But what if I fail?
Have you ever wanted to get rid of extra body fat for good? Do you dream of finally getting those six-pack abs by completely changing your lifestyle so that you’re eating healthier and working out on a consistent basis? If you’re anything like me, you’ve set out to accomplish that feat many times over, and yet have never actually never got to where you want to be.
Let’s say the goal is six-pack abs (it could be bigger biceps, or thinner thighs, the goal is up to you). Many people really want abs but so few have them, why? I’ll put the failures into two groups (there are other failure groups but for now we’ll just look at these two);
- Group 1: For many people the reason is because they just don’t have the knowledge on how to do it. They do their best but no matter how hard they try and how disciplined they are, they still fail. If you’re in this group, keep reading Take Fit!
- Group 2: Others do know essentially how it’s done but are scared that if they try and get abs, and then end up failing – they’ll prove to themselves and others that they don’t have what it takes.
If I had to put myself into one of the above groups it would be the second. It’s embarrassing to fail at something especially if it’s to do with your body.
The safe option is to play it safe, workout a little, eat healthy when you can, but don’t try and aim for anything big. Folks, with that attitude nothing ‘big’ will happen. You might see a little improvement at first, but eventually you’ll get into a rut and things will be as per normal.
Failure is a good thing (if we let it be), and it is certainly nothing to fear
…failure is not the opposite of success, so when you fail, the least you should say is ‘I am not successful’. Just because you have failed does not imply that you are a failure. Failing is necessary to enable you work toward your success. But the problem is we take failure to be a hit against us succeeding. We take an example of Thomas Edison the inventor of the light bulb who couldn’t say he failed 1,000 times but said that “the light bulb was an invention of 1,000 steps”
Here is a man who according to common sense failed 1,000 times, but to him those a thousand attempts were a step in line of success. Remember success is not a destination that we want to reach, for we can never get there. Success is a journey and on this journey there are stops of failure and perseverance. Both are on the same road, more like on a continuum.
Source: http://www.takingitglobal.org/express/panorama/article.html?ContentID=19807
Translate this to the fitness sphere, if you fail one time, you simply take a step back and find out what you’ve done right, what you’ve done wrong and then try again. Learn from your mistakes and you’ll get closer and closer to your goal with each time you fail.
There’s no shame in failure unless you don’t try again
It’s time for me to move out of group 2 and into a new group, ‘those who try and keep on trying until they succeed. Very cheesy I know, but it’s the best way to explain it. Over the next 3 months I will be documenting what I eat and how much I exercise online. I’m going to start my journey towards six pack abs (progress pictures and all). If I fail, I fail – so what. I’ll learn from my mistakes and try again. If I succeed, great! I’ll formulate some new fitness goals and attempt to reach them.
NOTE: Look out for daily Twitter updates which will outline what I’m eating and what exercises I’m doing!
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