We are the guardians our lives, our souls, and our being. God has given each of us a little gift that He will never violate. The name of this little gift is “AGENCY”—-Which is our ability to choose. That doesn’t mean that God is a hands off being, quite the contrary. But, each of us has the capacity and the choice to do those things that are right. To not choose what is right is to default to that which is wrong—-and we intuitively know it.
We have to choose to put ourselves on our “TO DO LIST” or we will forget about us or we will simply neglect the gifts that we possess and succumb to the items that will destroy us.
In the world of bodybuilding we leave nothing to chance as we push to be better. We place our effort at the top of all we do. Ask any of our colleagues and fellow muscle heads what happens when we try to fly by the seat of our pants or to allow our egos to comfort us instead of pouring on the effort. I think it can be summarized as we, “crash and burn” in the most humiliating way. If we are going to compete in life or in bodybuilding we have to make us the PRIORITY by exercising our AGENCY and putting ourselves at the top of our list of “THINGS TO DO” and victories to be had. Each of us has had the terrible experience of watching great talent go unused, abused, and eventually destroyed by sheer neglect. I just happen to believe that each of us has a mighty spirit that longs to be developed and turned loose. So, choose to leave today behind and push on to something far better than you are today.
I keep coming back to an old quote by my great friend Doug Andrewski who said to me when I was lamenting not getting started in bodybuilding much sooner in life, “ALL WE HAVE IS TODAY AND YOU HAVE A TON OF POTENTIAL!” I was instantly humbled by the realization that I was focusing on the wrong thing…..Ouch! We are where we are. Now choose to be better by BECOMING A PRIORITY IN MY LIFE!.…Nobody else can do it for me…..I must decide that I am the only one that can “exercise my own agency for me. I must not allow inattention to myself to be my undoing.
Bottom Line: Decide to be important to yourself. It’s your “to do list” so put yourself at. the top and go win.
Six Pack and Senior 