Ever since I was a kid I would often sit and daydream about how awesome my life was going to be when I got older. The car I would drive the girl I would be with, the super luxurious home where I would reside in- and yes how I would look. Throughout my childhood and adolescence those dreams seemed totally real. It was never a question of “if” it was always a question of “when.” I was convinced that nothing could stop me, that the ideal life that I would so often conjure up in my head was going to come into fruition one way or the other. I had no plan-not even an idea of how to go and obtain any of those things. The only thing I had was the unwavering faith that I have and always would have the ability to reach all of my goals.
When you’re younger a lot of older people brush off these dreams as illusions of grandeur. I mean let’s face it everyone thinks they are going to be rich and successful. Truth is there aren’t enough resources around for all of us to have all of our dreams come true. That’s just the harsh reality of life. But what is the difference between the person with all those things and the person without them? I am sure there is a myriad of reasons including: privilege, socioeconomic status, opportunity, and of course resources. But from where I am sitting pointing fingers and saying that this person or that person has a leg up on life from the jump is completely useless. Yeah some people do have the opportunities and resources to really get after what they want early in life while the rest of us have to pull our asses up from our bootstraps and work for every single fucking inch. Sure it’s tougher and filled with heartache, failure, and frustration but that’s just what we have to go through to get to where we want to get. You have to decide how bad you really want all the things that you think will make you happy.
Your dream life (including your dream physique) starts off as an obtainable goal that is going to happen. You’re sure of it. Confident. Unwavering. It’s just a matter of a time. Something happens along the way that makes some of us question if we really want it. It’s not that we are not capable, most of the time it’s the realization that it’s going to take a lot of hard work. Plain good old-fashioned hard work. No if ands or buts about it. It’s that simple. That dream physique that you have in your mind is not going to come without sacrifice and hard work. YOU can be the biggest baddest mother fucker walking around in the gym. YOU can be the most ripped person at the beach. YOU can be the person YOU have always wanted to be. Do not lose sight of the person you want to be because of the amount of work it’s going to take. Do not feel inadequate or incapable of accomplishing even your wildest goals. Have no fear of failing along the way. There is honor even in failing when you are pursuing your dreams. Pay no mind to the naysayers and all the people that will try to bring you and your goals down. Put in the effort and understand that you can be the person you have always wanted to be. Happy Liftin’
