You want to let up.
You want to just throttle back a little.
Put your body and your mind on coast for a little while
and just kind of go through the motions. That's what you want to do.
I say no. Weakness is strong
I must be stronger. I must crush it into submission
through force of will. So
I savage the body. I push and pull
and fight against gravity. I fight against fatigue and soreness
and the weakness that says give in.
I will not give in. I will fight.
This isn't a part-time gig.
This isn't punch the clock
and go home for the day. You don't get
weekends off. No.
Here? There's no such thing as a weekend.
This is an everyday gig. Every day is a Monday.
And you might not like that. Me?
I love it. To me, every day is a beginning
a new day a new week
a new shot at life. An opportunity to come out of the gate
like a man possessed and attack the day
without mercy. Today?
I'm taking scalps. I'm putting the pressure on.
I am the aggressor. I am on the attack.
And of course I will get tired.
I will get beat up. I'll get knocked down and drained.
And I will have some bad days. But I
will not stop.
How do you get to the gym every day? Step.
Go. How do you change your diet?
Step. Go.
Don't wait anymore. Don't plan anymore.
Don't contemplate anymore. Don't make any more excuses
or justifications. Don't rationalize anything else.
No. Instead
be aggressive. Take action
now. And the first action you need to take
the first step you need to take is just that.
Step. Go.
It doesn't matter what you just did. It doesn't matter. It doesn't count.
The count now is zero. And that's what happens when you
wake up in the morning.
It doesn't matter what you did yesterday. It doesn't matter how far you ran yesterday.
It doesn't matter the workout you did yesterday it doesn't matter you got a promotion yesterday
you wake up today the count is zero.
And that means it's go time.
This is for those who will leave normal behind. Those who are searching for new realm.
It's a lonely journey. You're isolated.
Those who used to keep pace with you will fall off.
They'll see where their world ends and yours begins.
They say, "what are you doing, man? You're out of your mind."
"I don't understand what you're doing all this for."
"It doesn't make any sense." But the person inside believes it
and f*ck what they say. I don't care what they think.
Their opinion doesn't pay my f*cking bills
so why do I give it any value? I'm gonna stay the f*cking course I believe in.
You got to decide right now am I willing
to fight every day? Am I willing to be called
stupid or a dreamer
or crazy or insane
by all my friends and family? Am I willing to constantly be questioned
by the people that I respect and care about
about my intentions and my work ethic
and my drive and my dreams?
Am I willing to deal
with that sort of life to get
the life that I truly want? If the answer is yes
you're going to be good. Your ability to suffer
endure outwork must be greater.
You must be willing to extend yourself to the limit
with no guarantee of success. Every day
you must ask yourself did I do enough?
Prove to yourself today every day
that you can and will
push harder than you wanted to. Harder than you felt like pushing.
Past the point of fatigue and far beyond the point of comfort
to that outer edge. To the limits.
Do the extra repetition. Run the extra mile.
Go the extra round. Make the right choices.
Give the full measure. Fight back.
Go down swinging. Give every day everything you've got.
Embed that long term goal in your mind
burn it into your soul. Think about it.
Write about it. Talk about it.
Hang it up on your wall. But most important
do something about it. Every day.
Every day do something that moves you toward that goal
that keeps that goal alive and in sight and in focus.
Grab your f*cking nuts for once in your life
have some ownership some credibility behind your
actions and your words. Mean what you say
do what you say. Follow through for something
for one time in your life. One time, follow through on what you say.
You will feel a high that you've never felt before.