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Everyone’s Doing the Best They Can
I belong to a fitness accountability group and earlier this week, I posed a question. I wanted to know how the others in the group managed their workouts when Life got really crazy, like it has been for me this month. They seemed to be so much better at doing their workouts consistently and reaching their weekly fitness goals. I was sure I was slacking somewhere and I wanted the secret sauce. What was the magic ingredient that I was missing that made me less consistent and less successful?
Turns out I wasn’t missing anything. Like me, the others in the group had their minimum activity dialed in. They employed flexible structure to reach their weekly goals. They tried to listen to their bodies to know when they could push harder or when they needed an extra rest day. They adjusted and pivoted as Life happened. They understood this was a journey that required learning along the way.
What I realized was all of us are just doing our best, whatever that is. Our best can change week to week too. My best on days I have a migraine is NOT the same as my best when I’m feeling 100%. My best can change depending on what my goals are — do I have one large project to focus on or 50 tiny ones?
Always though, I try to show up as my best self, however and whatever that looks like on any given day.
