When someone is seeking great things, they have to have a switch go off somewhere that spurs continuous positive change that starts a new path. The path is so fresh and fills the spirit with new vigor spurred by the hope of reaching great heights which are now attainable, for your soul has gotten a glimpse of great achievement..... through getting started!
The largest hangup which creates a lack of success is in the mind. There have been great stories of athletes who have broken their back and gotten back on the field, court or what have you. It is never the physical that holds us back, but rather the mental blockage of perceived hope due to emotional damage. Once this emotional damage can be put on pause for a moment, and the process of going through the motions starts, the mental block is removed, allowing for a picture of what may become to start to emerge. Mine has come into focus today, while reflecting on my 14 days without alcohol.
I went into the gym the next day, after talking to some friends on SteemSpeak radio while I "had a few too many". One individual tried to discredit an argument I proposed, stating "Dude, you drink too much". Now, although I still don't believe I drank too much, when more than one person brings this up to you in less than two weeks, you often have to wonder if I have some sort of locked in confirmation bias based on me being so close to my own situation. So instead of debating it over in my head, I just decided to quit drinking and become myself again, with throwing around iron in the gym again!
So instead of being a mope until 2017, I have decided to have a reverse resolution of goals I want to accomplish BEFORE new years day.
Goals Set to accomplish by end of year:
Bench Press Back to 300
Squat back over 200 for 10 reps (I have had leg/hip injuries, so this one takes me a bit longer)
Run a mile on the treadmill in under 10 minutes (Not bad for a heavy smoker, and no, I can't quit that habit just yet)
Do 100 situps in a row again
Do any of you have goals you are setting? If so, create an end of the year goal instead of waiting to make a "resolution" and get the most out of 2016 with me!