Decide, Believe, and Then Get After It
“I found that I could find the energy…that I could find the determination to keep on going. I learned that your mind can amaze your body, if you just keep telling yourself, I can do it…I can do it…I can do it!”Just a while back I wrote an email about a woman who called me about beginning the local Combat Endurance Training program. She was very excited and told me that she was looking for something that could make her stronger, help her lose weight, and generally feel good about her choice.
-Jon Erickson
I told her that she was in the right place. I was fully expecting to see her in class that week. I even patted myself on the back for the encouragement that I gave her and for the fine sales job that I did to convince her that she was in the right place. I meant all of what I said to her and knew that if she came to class she would be happy with her results.
The next day when I thought that I would see her in class she was no where to be found. I have to be honest. It sometimes saddens and confuses me. This may be a bit of oversimplification on my part but here’s how I look at it.
“The only thing that stands between a man and what he wants from life is often merely the will to try it and the faith to believe that it is possible.”What separates those who achieve what they set out to do from those who only dream of achieving their goals but never seem to get there? I believe that it’s understanding what your real desires are, making a plan to accomplish them, moving forward on the plan and not giving up no matter the obstacle, and believing that you can do it and believing and seeing that you have already accomplished your goal.
-Richard M. DeVos
Here’s an example. I’ve had many people come to me and ask how can they lose weight. I tell them that exercise and regular movement are important parts of the losing weight and being fit formula but another important component is proper diet. It’s important to be committed and it’s important to be consistent. The whole idea is to work on developing a healthy life style.
Often times people are very excited to have been given some guidelines as to how they can accomplish their goals. Over the time that one is working on a goal there will be challenges and frustrations. This is where many people fall to the wayside and experience frustration and finally give up altogether.
Making mistakes and not getting to your goal as quickly or even on the path that you envisioned are some things that might happen to you.
Most goals are never accomplished in a straight line without any challenges. It’s important to remember the analogy of a heat seeking missile approaching its target. The missile starts out with a destination programmed in but it never goes in a straight line towards it’s object. There are always turns and adjustments that have to be made before the missile finally reaches its objective. The same is true for us.
Many of our goals would be accomplished if we just developed the attitude that we will experience frustration and challenge and that those challenges will only strengthen us and make the goal more worthwhile when it is accomplished.
Having a goal of being physically fit, strong, and healthy is certainly something to shoot for. A healthier you makes it easier for you to get through your day with a power and energy that you would find hard to muster otherwise.
Choosing to be healthy and make progress is one of the best decisions that you can make. Choosing to see the end in mind and not stopping until you get there is a practice that will help you achieve your healthy objectives. Believing that you are capable of whatever you set out to do is the final piece of the puzzle. You don’t have to know how it’s going to happen, you just have to know what you want and then get started.
“Seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand.”
-Saint Augustine
“We shall see but a little way if we require to understand what we see.”
-Henry David Thoreau
Fred Nicklaus
Combat Endurance Training Coach
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