It always amazes me, how our inner thoughts become the culprit in holding each of us back at the end of the day.
On too many occasions I will tell myself I’m not good at something, but then I do it and end up blowing it out of the water. Why do I listen to the negative voice (otherwise known as "It")? Well, "It" is a tricky, cunning little bastard… it will tell me I am not good at something, or that I don’t really want to do something. ”It" is buried deep inside, quietly whispering, and most of the time, I don’t even notice “It” telling me all this negative banter.
Ok, ok…lets break bread...who, or what, is “It”? ”It”, is MY OWN SUBCONSCIOUSNESS! For example, I’ve always told myself that I’m not good at pull ups. Well, yesterday I blew my own socks off! I was in my basement, and decided to do 6-30 second rounds of pull ups. After my first round on the pullup bar, my "It" instantly whispered in the back of my head, “this is going to be hard. don’t even bother trying to continue”…. I stopped and connected the dots, and then told my ‘whispering "It"‘ to SHUT THE F*$^ UP! I grabbed the bar and went for it. To my dismay, I whipped through 3 with no problem. The next round, even with a couple of pauses I made myself get to 10 before I stopped.
It’s funny how we can use fear to keep us back. Fear of not living up to someone’s expectation of who we’re “supposed” to be. Example: I am a personal trainer….therefore, I’m ‘supposed’ to be an expert at all things fitness…even those pesky pull ups. Therefore, I don’t want to make mistakes in front of people and disappoint them of their expectation of me. WELL SCREW THAT! If you don’t practice and make mistakes, you will never get better and improve at anything. I am now incorporating pull ups into my daily workouts, even if it is 3 a day. I will only get better and stronger and a month from know I am determined to do 10 unbroken pull ups...take that "IT"!!!
Big Love to anyone who took the time to read this. We can only go up from here by putting an end to the negative inner voice. Funny, while I was typing this, I caught a glimpse of my reflection in the monitor, and I looked into my eyes, and without thinking, I said in my head: you are going to be successful. You are going to change your world. I invite you to try our own mantra. Remember: You are Smart. You are Successful. You are Beautiful. You are Happy.
Have a Happy and Healthy Day, Cheers :)