Another week

So another week has come and gone and I'm pretty much in equilibirum at school. I'm getting homework finished, understanding concepts, and finding more and more ways to spend quality time with Lauren. Life is good.

I woke up this morning at 5:30 again so I could work out prior to my 8:30 class. Sitting in bed after turning of the alarm clock, I really didn't want to get up, really didn't want to go to the gym , and I absolutely wanted nothing to do with another workout that would stress my body to the point of nausea. I got up anyway.

Yesterday I read that

"Performance directly correlates with intensity. Intensity directly correlates with being uncomfortable." -Greg Glassman

While this was written in regards to athletic training, I think it transfers to life pretty well. Consistently choosing to get up early and get going, choosing to push as hard as you can instead of coast, choosing to do the hard things rather than the easy is what separates the people who excel from everyone else.

I learned something about myself today while at the gym. For most of my life, I've been content to coast because even coasting I was "ahead of the curve". The reality is that when I look back at the points in my life that I really made an impact or accomplished something extraordinary are the same points where I consistently chose to pursue my goal with vigor. The times I elected to be uncomfortable.

Because I have the capacity for intense focus and drive, I like to think of myself as driven and highly motivated individual. I am not. I to endeavor to change this, rather than be content with coasting, I want to find out exactly what I can do. I want to push my limits because doing so expands them.