Are you guilty of comparing your progress in the gym to others? Are you struggling to be content with your own personal journey towards your fitness goals?Our latest episode emphasizes the importance of being kind to oneself and not comparing progress to others. The speaker encourages listeners to focus on their own goals and desires for self-improvement, rather than seeking external validation or competing with others in the gym.We often tend to have a negative self-dialogue and underestimate our progress, but if we compare where we were six months ago to now, we've likely made significant progress. Comparing ourselves to others is unfair because they may have been working in their field for much longer.
The speaker believes that everyone has something they are brilliant at and that we cannot achieve that level of excellence without being obsessed with it. However, going too far into uncharted territory can lead to a lack of support and encouragement from our personal community. It's essential to take a critical look at our performance, training, food, sleep, rest, and workout routines and find areas of inconsistency and room for improvement if we are honest with ourselves.
The speaker reminds us that everyone is unique and rare and encourages us to embrace our own brilliance, rather than comparing ourselves to others. Making any commitment and taking action towards improving fitness puts us in the top 1%, and setbacks or missing workouts should be seen as moments to pick back up and keep going, not failures.In conclusion, be kind to yourself emotionally because the body responds to it.
Trust in yourself and your own journey, not seeking external validation or approval. You can listen to the full episode on our podcast to learn more about this topic.