This is a phrase I love. I’d like to use it more often. <\/p>\n
Today, I achieved a personal best. I’m uncomfortable publicly sharing exactly what it was for, but let’s just say it’s fitness-related. (That in itself is also one of the reasons I’m uncomfortable sharing it; I have some major hangups about fitness. I’m very self-conscious and hate<\/strong> anything resembling competition.)<\/p>\n Anyway, today’s truth is that my personal best is… well, my<\/strong> best. It’s no one else’s but mine. And that’s pretty effing cool, especially when it’s something you thought you couldn’t do… or thought maybe-there-is-a-teensy-weensy-chance<\/em> but didn’t know how. Who needs comparisons to others when comparisons to Self are this motivating? The Self is a better judge, anyway, IMO. (At least in this case.)<\/p>\n Yeah, so what made this “best” even better is that it was a surprise. I wasn’t trying<\/strong> to achieve a personal best. I just kinda did it. And I’ve only just started. I basically achieved a goal I hadn’t even set. How fun is that? <\/p>\n Which is all kind of cool, when you’re me — self-conscious about this stuff and generally disliking the whole endeavour anyway. I actually laughed out loud. It was kind of funny. <\/p>\n So the “surprise best” — my personal best — was a powerful motivator. Well, at least it felt that way today. We shall see how I feel in a few days’ time… \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This is a phrase I love. I’d like to use it more often. Today, I achieved a personal best. I’m uncomfortable publicly sharing exactly what it was for, but let’s just say it’s fitness-related. (That in itself is also one of the reasons I’m uncomfor… Continue reading