When you're going through the motions a bit, how do you get yourself back on it? And what happens if it's been going on for a while? Not just a few days, or a week or two. What if it's been a few years? What if you're not really sure where you're at, or how you got here? Or where the hell you're going?
Doubt is a KILLER. It can overcome you. Crush you. Instantly limit you. Not just in your training or during a race. It'll place restrictions on your life. Your family. Your future.
Doubt is in your head. EVERYTHING IS IN YOUR HEAD. Stress at your job? Sure, your boss sucks. Your commute is brutal. There's no more edge. There's too much risk. So do something about it. Quit. Move on. Or stay and get your edge back. Get better. But get it out of your head. Do something about it.
How about things at home? I get it, there aren't enough hours in the day. The kids are hard. Marriage is work. There's not enough money. There's too much to do. So do something about it. Do what matters and don't waste time worrying about the rest. Turn off the TV. Talk to your kids, be a parent. Spend time with your husband or wife. Listen to them. Tell them what's in your heart. Tell them what you want. Spend less, need less, want what matters and don't waste time reaching for the rest.
How about you? Second guessing things, eh? Woulda, coulda, shoulda...I know the feeling. Or maybe you're not as fast as you'd like to be, or as strong. Maybe you're a few pounds more than you'd like to be. Maybe you think things would be different if you'd chosen a different path. Or you've resigned yourself to your limits because of the path you're on.
It's all in your head. It doesn't have to be this way.
Get it out of your head. As long as it stays in there, you've got no shot to get where you want to be. Or it might be so deep...you've got no idea where you even want to be. So start digging. Dig deep. Until you hit something hard. Something SOLID. Something you can pull out and stand on. Make sure it's real. Make sure it can be tested and NOT FAIL. And then start building on it.
Deep stuff MT. Confidence is essential to execution in all facets of life, and doubt can be debilitating if we let it. That's why it is really important to set goals and then manage to those priorities. We will ALL stumble at times and the way to succeed is to remain confident, undeterred, and keep striving.
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