"You are better than you think you are, and you can do more than you think you can." ~Ken Chlouber, Leadville 100 founder. Ken likes to say this to all the nervous race participants in the pre-race meeting.
So true. How often have you questioned your ability to accomplish a goal? Daily? Good, then your goals are worthy.
We all have self-limiting beliefs. Self-limiting beliefs like, "I'm slow," or "I'm not a strong runner," or "I can't lose weight," or I can't race that distance," - they protect us. If we eliminate a whole realm of challenges by giving up before even attempting them, then we are "safe" from failure.
The big problem is, that as Ken says, "We are stronger than we think we are." And if we believe in those self-imposed limits, we will never see what we really can do.
Sometimes we have to turn off our brains and simply fake it as if we believe we can do it. More often than not, we will surprise ourselves with the accomplishment that we didn't believe we could attain.
Pretend that you are fast, or a strong runner, or a great swimmer, or an Ironman, or a person who can lose weight. You just might do it!
"You are stronger than you think you are..."
2 comments:
Yes! I always say - at the start line at major races EVERYONE is fit and in shape. It comes down to 90% mental and 10% physical. The head always wins!
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I really like that. "The head always wins." Nice!
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