In a few days my state will begin opening up parts of the economy. That means some of us will be with friends and family we haven’t been with for over a month.
That means some of us will go back to work at our businesses that were shut down.
Some of us will go to restaurants and eat with our loved ones.
Some of us will try to create a sense of normalcy that we didn’t have during the #quarantine .
When I ran track one of the most important things my coaches drilled in my head was the importance of my routine and set up getting into my blocks. I did the same thing every time. I’d shake out one leg, then another, jump up and down and then drop on my knees to get my feet in the blocks. I moved the same, thought the same EVERY time I got in the blocks. It was a crucial ritual to get me ready for when the gun went off and I exploded from my set position.
In the next few days for some and the next few weeks for others the gun will go off and we will “race” to create normalcy in our lives...which I think is kind of sad. The pandemic gave us a challenge. For some it was time to pause and reflect. For other it was a demanding work schedule unlike any they had seen before. Regardless, it challenged us all.
What if, before we took off and sprinted we took time to pause, reflect and remember to start from a point of strength?
What did this time teach you? Where are you weak, lacking and challenged? Trust me - there’s GREAT strength in understanding your current weaknesses. That understanding is a position of strength.
What are you doing different now based on your observations? What strength did you find in yourself?
Just like you didn’t re-do your entire house, get ripped abs AND learn 10 languages during this quarantine you won’t automatically change once other options become available. Habits, cultivated over time create lasting change.
What would happen if you paused, reflected, remembered and started the next phase of life from a point of strength...strength that comes only from personal reflection, perspective and passionate pursuit of habits of excellence?
What if this time became a fulcrum, allowing you to create massive leverage for the rest of your life? What if, when the gun went off you shot out of the blocks stronger because you paused, reflected, remembered and started from strength?
All my love!
