We all need a vacation or at least a break from the daily routine (fill in the words to Chicago's "hard to say I'm sorry"). It's healthy and you deserve an occasional breather. We all need to go to the Bahamas and drink something with an umbrella in it at least once in our lives! That's not what this is about.
This is about the people who go too easy on themselves. Those who give rewards and passes when they don't deserve them or when they are counterproductive to their goal.
"I can cheat on my diet tonight because I was so good for the past 2 days".
Chances are you were not all that great for those two days. If your goal is to drop the weight, then don't stop till you get there! Time to get real with yourself and quit giving undeserved passes.
We do, we let up on ourselves in times where we don't deserve it. If you don't force yourself to live up to your potential, you will never succeed. We're all weak and probably not as "hard" as we think we are. Instead of getting ahead on a Friday-we leave work early. Instead of running the whole distance-we walk a little. When given the opportunity to do the right thing-we do what's easier. We are a society of big sissy babies and I am as guilty as anyone.
If you set out to do something and your plan is both challenging and detailed, make sure you do what you originally expect from yourself. When putting these plans together, our initial thoughts and intentions are the purest. It isn't till we get to the challenging steps or when we see start to see a little progress, do we begin to give ourselves passes and bastardize the journey. The inner sissy inside each of us wins more than it should and we all have to learn to not listen. We all wanna be winners, but the loser in all of us makes a compelling argument at just the right (or wrong) time.
Stop rationalizing yourself away from your goals. Just when you feel you are at your breaking point, push a little farther. We are all capable of amazing things and no amount of support from others will get us to our full potential. It's all on you and your passion to succeed and grow. The blame for your shortcomings or misses should never be placed on others. Sure, others can cheer for you along the way or even attempt to derail you, but at the end of the day, the journey is yours and yours alone.
Don't be a big sissy baby.
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