I give up, how about you? As you all probably know by now (in reading my posts and blog) I am a fan of "a challenge" any challenge, yes any challenge, either physiacl or mental. With all these challenges come accountability, commitment, and personal integrity for me. Last year I challenged myself to read a book a week for the entire year, this year I gave up alcohol for the year, and remember a month or so back I asked for you to challenge me, I got a few good ones, but in all honesty nothing too tough. So I decided to give it up!
I'm done, it's over and I've had enough! I give up!
Hold on don't call crisis management or a 911, I have given up the "Seven C's". Cookies, Cake, Candy, Chocolate, Chips, Cola! Wow that nut's right? Hey wait, that's only six, oh yeah, the most important one - Complaining! My accountability on this is for 14 weeks, Memorial Day to Labor Day; my commitment is to the man in the mirror; and my personal integrity is that no matter what - I stick to it and pass the "pillow test" every night. Well who in this world can refrain from complaining for 14 weeks? I can, you can anyone can. People have told me I'm never going to do it and that it is way too difficult and way to long. Really, I thinks it's easy, just like anything else you want to do. It's back to my risk vs. the reward outlook. If you want to see something amusing and educational watch this below. Dr. David Walsh conducted an experiment - "The Marshmallow Test" some of you might know of it.
YOU HAVE TO GIVE UP WHAT YOU WANT NOW FOR WHAT YOU WANT MOST!
YOU HAVE TO GIVE UP WHAT YOU WANT NOW FOR WHAT YOU WANT MOST!
YOU HAVE TO GIVE UP WHAT YOU WANT NOW FOR WHAT YOU WANT MOST!
now you, go ahead and say it.......
So back to my opening paragraph..... Here's the way I look at my challenge, I wake up, go about my daily activities (minus the Seven C's) and go to bed. Wake up again and repeat and repeat until 14 weeks is over. See, I'm not challenging myself and looking at it as 14 weeks, 14 weeks needs to be broken down as a day by day process, if you can do something for one day, you can do it everyday! Let me say that again.... if you can do something for one day, you can do it everyday!
Q: "How do you eat an elephant?" A: One bite at a time..........
Ok, let me wrap up so you can start eating... one bite at a time. And yes, I'll answer the question that is burning you up inside. How can I not complain for 14 weeks? Well that's simple as well, in my life like everyones' there are troubles, in my fitness world like yours there are obstacles, in the real world there is always something that anoys me or makes me a little (a lot) upset, I am not going to stop those feelings from happening, I am simply going to change the way I act/react to them. Everytime I want to complain about something I am going to replace it with a feeling of being grateful. It's that simple. Last week I complained about the rain and having to cut the grass; this week I'm glad it rained because my car was full of pollen and I didn't get to the car wash yet. Last week I spent the weekend, all weekend (both days) in a exhausting and tiring seminar/class; this week I get to utilize the knowledge I gained to help people get better.
In closing can't think of anything better than this.... "I cried because I had no shoes until I saw a man who had no feet.” The aphorism has been cited since at least The Gulistan, or The Rose Garden (1259) of the Persian poet Sa’di since at least the 1800s.
YOU HAVE TO GIVE UP WHAT YOU WANT NOW FOR WHAT YOU WANT MOST!
YOU HAVE TO GIVE UP WHAT YOU WANT NOW FOR WHAT YOU WANT MOST!
YOU HAVE TO GIVE UP WHAT YOU WANT NOW FOR WHAT YOU WANT MOST!
now you, go ahead and say it one more time....
Yours in health,
Greg
Greg
Greg DiRenzo, PhD
"Small Hinges Swing Big Doors"
Sounds like too good of an approach on life to stop at just a short 14 weeks. :-)
ReplyDeleteAhhh, soon the Grasshopper becomes the teacher...... :) You are 100% correct Marc!
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