YOUR ULTIMATE COMPETITION
It’s not the female that runs faster than you. It’s not the male that lifts heavier than you. It’s not the supermodel on the latest magazine cover or the quarterback that wins every football game. It’s the person in the mirror that you see each time you look into it.
You can try to blame others for all you want. Try to “throw them under the bus” as an attempt to make yourself appear better. But why? What is the benefit in doing that? There’s not. You are only hurting yourself which is preventing yourself to be the best you are able to become as your own individual. Why would you take the time and energy to think of ways to belittle someone for their own personal success when you should be taking that very time and energy to work towards yourself?
I decided to do monthly challenges each month with my personal training for clients and non-clients. While we are all a part of the challenge for the month of August, our main goal is to hit our daily minimum amount of water intake each day and to move our booties at least 30 minutes each day. The only person that can make you do those things is you. The others in the challenge are not drinking your water for you or moving your booty for you. But what they are doing is working towards being better themselves each day while cheering you on as you hit your personal goals. Isn’t that what we all need to be doing, anyways?
Life is too short to put another down for whatever reason it may be. Especially when whatever reason you have against them has nothing to do with you. They are ultimately excuses that are keeping you from accepting who you are and what you can achieve by focusing on yourself. Who cares if someone can run faster than you? You’re not in their shoes, you are in yours. Focus on that. If you are in a situation that does not help you achieve what you want in your life, then remove yourself from it. No one will think any less of you for doing so, yet they may praise you for doing your own thing and reaching for your own stars.
When you begin your focus on just yourself, you will not believe where you can take yourself. Just compete against yourself.
