Most conversations I have with everyone at the gym are very positive, I tell you how well you are doing, what you can work on to do even better, and point out the things that you could never do in the past but are second nature now.
Whilst I hope that positivity sticks, I also get a reply off many of you “well thats fine, but I still can’t do this or that”.
This is sign of continuous self-doubt and whilst we all have moments of this, it can hurt our confidence and our willingness to take on new tasks, and really believe we have actually come a very long way already, however much success we have had in the past.
There is failure in every workout and it is GOOD for you.
Think of your weight training, you can only do so many reps before you have to put the weight down, that is failure technically of course but if you are doing much easier than a month ago, it is total SUCCESS in my view.
Plenty of you have started on the bike and only lasted 3 mins first time for example, and then a few sessions later 10 mins seems relatively easy, but some of you still won’t give yourself credit.
What you have to realise is at the gym there is ALWAYS another level to go to, and it will seem tough and it will never happen, and to get there we have to practice having a go at it, and expect to “fail” before you have success because growth is never possible without risk, effort, disappointment and fighting back sometimes against the odds (these are often the sweetest victories).
Realise how far you have come, praise yourself for your non-stop effort throughout the year, and celebrate how incredibly better you now feel.
