We are the product of the stories we tell ourselves.
If you say, “I can’t,” you’re right. If you say, “I suck,” you’re right.
I know. The voice in my head was telling me today would be a great day to sleep in. Look, I’ll be honest: I am exhausted. I drove 800 hundred miles this weekend. I sat in an emotional meeting. Heck, the whole thing was emotionally exhausting. The alarm went off after my six hours of sleep and I thought, “One more hour. I am so tired.”
Then I changed my story. I though, “If not today, when? If I quit today, I’ll quit tomorrow. You’ve got this Marshall. Put your feet on the ground now. Then take it one step at the time.”
Even if they are very fast steps.
We started with an Indian Run. Line One’s version of an Indian Run is a sprint then you sprint even faster. I heard some people call out for the line to slow down. But I wanted it to go faster. I kept telling myself, “Keep pushing. This is how you get faster.”
We are the product of the stories we tell ourselves.
There were several times when I thought to myself, “I can’t.” But I quickly pushed it out of my mind. I told a different story. When Clark was killing us during a core workout, I kept saying, “I AM GETTING STRONGER.”
This is a skill-set that translates to the other 23 hours of my day. Change your story and change your life.
Because we are truly the stories we tell ourselves.
“Indian Run” aka “Passing Quarters” what a great way to start a morning! My compliments to your coach.