Staying on Track ~ BodyEffx by Rogue

The 2007 New York Giants had every reason to get off track and lose sight of their goal of winning the Super Bowl—they lost their first two regular season games and most people expected them to lose each of their post season games. Other obstacles the Giants faced included:

Losing to each team they played in the post-season during the regular season
Injuries to key players
Trailing the undefeated New England Patriots at half-time during the Super Bowl

Despite the fact that the New York Giants had almost no chance to achieve their goal on paper, they went on to become Super Bowl champions that year. And the reason why is that they never lost sight of their goal and stayed on track.

It isn’t just NFL players that have to stay on track and overcome obstacles to achieve their goals. It is everyone. When I was working towards my goals in fitness, health, and career, I ran into my own obstacles.

My man left me
A necklace I wore since I was four (and intended to pass down generation to generation) was lost

The key to overcoming these obstacles was finding the positives within the negatives. For instance, with the necklace (even though it still hurts and the necklace can’t be replaced) I see my generation as something that lives inside of me and can never be lost. With my man, I figured he was never really there because, if he was, he never would have left so easily.

When you are working towards your goals you will be given every reason to give up. Giving up is an easy thing to do, but to this I say:

“You want to give up, quit, or throw it all away because now you are suffering? Let me just say that is not a good enough reason. Now would be the time to look at it in a different light and push through it and set even higher goals. “

It seems easy for me to say, but I have been through hard times and never lost focus or got off track. I could have gone back to my old career and settle, but instead I continue to eat red velvet cheesecake (my favorite) and be in the best shape of my life.

If it seems hard, it’s because it is. It isn’t easy because, if it were, it wouldn't have to be a goal because you could just do it with little to no effort. Since overcoming obstacles is a part of achieving goals, it is easy to fall off track or talk ourselves out of something than it is to look at the positive side. Not doing what is easy, however, is exactly what it will take.

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