After my temper tantrum the other day, I figured I’d watch Countdown to UFC 100 then lift weights to blow off some steam. During the course of the show, Frank Mir said something that really motivated me: “We only live our life once”.
It had this profound effect on me and made me reflect on my life and how I was living it. Lately I’ve been complacent with my responsibilities and was being too dependent on the people around me. Needless to say I’ve squandered significant amounts of resources and time which I could’ve put into good use. I always have an excuse to rationalize my procrastinating, only to realize now that I was just kidding myself.
I personally feel that time management is easy, it’s managing and maintaining your drive is where the challenge lays. I find myself faced with the challenge of motivating myself on a daily basis: with working out, running and maintaining several jobs. Obviously I can do without working out and I can just skim by on the easiest job I can find. So the perennial question I ask myself is why do it?
I want to be the best possible me I can become and maybe leave my mark on the world; Making the best of the limited time I have on this earth. Of course this goes without saying that: I want to be a positive role model for my kid and a pillar of support she can rely on in times of unrest.
That is what I tell myself on a daily basis, despite this I’ve lost sight of my simple goals. I don’t really know why, but I do know that I’ve come to realize it as off late and I am actively doing something about it now. With that said, I’ll be putting myself back into the furnace (as Frank Mir put’s it) and push myself to the limits to achieve or surpass my goals.
Just keeping moving forward and see where I can take myself… I just have to remind myself that it’s just a battle within me where I have the power to chose to either win or loose.
