Dream Bigger

Dream  so big that it scares all the small minds around you.

Here’s what I don’t understand: 

• Why do we get so embarrassed about sharing our workout goals with the people around us?

I’ve been there. I remember one morning I PR’d on this Olympic lift and I was SO damn proud of myself.

It was a lift I struggled with, that I thought I could never improve upon but I had been practicing and when I PR’d, I PR’d in a BIG way. Like a drastic jump.

I felt so freaking good.

I went to work that day and made a comment to my co-worker about how I could conceivably lift him above my head. His response to me was something along the lines of “ew are you trying to be a man?”

Hello unnecessary. Don’t even get me started on all the aspects of that statement that were amazingly horrid.

I remember feeling SO embarrassed by that comment that all my confidence from what I accomplished melted away.

But then as time went by, as I recognized that individual for quite frankly the asshole he was in every aspect of life, I realized that I SHOULD be proud. I did that and no one could take away my hard work.

Sure, we’ll whine all day long about how we can’t get to the gym, or how we can’t drop the weight, or how there’s never enough time to workout.

But when it comes to ACTUALLY sharing about the actions we’re taking to make those dreams come true, we clam up. Even though E V E R Y O N E around us would support us on our journey.

Here’s my tip to you:

✔️ have an accountability buddy. That one person you know will support you, love you, encourage you and NOT leave you feeling embarrassed about the things you’re working on accomplishing.