Lately I have been in a strange mindset - I set out 2015 positive and ready, but a few weeks in I hit this negative wall of not feeling good enough, small enough, strong enough etc so I decided enough was enough and I needed to change the way I was thinking.
I feel a lot of people, myself included, will sometimes focus on the fails in life rather than what they have achieved.
For example - I am doing a 10 mile run in October so I am training for this working on my speed and endurance so I can hit my target time of 90 minutes. In order to this I have to be able to run a 9 minute mile, which I can now do.
But I had to work at it and was hitting 10 mins, 9.45, 9.30 and then the magic 9, great I had hit my target, but the next day when I ran again I was slower - instead of looking at the logical side of things - I was tired, it was my 5th day of training etc, I felt like I had failed, when actually it was only 30 seconds slower than the day before!
My point is, sometimes there is SO much pressure in life - work, gym, personal life, you forget to celebrate the little achievements you make every day.
So this has been my mind set this week - look for the achievement not the failure, and really it hasn't been that hard - from lifting a heavier weight to running an extra sprint, it really changes your mind set and the way you looks at things in life.
I still have my big goals of course, 90 minute race, unassisted pull up etc, but the more I work at it bit by bit the closer I am to being where I want to be!
Sounds obvious and slightly cheesy I know but hey Rome wasn't built in a day!!
So just for extra cheese on this Friday I will leave you with a great story I was sent the other day!
"A psychologist walked around a room while teaching stress management to an audience. As she raised a glass of water, everyone expected they'd be asked the "half empty or half full" question. Instead, with a smile on her face, she enquired: "How heavy is this glass of water?"
Answers called out ranged from 8 oz. to 20 oz.
She replied, "The absolute weight doesn't matter. It depends on how long I hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it's not a problem. If I hold it for an hour, I'll have an ache in my arm. If I hold it for a day, my arm will feel numb and paralyzed. In each case, the weight of the glass doesn't change, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes."
She continued, "The stresses and worries in life are like that glass of water. Think about them for a while and nothing happens. Think about them a bit longer and they begin to hurt. And if you think about them all day long, you will feel paralyzed – incapable of doing anything."
Remember to put the glass down."
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