There are times in our lives when we wish things were different—-somehow. Things are either so boring and predictable that motivation has taken a vacation or things are soooo cataclysmically bad that the pain and suffering has to go away or we just know we will die. In either case we have decided to separate ourselves from the humdrum or the pain and be better.
Change is hard! The first thing we have to do is decide what we want to change to. Basic underpinning philosophy is that no matter where we are, change is absolutely necessary if we are to progress and move on to be a winner. I hate it when I finally realize that what I am doing is no longer working. But, it’s here that I scan the horizon for that new “thing’ that will get me to where I want to go. Again! Change is hard. We get so accustomed to doing something suboptimally ore badly that we cannot imagine doing it differently. Take for instance training. Somebody taught us a particular methodology and for a long time it worked. Now, however, it has become boring and the gains are not coming quite so fast.
First step is to decide that a change is needed. Get alone like you did in the beginning and come to the realization that nothing good is going to occur unless we make a switch. Secondly, we have to devise a new way of doing things. We read, we talk to training partners, our coach, other competitors and we arrange a new path forward based on tons of thinking and research. Thirdly, we attack our new regimen with a vengeance! Push, Pull, Lift, and suffer the many new changes that have to be put into place. Do not look back….The old way is gone forever. This new road is your way of showing others and yourself that we have the “STRENGTH” to change when our reality was not good and it was going nowhere fast.
Lastly, know that your change is the bedrock that you will build a much more secure and happier future. This change will reinforce in you that we are capable of doing things differently when chage is required.
Bottom Line: Change is hard. But by sheer force of character, will, and personal strength we can win. We love a routine but there will come a time when our old routine will never serve us well again. Reach deep and apply the inner strength needed to change. This is our calling to be better and to win
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