This weekend I got the chance to go to Clarksville, TN to watch my son’s basketball team play. Really cool city if you ever get the chance to go. It is the home of Austin Peay State University.
My son’s team was there to play for the 10U (10 years and younger) Division 1 national championship. There were teams from all over the country, there were coordinated outfits, opening ceremonies with sky divers, nationally ranked players and teams, pomp and circumstance. It was a really big deal.
My son’s team is good and they had a great season to qualify for the tournament. But these other teams were next level. Every game so far they have been beat by 20 plus points. And the coaches knew going in that this was gong to happen. So why did they even show up?
There are times in your life when you should attempt to do things that you think you cannot do.
You can make massive improvements even if you fail! Failure is not the worst thing that can happen to you. I would argue that never attempting things out of your comfort zone is much worse. When you fail you learn what you need to do to get better.
My challenge to you is to attempt something you think you cannot do.
Sign up for a race you don’t think you can complete. Set a goal to lift a weight you don’t think you could ever do. Go after your dream job. Whatever it is, write it down today and start making plans to accomplish it.
I’m not saying you should run a marathon tomorrow. Your goal could be something in 3 months, 6 months, a year, etc… When you know there is that deadline looming in the future you get extra accountability. It will help you make it to every workout, eat healthier meals, and to push yourself even harder.
What seems impossible today, can one day become just another day when you consistently work hard. People do amazing things all the time. Why not you?
