Put on your running shoes…

 

I’m 2 weeks into my 20 week challenge to compete at FitX in March next year, I’m loving the different foods, new training program, new trainer (Nicky Jakonic) & my new challenge FIGURE!!

Just a short story……..

Two people were hiking through the jungle when they heard the sound of a tiger nearby. Both were terrified but one stopped and started to put on a pair of running shoes. “What do you think you are doing?” said the other. “You know you can’t outrun a tiger no matter what you are wearing on your feet.”

“I don’t have to outrun the tiger,” was the response. “I only have to beat you!”

That’s the way the world is going. The gap between the “haves” and the “haves nots” will widen as jobs become harder to get and the opportunities or work available splits further into skilled and unskilled.

You can put on your running shoes safe in the knowledge that over 80% of the population will worry about what is happening yet will do nothing to improve their situation.

Everyone has a goal some big & some small, whether it be to have a better relationship with a relative, take on studies to get your dream job, to buy a house, to get fit & healthy, to save, to travel, what ever the case may be everyone has a goal its human nature.

I was constantly looking up inspirational people, quotes and books trying to find motivation where ever I could to keep my interest for Fitness & Wellbeing alive. Don’t get me wrong I still do this now but what’s changed is that I’ve actually started to chase those goals I had & action everything I have ever wanted to accomplish.

Don’t do something just because everyone thinks it’s best for you, don’t sit their contemplating what you know you should be doing, make your pathway & show what’s unique about you!

An example for myself was competing in fitness modelling; it feels great not having to say “What if?” anymore. It’s pushed me to now take on more challenges which I am currently working on at the moment, an in doing all this I found that I was now making an impact on others, giving them the fuel to accomplish their goals.

To think that I could make a difference or give a sense of hope to benefit their journey to challenge their goals is what I would call a dream come true & I can promise you nothings better then the feeling you get once you’ve reached them.

So put your running shoes on & become everything you’ve always loved.

 

Bringing the impossible dream to reality...

• Didn’t a high school teacher inform Einstein that he had a learning disability? If Einstein had taken this to heart, what on earth would he have achieved?
• Didn’t Sylvester Stallone get rejected by dozens of managers who told him that he couldn’t act? Did he let this stop him from achieving his dreams?
• Didn’t Kernel Sanders receive over 1,000 No’s before receiving a single Yes for his homemade chicken recipe? His persistence resulted in KFC.
• Didn’t Thomas Edison receive criticism for his ongoing efforts in the development of the light-bulb? If he had listened to them, would you be enjoying light today?

We should never doubt another persons dreams, on top of this we should never doubt or deny our own dreams.

I set some goals back in July, goals which I had always wanted yet never ever believed i could achieve. I didn't hate the skin i was in, I wasn't miserable in my lifestyle of partying, traveling and eating what-ever an when-ever I liked. I just wanted a simple lifestyle change... Something new, challenging, exciting, just something that I could work towards that didn't end with a hang over. lol

I never thought I'd actually physically, emotionally, mentally be able to get to where i am today.

I was very blessed to have had the right support system available to keep me from going off the pathway, because yes I struggled & at some points even wanted to quit.

My main Supporter was my partner Sam I thank him for everything from helping prep my meals when needed, for financially supporting me, for being so patient with my mood swings & short temper, for going  to every one of my comps & for believing in me.

To Dwayne Glasgow my Muay Thai (and now new weights) trainer for never giving up on me, for seeing my potential that i couldn't see, for helping me where ever he could have an for putting up with my constant winging in EVERY Session.

To my P.I.C Breanna Budge for standing right beside me the entire way, keeping me in line, helping me, supporting me & for inspiring me like you wouldn't believe.

To my mum & grandparents for supporting me in something they didn't agree on & then for stepping outside their world to understand mine. You made me a winner the day you said i no longer looked skinny, but that i looked healthy!

This experience taught me a lot about myself, brought me closer to so many wonderful people, not only did i have my old friends there encouraging me, but i was lucky to had met some new faces.

Over the past 3 weeks i have Competed in 3 different Sports Model Competitions, I've had a panel of judges score all my hard work & not place me in any of those three comps. However my goal was to enter these competitions in the best shape i could possibly get into, which is exactly what i have achieved.

I'm so happy to have reached this point & now am thinking outside the box of Health & Well-being for my future.

In writing this i wanted to give others a sense of hope to achieve their goals & to be able to show a realistic form of understanding on a lifestyle change similar to mine.

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