, “You have to look after your own shit!” Simply put, we have to do the work and not worry about the ,“BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE WHO SEEM TO HAVE IT ALL”. In track, you run your own race. In wrestling you are always on the attack, per Olympic Gold Medalist Dan Gable. The idea is that we/I have to rise to the occasion and ignore any natural advantages others around me have been given. It’s time we take that advantage away by wanting the trophy more than the “BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE DO.”

My parting shot is this. Nobody takes anything from us. We either surrender before we get started or we dominate and subjugate our enemies in the end. What others bring to the fight is none of our business. It’s what we bring to the fight is what will give us the win…..

Bottom Line: Want it! Get it! Give nothing away!