So as the end of the year approaches, it’s time for a little reflection. Of
course that reflection comes in many different forms. There are many areas of
focus, race results, professional accomplishments, personal accomplishments and
so on.
Recently I've seen a lot of talk about the definition of success, so I figured I'd start there. Almost none of this is original thought, rather its bits and pieces of what others have said. I've tweaked, paraphrased and copied until it fit with what I wanted to say. Hopefully this will makes a little sense.
Success isn't defined by winning a race, it is defined by each of us individually. It's based on our goals and the things we hope to accomplish in life. Perhaps your goal is weight loss, a promotion at work, or athletic accomplishments. What your goal is less important than what you do to achieve that goal.
Success is the silence and peace of mind that comes when mind, body, and soul are working together. Every goal starts with a single step. That step, repeated consistently, becomes a process, a habit. It continues until the goal is reached. Some people take the necessary steps, others do not. The only one that knows or cares about the step you've taken is you. "The vision of a champion is someone who is bent over, drenched in sweat, at the point of exhaustion...when no one else is watching."
Success is choice; it is the building of a habit. Will you complete the task that will make you stronger, faster, better, smarter? Success comes when you find love in completing those simple tasks every day. Cultivate the love for the process. Real success is not found in a single day, real success is the cumulative effect of doing the little things right consistently. People don't get fat by eating one piece of cake, they get fat because they eat that cake consistently.
When your brain tells you that you have every reason to skip a step, and you want nothing more than to listen to your brain so you can spare yourself the pain. That's where success is bred. Do you have the intestinal fortitude to push through? You make the decision right then, in that moment. Will you do what’s necessary to succeed - or won't you? The successful person is often times simply willing to do what the unsuccessful person was not willing or able to do. Will you give into the pain? Will you give in to the discomfort? Or...will you adjust to it?
Success is the journey. The challenge isn't someone else’s, it’s yours. The challenge is within us all. It's the aching in your lungs, and the burning in your legs, it's the bile rising in your throat. It’s the voice in all our heads telling us we can't. Failure occurs because we get into our own tiny little brains and defeat ourselves. Success is realizing that the only way out of hell, is through it.
Sometimes in life there is a price to be paid no matter what decision you make. For those that have set goals and succeeded in reaching them, you already know that it pays to be a winner.
The process is simple. Building the habit is simple. It's nothing more than setting priorities and following through. Most things in life are fairly simple. Simple, unfortunately, is not the same as easy. The only easy day was yesterday.
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Now I have to live by my own words. I put on 5 pounds of crap in Mexico. Now that the holidays are basically over its time to get those pounds off and drop down to 185. I want to hit 350w for a 20min test, and I want to run a 10k under 40min. Those things won't happen by accident.
Recently I've seen a lot of talk about the definition of success, so I figured I'd start there. Almost none of this is original thought, rather its bits and pieces of what others have said. I've tweaked, paraphrased and copied until it fit with what I wanted to say. Hopefully this will makes a little sense.
Success isn't defined by winning a race, it is defined by each of us individually. It's based on our goals and the things we hope to accomplish in life. Perhaps your goal is weight loss, a promotion at work, or athletic accomplishments. What your goal is less important than what you do to achieve that goal.
Success is the silence and peace of mind that comes when mind, body, and soul are working together. Every goal starts with a single step. That step, repeated consistently, becomes a process, a habit. It continues until the goal is reached. Some people take the necessary steps, others do not. The only one that knows or cares about the step you've taken is you. "The vision of a champion is someone who is bent over, drenched in sweat, at the point of exhaustion...when no one else is watching."
Success is choice; it is the building of a habit. Will you complete the task that will make you stronger, faster, better, smarter? Success comes when you find love in completing those simple tasks every day. Cultivate the love for the process. Real success is not found in a single day, real success is the cumulative effect of doing the little things right consistently. People don't get fat by eating one piece of cake, they get fat because they eat that cake consistently.
When your brain tells you that you have every reason to skip a step, and you want nothing more than to listen to your brain so you can spare yourself the pain. That's where success is bred. Do you have the intestinal fortitude to push through? You make the decision right then, in that moment. Will you do what’s necessary to succeed - or won't you? The successful person is often times simply willing to do what the unsuccessful person was not willing or able to do. Will you give into the pain? Will you give in to the discomfort? Or...will you adjust to it?
Success is the journey. The challenge isn't someone else’s, it’s yours. The challenge is within us all. It's the aching in your lungs, and the burning in your legs, it's the bile rising in your throat. It’s the voice in all our heads telling us we can't. Failure occurs because we get into our own tiny little brains and defeat ourselves. Success is realizing that the only way out of hell, is through it.
Sometimes in life there is a price to be paid no matter what decision you make. For those that have set goals and succeeded in reaching them, you already know that it pays to be a winner.
The process is simple. Building the habit is simple. It's nothing more than setting priorities and following through. Most things in life are fairly simple. Simple, unfortunately, is not the same as easy. The only easy day was yesterday.
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Now I have to live by my own words. I put on 5 pounds of crap in Mexico. Now that the holidays are basically over its time to get those pounds off and drop down to 185. I want to hit 350w for a 20min test, and I want to run a 10k under 40min. Those things won't happen by accident.
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