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Originally Posted by dyna mo
I admit I struggle with this. I figure it's mostly due to my becoming emotionally attached to projects, which I also find is important for motivation and energy, double-edged sword.
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But that's just it though. its like fighting. You want to win. You train to win. It's all you think about. You get knocked down or out or hurt... and you have to make that choice and ask that question every single time,... "how bad do i want it" before you can start training again. I started kickboxing again and was really thinking a lot about this. It's very hard work... it's brutal. I'm not an angry 23yr old anymore that has daddy issues. It's infinitely harder as a semi normal, happy, content, well adjusted adult in a great relationship. I've made the decision that i do want it. And before every training session, i am thinking about how bad i hurt, how sore i am and how easy it would be and even arguing to myself that it would be responsible to just skip a day and "recover"... but you have to push. You have to. You have to drive forward.
I actually came across the video above while looking at some videos of one of the greatest kickboxers of all time. Ramon Dekkers who i only learned yesterday had a heart attack at 43 and died. But look at these guys... look at how they fight. How they train. 110% all the time, 24/7. Never slowing down. Never giving 85%. They "want it"... and it shows in everything they do, every kick, every punch, every training session etc.
This guy went to Thailand and won many titles on their home turf at their own national sport. The King of Thailand even gave him an award for his achievements. Watch this video... and think about this question "am i like this in business",.... "when i get knocked down... what do i do"... "how do i respond" ... "do i stand up, ready to fight again with the same determination or more and an even stronger will to win"
Not saying its easy or that i often do. I am just saying that its necessary and important to think about.