May 18, 2010
“Being alone is just like
being in darkness. In both cases nobody can see what you are doing and
it’s hard for you to see for yourself.”
I understand the number one
predictor of successfully continuing to work out or exercise is to do it with
somebody else. I believe it. That are
lots of things we know we should do but, for whatever reason, we don’t. Honesty would say that many times we just
don’t want to. And the reasons for not wanting to can be many – I’m tired, I’m
frustrated, I don’t get it, it’s too hard, I will never finish… and on and
on.
I am there right now with
community. I KNOW it’s a good and right
thing to do. I KNOW the approach I am
using is the right one, it will work.
But I also know everyone else is facing just as many, if not more,
things they are tired of, frustrated by, don’t get… and all of that is eating
up their time and energy.
In the end, nobody has time
for your passion… but you.
So today I hit one of those
walls. I knew just what to do. I can do it.
But something in me just didn’t want to.
It reminded me of a dear friend who has his long list of things and I
know him to be stuck from time to time too.
So I called him - not to help with mine, nor for me to help him with his
- but to commit to be “workout buddies” under the notion if we workout our
individual goals in sight of each other we might see the light.
I’ll get back to you on
this.