I Quit…..

I thought I woke up this morning feeling ready to tackle another week.

I thought I was feeling good about “it,” whatever it might actually be.

Turns out, my Monday morning did not start this way.

I woke up feeling awake & ready at 4:15. By 4:30 I was mixing up my pre-workout & sitting at my kitchen table reading some personal development. One of my absolute favorite combinations in life right now is some pre-workout + some PD….such a high when that pre-workout hits your system while working on your mind, dreams + goals….it makes you feel as if you really are going to crush this life thing!

As my workout began this morning, that crushing life feel was not a part of it. I started working out & was really struggling to put anything behind the moves. I was simply going through the motions. I tried to convince myself that I felt like working out, that I love it.

I’m not sure what happened or at what point, but all the sudden I found myself sitting on the couch watching the workout on my TV. Umm…hello K, this is not how you burn calories. There was zero leg pain to blame.

I did not want to do it. I did not feel like it. I was not in the mood. I was not motivated.

I quit.

I tried to get up but found I had a million excuses:
*I don’t feel like it.
*My leg might hurt.
*I’m bored.
*I have a million things I could do around the house.
*I can find time later.
*One workout isn’t going to make a difference.
*I’m tired.
*I want to go drink some coffee.
*I might run out of time this morning so I should just go shower.
*I can’t do most of it anyway because of my leg.

But here is the thing, you are not always motivated. You do not always feel like it. You have moments where you try to tell yourself your goals are not important & you will work towards them later. You will always have a pile of excuses ready to draw one out & use for the day.

So, I got back up because discipline is the answer. Pushing through the times we want to quit & give up makes us grow. Motivation comes & goes; inspiration can be found around you.

But, you have to be able to look within. You have to make the choice to be STRONGER than the pile of excuses. You have to make the choice to give the POWER to your why instead of the excuses. No one can drag you, but you.

Self-discipline is the bridge that will take you from your starting point to the goal. You might find as you cross the bridge that it’s super shaky, you might even find boards missing that you need to leap across to get to the next one but this is the only option to connect the two points.

So what choice will you make today? What will you give the power to?

Until Next Time~