Presently, I have been pressing very hard for my goal in my business to materialize. I’ve worked, worried, sweat, gone beyond the normal day’s work, I’ve prayed, I’ve talked about it, I’ve planned, and the expected results continues to evade me. I have seriously wondered if what I am seeking is worth it. The pain of seeming failure or the feeling that maybe my goal is so big it is unattainable. Time, and the psychological frustration all contribute to the willingness to settle. Yes! I’ve been ALONE, BROKE, TIRED AND SCARED ALL AT ONCE. But, the shorter term goal is to never give in and to get up every day and resume the pursuit.
Also, during this time, I have decided to continue doing bodybuilding because it engages me and makes me face myself and choose to go on. Training keeps me sharp and it has taught me tons of little lessons I needed to learn to be on track and ever moving forward. My training is leading toward another major contest appearance despite carrying this elephant on my shoulders. It keeps me honest. I believe because of training that I can endure anything…..I believe I cannot be beaten!
In the gym my goals in business and in bodybuilding involve hours of training, planning, praying, pushing while I’m ALONE. I’ve been BROKE to the point that competing must be put off until I have enough money to move to the stage. I worry and work so hard that I am eternally TIRED. I sleep in the middle of the day. Sometimes, I fall asleep at traffic lights. I’m afraid or SCARED that I will fail. In each of these states I have to KEEP GOING because I never made a “PLAN B”….I am an all or nothing sort of guy. I have to experience all of these things and yet go beyond them. Settling for less is NEVER and option. We only have today! Never stop chasing your goals. If any one of these things threatens to overtake you and cause you to quit….Go get some counseling from a great friend or your coach. No matter what…..Keep going! As the old saying goes, “Why go half way across the lake, get scared and then go back to the original side you started from.?” Finish strong! Like the Apostle Paul says, “I have fought a good fight, I have kept the faith, henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness which the Lord, the Righteous shall give me…..” Go get the goal. Nobody ever said it would be easy but they did tell you it would be worth it!
Bottom Line: Finish what you started. Amen! and Amen! Nobody can ever take your accomplished goal away from you.
Six Pack and Senior 