Not every day is going to be our best day. The other day, I felt very defeated personally, my emotions were controlling my mindset and my decisions and I was a mess. I could barely make it through an hour without holding back tears. But who are we but the combination of our best moments, our worst moments, our successes, our failures, our ups and downs, our experiences and our visions. I cannot let myself be defined by the day or week I couldn't pull myself together, but I can be defined by the combination of my experiences, by looking at how far I've come.
We can measure our progress in life, in our careers, in our relationships and in the gym by looking at how far we've come. The then vs. the now.
A little over a year ago, the day I finally cleaned (as in the olympic lift) over 100#, I can now use as a progress point. A year later, I am able to a 10 min EMOM with 120#. In the moment, yes, I wish I could've done that workout with 125, but I have to look how far I've come. Focus on what my hard work has resulted in and keep working towards that continued progress.
When I first graduated college, I was waitressing, partying every night, with very little thought of my future and very little respect for the person and woman I was and am. Yes, today I want more, I want to be stronger, I want to make more money, I want men to respect me the way I deserve, more and more. Instead of living disappointed that I am not yet exactly where I want to be, I look at how far I've come, how much better off I am, personally and financially.
Where were you 6 months ago, 5 years ago? What have your experiences combined to create, have you let the positives and negatives shape and mold the present moment and person you look at in the mirror every day?
Take a minute. Look at how far you've come.
Progress starts yesterday, progress starts today, progress starts tomorrow.
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