Too Busy To Train

In the midst of running a business, programming clients, buying gifts, wrapping gifts, and putting the finishing touches on a hand made project -
I managed to get in my planned training session for the day.
I was tired from the lack of sleep and extra activity that comes with this time of year.
I was feeling beat up from the volume of work in my training combined, no doubt, with limited recovery.
I thought about skipping -
Pick things up the next day.
I thought about cutting it short -
Trim down my supplemental work.
Instead, I finished my session.
I did what was necessary.
I set a new personal best.
I did what I needed to move forward.
I am not crazy, obsessed, or extreme.
I am dedicated.
I am dedicated because training is both a part of who I am and who I want to become.
Training is one segment in a process of self improvement.
It is the simplest, rawest, and most honest method of self overcoming.
When you think you're close to the edge,
And you consider cutting it short -
Giving up and quitting,
You find your inner voice -
A true voice
Reminding you that you're ok.
You're not dying, failing, or even close.
You're just a little tired.
You have this in your grasp.
That's when you find the eye of the storm.
And your mind is clear.
This is just one of the gifts of training.
Being mentally tough will help you find the voice of truth when things get difficult.
It will help you find a way when there seems to be none.
Being able to mentally meet challenges and overcome them is a transcendent ability.
Few seem to possess it today.
The mind is where you win or lose.
The mind drives you to success or dooms you to failure and defeat.
If you can master that - you're on your way to achieving whatever you want.
It's an ongoing process of work that never ends.
The trick is to realize that the work and the result coexist together.

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