Do You Want To Be Great?
I believe there comes a time in everyone’s life where they choose, either consciously or subconsciously, to maintain their status quo or to become the greatest they can possibly be.
Whether this be in relationships, with their health and fitness, in their job/business or just life in general – we all make the decision.
Do we want to be “good enough,” or do we want to be the best damn person we can possibly be.
I’m at that pivotal crossroads myself and I’m making the decision to be great.
I want to be great.
Do I feel weird saying that out loud?
Yep. It makes me feel a bit self-conscious and like I’m puffing out my chest or attempting to toot my own horn (but I have no horn to toot).
I’m not doing any of those things. I’m saying this from a personal perspective and it by no means is an indication that I think I’m better than anyone else. It just means that I want to be the best damn husband, father, trainer and business person I can.
I want to be great.
You should too.
You should want to be great because it stretches your boundaries.
If you make the decision to maintain the status quo, which no one can fault you for, you begin to die a little inside and your mind will seek out new challenges and if you don’t give your mind and spirit what it wants, it will lash out in other ways – anger, becoming a fat & lazy bastard, putting too much faith into things that don’t matter, etc. and I don’t want that for anyone and you sure as hell shouldn’t want that for yourself.
You should want to be great because you are great, you just need to step into that version of yourself (unless you’re already there…in which case, bravo!) and then work to maintain it.
Want to be a great parent? Study up, be a great example to your kid(s) and spend as much quality time as you can playing, reading and letting them explore the world.
Want to be a great spouse? Constantly think about the things you absolutely love about your significant other, rather than spending time thinking abou what drives you bat shit crazy about them. Thinking about, spending time on, and telling the other person what you love about them is positive reinforcement for you and him/her and can only bring about greatness.
Want to be a great in your fitness and health? Ditch the crap (most of it), focus on quality workouts most days of the week and eat real food. That will get you 90% of the way there, from there it becomes individualized and I can’t tell you how to achieve the final 10% because everyone is different.
Want to be a great business person or even the greatest employee? Figure out what you’re good at and what drives you, then fill that role and focus daily on being a servant and being the greatest you can.
Focus on being great.
Tell yourself every chance you get that you’re great…but don’t get full of yourself because nobody likes a douche.
Remember what I said earlier – you are great, you just need to step into that version of you…and then work at it every day because it’s a constant learning process and we can always be better.
What am I doing to be great?
First, I’m pounding out a hard core, and rigid schedule with myself and forcing myself to stick to it. I could literally work 20 hours a day, every day, and would enjoy most of it, but that’s stupid and a recipe for stupidity.
I’ve hammered out a weekly to do list that needs to be filled out every night and I stick to it. My time is valuable and so is yours.
I’m doing bible study every morning before I do anything work related because my faith is the most important thing to me. My life flows when my faith is first.
I’m focusing on spending quality time with my wife and kids to become as close-knit a family as we can. I want to be the best damn dad and husband I can possibly be.
I’m focusing daily on what I love about my beautiful wife and doing more “little things” to show that love.
In my business I’m focusing on what I enjoy and am good at first, and will expand from there. I enjoy writing, PPC (even though it makes me want to bash my head against a wall) and creating workout programs. I hate the constant shuffle of finding new clients for my studio which means I’m putting more time and effort into current and past clients to keep them for as long as possible. Treat the best as gold and know the blank spots will fill in because I’m damn good at what I do – and not paying any frickin’ attention to my supposed competition.
I want to be great.
I have a plan to be great.
Will it be easy? Probably not, but that’s okay because life isn’t really supposed to be easy. Life is a process that should be enjoyed and loved, but thinking there won’t be bumps and bruises along the way is just silly.
I will be great – scratch that – I AM great.
So are you.
Can you say it?
Can you tell yourself you’re great?
Can you come up with a plan to fill that role?
I believe in you and know you can do it…so do it!
