The 104th Edition

No matter how badly yesterday went, today offers you the chance to start again.

Something to Think About

You do not need to carry yesterday’s mistakes into today.

Something to Ask Yourself

What would change if you stopped judging yourself for where you are and simply started from there?

Personal Lesson

It’s easy to drift.

Life gets noisy, stress builds, travel can disrupt routines, work demands more from us, relationships need attention. And before you know it, you’ve spent too much time on your phone, skipped a few sessions, eaten in ways that don’t make you feel great, and suddenly you find yourself feeling disconnected from the person you want to be.

I don’t know about you, but when that happens, my instinct is often frustration. I start to think about what I should have done, and about how much further along I’d be if I’d just stayed consistent.

I focus on what I can’t control.

The thing that’s helped me most over the years, whether in running, business, relationships, or life in general, is remembering that I am never more than one decision away from moving in the right direction again.

One run. One strength session. One early night. One difficult conversation. One healthy meal. We don’t need to rebuild our lives in a day. We just need to place the next brick.

Running – Life’s Metaphor

Running gives us endless opportunities to practise starting again.

A bad race doesn’t stop you running tomorrow. Every run begins from exactly where you are, not where you wish you were.

Life works the same way.

The moment we stop wishing we could change the past and start engaging with the present, we regain our power.

Final Thoughts

One of the biggest mistakes we make is believing that consistency means never falling off track.

That’s BS.

Consistency isn’t perfection, it is returning. Over and over again, it’s deciding to take the right decision, one decision at a time.

It’s the willingness to begin whenever you notice you’ve drifted.

None of us stay perfectly disciplined forever. We all have periods where we lose momentum. We all have weeks we’re not proud of. We all make decisions that move us further away from the person we want to become.

The question is how long are you going to spend beating yourself up when it happens?

Because every minute spent dwelling on the past is a minute not spent taking action in the present.

The only thing available to us is this moment. The past is done.

So if you’ve had a bad week, start again.

If you’ve neglected your training, start again.

If you’ve drifted away from your values, start again.

If you’ve lost confidence in yourself, start again.

You don’t need permission from anyone else.

You don’t need to wait until Monday.

You don’t need a perfect plan.

You only need to take the next step. Today. Right now.

And then the next one after that.

RUN THE RUNNABLE 😉