In my week I hear many things off many people, some say they get encouraged by others, some routinely get put off by people around them, some are too scared to do “too well because so and so may say something”!!!
The moment you STOP caring about what other say, that’s the exact moment your progress accelerates out of all recognition because there’s nobody holding you back anymore.
Waiting for someone’s opinion on how well you are doing never works well, as you are waiting for someone’s approval to go for the things that you really want in life.
There aren’t many people always that want the best for you, so hold the positive, encouraging people close to you and appreciate their support and value their opinion.
Value the ones that push you to become better too, If someone complains that they have to work hard in the gym I reply “if I didn’t care, I wouldn’t bother pushing you, we want the best for you, and hard work will take you far closer to your goals than giving you an easy time every time”.
Becoming healthy, increasing your sporting performance, recovering from injury all require you to be very careful who you let into your circle. If everyone around you is negative, then you will eventually lose any self belief you ever had and quit.
Weed out the “energy vampires” the ones that suck the life out of you, the ones that don’t believe in you or never rated you and your talents,
Surround yourself with positive influences, the ones that not only encourage but also the ones that will offer an honest assessment of where you are, and give you a roadmap to where you really want to be in life and support you all the way.
