There’s a common theme I’m seeing right now…
Guilt.
People are feeling stressed more than ever, and that’s causing a lot of guilt.
Guilt that you’re not giving areas of your life the attention they deserve.
Maybe you’re not getting your workouts in, maybe you’re not giving your kids the attention they deserve because you’re trying to save your small business, or maybe you just feel guilty because you feel like you could be doing better and you’re just not doing it.
I want to reassure that feeling guilt right now is totally normal.
I’ll tie it to fitness/health, but as always, this applies to any area of life.
Although you may feel guilty because you’re not being active, or you just can’t think about working out right now, I challenge you to think about it differently.
All of these “wispy” personal development tools and tactics I talk about over and over are really important right now.
When things are rolling smooth you don’t need to worry about mindset, about remembering your why, or about 1% Better.
However, when a challenge is presented like it may be now, that’s when the real test comes.
But here’s a mindset shift I challenge you to make.
It’s a game…
This game we’re all playing is an infinite one.
Until some catastrophic event happens and wipes out the entire earth, humans are not going anywhere anytime soon.
We can at least comfortably say that our kids, their kids, their kids, and their kids will be here, right?
And isn’t that the point of all of this?
To be fulfilled, to be happy, and to play the infinite game.
The never ending game of getting better, living your life’s purpose, and leaving the world a better place than you found it.
Now, to bring all of that down to reality…
We often act like we’re playing a finite game, when in reality, this is an infinite game, a never ending game.
Here’s what I mean…
A baseball game is a finite game.
There is strategy and performance that goes into the game, and at the end of the time a winner is determined based on the scoreboard.
But life is not like that, yet we make decisions like it is.
Let’s look at the game of fitness, of health, of wellness…
In order to be at your best, to live the healthiest life, to be around for your friends and family as long as possible, I think we would all agree that working on your health and wellness is important, and that it is something that will always, in some capacity, have to be a part of your life.
It’s an infinite game…it never ends.
However, we often make decisions or tell ourselves stories based on it being a finite game.
“Let me lose 20lbs and then I’ll be happy.”
“I’m going to do this 30 day cleanse and then I’ll be good.”
Those are all decisions, strategies, and beliefs for a finite game.
Fitness is not a finite game.
So, although you may feel like you’re “losing the game” right now.
Don’t stop playing the game.
Get back in the batters box and try it hit a single.
Just show up, do something.
Don’t hold yourself to high expectations right now, just do something.
Just keep playing the game.
1% Better.
Dedicated to Your Success,
Doug Spurling