I was sitting here and a friend walks up and says "Is it ok if I have Chipotle?" Pretty popular question.
I ask "What are you putting on it?"
"Chicken, steak, cheese, sour cr-"
And I cut her off and ask "What are your goals?"
"I hate you, I love you, don't talk to me," and she's gone. A very popular response.
She knew the meal didn't match her goals.
But it didn't stop here.
As the morning moved along, I could hear her being heckled by one of the guys, taunting her with Chipotle, the usual teasing that occurs when someone is trying to watch what they eat. I could hear and see she was getting annoyed and might cave in, so I sent a note.
"Be proud of the mission your on.
Not eating junk food isn't a punishment, its a great thing to
have the mentality and discipline to keep on the tracks. Power over your decisions and yourself is true power."
I added later, "It's a privilege to be able to make great choices, not punishment."
And as time moved along, about a week, it's stuck in my head and helped me out. It's hard to not feed certain urges, certain habits, and it truly is a gift to be able to say no.
To say no skipping class, to say no to sleeping in when you should be getting up, to say no going out when you should be studying, to say no to that meal that you know isn't going to help you reach your goals.
It's not about fitness or workout goals, its about life goals, its about living and holding yourself to a certain standard.
I wrote in my last blog about feeling sloppy and this thought is the remedy, the cure. This is the discipline that you should wear as your badge and let your results speak for themselves.
"Yes, I am dedicated, I became...." and fill in the blank.
I became....
(Fill in the blank) and ask yourself, what is it you're trying to become?
When we were young, the question was "What do you want to be when you grow up?" then it faded in the real world and a lot of us forgot to continue asking and working towards it.
You may have noticed a theme lately in my blogs and posts (and I feel the need to always write, "I'm not preaching, I'm sharing what I'm going through in hopes someone can relate and is nodding along,") but it's always about silencing the bullshit and still being able to hear the whisper... hear that voice telling me where to go and what to do and once I'm there, I'm already ready.
Your journey is the road of preparation. If you're following your voice, once you get there, it'll feel like home and you'll already know why you're there and what you're there for.
It cant be forced. It cant be faked.
So if your road is challenging... if it feels too hard to handle and you ever want to quit, if you ever want to give in and go...you have to know... you are the only one that can handle your road!
It's a privilege to be a grinder, to be relentless, to not have a quit button. It's a privilege to be who you are meant to be.
