Nonstampcollector777 t1_it785mq wrote on October 21, 2022 at 1:12 PM

Reply to comment by subzero112001 in [Image] Sometimes failure is brought on by oneself. by IanAgate

What isn’t said but very real is that you can put in all the hard work and not see success either. You should put in time evaluating what you really want to do and think you would be good at.

DnD4dena t1_it8898w wrote on October 21, 2022 at 5:20 PM

Sure. But you'll be way closer to your goal than if you never tried.

And oftentimes I find the pursuit of the goal gave me skills and experiences that I would not trade for the end result

The routine, the consistency, the competition, the lessons, the improvement, etc. These are great, applicable skills to all aspects of life

And the end goal is often not a great thing to obtain anyway. What's a gold medal to someone vs the overall health you obtain from the training? What's the validation and recognition from the masses to disciplining yourself in all aspects of life?

These are things you don't gain by never trying in the first place

ytsirhc t1_it9nbod wrote on October 21, 2022 at 11:17 PM

and this is why the phrase “sometimes it’s not the destination it’s the journey” exists.

lately when I’m trying to decide if i want to do some thing that’s out of my comfort zone, I’ve been trying to ask myself “will you regret not trying to do this if you look back on this moment and remember you didn’t do anything? is this activity some thing that I will always wonder about or is it something that I won’t care about in a week?”

it’s not always easy to be honest with yourself about these things, but in the long run I have to remind myself and others that you will never regret getting up and trying even if you fail. But regretting the times you chose to not do anything out of fear is the most common type of regret there is.

i’m not saying I’m perfect at following this advice, but if you want a shorter version for your brain to remember my brain always thinks of “you won’t EVER regret going to the gym, even if you don’t work out to your full potential that day”