04/20/2022
Mindset is EVERYTHING.
In 2017, I was compelled to commit to a process that I was completely unfamiliar with… training for a body building competition.
At that time, my life was fruitful, yet still.
Everything in my core desired for a challenge…Something that would grow me emotionally, physically and mentally.
Something I never thought was accessible to me before, suddenly became the thing I wanted the most (at that time).
This was NOT an easy process. What kept me committed was that I believed so strongly that…
No matter what the outcome may be, 𝘐 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘵.
⚫️ This had me show up to every single workout 5X a week, 2 hours per session.
⚫️ This had me hire and invest in the right people/equipment to to give me the best results.
⚫️ This had me look at my nutrition / diet and learn how to prepare meals to optimize my gains.
⚫️ This has me research different excercises to target different muscle groups and ensure proper/safe form.
⚫️ Most importantly, this had me practice self-care, as I witnessed myself push my body, my mind and soul to new limits for the next 32 months.
As I reflect on this experience from 5 years ago, I can’t help but think how often many of us play so small (still me), because of beliefs that we have about about what it means to be successful.
When we believe we aren’t capable, we stop showing up for ourselves in the way required to continue to evolve into our higher selves.
We try to avoid the failures that are the prerequisites to our successes.
Even though I did not place that day… I felt like a winner, because I learned what it truly meant to harness the power of my mind.
And just like that, everything became possible.