LET GO

“Pick battles big enough to matter, small enough to win.”


How many times do we find ourselves nit picking over things that don’t really matter?  Increasing our blood pressure, lashing out at those who have nothing to do with our minuscule problem, creating drama where it is not needed and driving ourselves head on into a battle….with our selves ---how foolish!

We all have challenging days at work, long days at school, and stress in our personal lives.  No one needs the extra anxiety to go with what’s already on our plates. 

I find this behavior in the gym all the time.  I’ve experienced individuals going to the gym; training hard, giving 100%, trying to stay focused….then after working so hard… leave the gym and start tearing their selves down. 

How?

By nit picking! 

They didn’t get to this, didn’t get to that, couldn’t perform on the same level as the others in the boot camp, body isn’t changing fast enough, legs are still skinny, etc… 

By doing this, these individuals are unknowingly discouraging themselves from doing it again…

I mean seriously…does a grave digger stop in the midst of digging a grave to complain that his shovel is dirty?  Can you imagine?  He would drive himself crazy trying to dig a grave and at the same time keep that shovel clean.

Know that everyone (even the best athletes) have good and bad days.  I know this is hard to remember especially when we are so competitive, however redirect your thinking to a mindset that you did your best, you feel great, and tomorrow is another day.

Things that help us be the person we most want to be are the things worth fighting for and those that don’t have much impact or detract from our best self -- need to be let go.

When faced with small things that don’t matter today; will you hold to a battle that cannot be won or let go?

Rob
rob@kranksystems.com