Success versus Failure
by Deborah Caruana
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Success is what you are prepared to make of yourself every single day.
That one cold morning when you want to roll over but instead get up and go
to workout, is a defining moment. Success boosts self-confidence and is
self perpetuating. We all know it, thrive on it and love it.
Failure on
the other hand is perceived as a stressful, negative experience. It means
challenge, difficulties, not knowing or worst of all defeat. It affects
our self-esteem negatively, builds upon itself and could become a pattern.
It could mean a threat to our survival. So we have an aversion to it. We
dislike failure.
Well, did you know that failure like stress is
actually good for you?
Out of the trial and error, the grueling and
rigorous demands of trying and failing we humans learned what worked to
survive.
Failure is something we as humans need to encounter for new
growth and creative changes - uprisings. Failure causes us to reassess,
reevaluate, and start again. Out of necessity we learn to take risks, and
think "outside the box". Failure is the fertile soil from which seeds
burst and blossom. Failure challenges our will to survive.
Did you
know that no stress is absolutely the worst of all stressors. Stress is
like body temperature: if it's too low or too high, you can't survive, but
the right balance can keep you going strong. It makes sense to use stress
energy positively, to meet life's challenges. Stress is not all bad. Yes,
you may fail. This is life. Life’s winners accept that in trying they may
have to adjust and even start again and again. The difference between
successful people and others is not whether you make mistakes or even
temporarily fail, but how you respond.
So how does this apply to your
workouts? Expect more of yourself. Set higher standards! This sets you up
for failure. Of course you can't reach that next higher level immediately.
You'll keep trying and failing until you do. In the meantime when you
don't meet them, ask yourself did I try my best? Did I give it my all? If
your answer is yes then, yes you failed and you yes you failed
successfully! Now you'll be a step closer to that new fitness level.
You'll get healthier and fitter and at the same time toughen yourself
psychologically and emotionally to handle the dreaded Failure.
Deborah Caruana RN, MES, CPT.
CALL 212-677-3185
EMAIL
deb@vitalsignsfitness.com
WEB www.vitalsignsfitness.com
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
DEBORAH is a highly respected authority in personal training for
overall health and fitness, with more than 22 years of experience and
success.
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