A friend sent a message yesterday, "You've been quiet. Everything OK?" Yes, I'm quite alright. I haven't been writing though. One nigh,t a few weeks ago I didn't feel like writing. I checked to see if I had fulfilled my commitment to blog for 30 consecutive days. I had gone well past it, and let myself off the hook. I learned a few things about commitment. When I make it a "have to", then I do it whether I feel like it or not. If I don't have to do something, I can usually let myself off the hook too easily! Any excuse will do if you need one right?
Truthfully, I love writing when it's from the heart. It is fulfilling to create something. There was so much focused energy and single mindedness leading up to the competition. It was as though I hit the pause button on life for a month. Shifting energy elsewhere is needed. But I intend to keep writing.
In my experience, when wrapping up a big goal, there are a few days of relief, and celebration. It's satisfying to glory in it for a few days, but that quickly fades and a new goal is needed. I'm a goal person. The good thing is that while I have fitness and bodybuilding goals, Those will come about over time by living the lifestyle. If I train hard, sleep well and eat like a Samoan man, I will stack meat on my frame and fill in those lagging body parts. Consistency and time are the key components.
That's the name of the game with this stuff. It's simple. I didn't say easy, but it's not complex. There are 5 main components to getting the body you want. 1. Eating, 2. Training, 3. Sleeping, 4. Consistency & 5. Time. There is one more, it's so big it can't even be on the list. Commitment. Nothing great can be brought about without it.
Fitness goals aren't at the top of my mind at the moment. The habits and lifestyle won't change much. But I am craving new and bigger goals. I am really digging the process of re-creation, and refining my BHAG's (Big, Hairy, Audacious Goals) The problem is, I have a lot of them. But I do love the refining process!
What's your goal? Maybe I need one more.