Cheesy title, yes. But today I want to talk about the importance of honesty in your physical development. Obviously we should all strive to be truthful people. And I hope to the heavens that those of you working out there in the financial markets list honesty as one of your dominate traits. If not, shape up! If so, good for you, yet it is important to be honest not just with others in daily life, but with ourselves. And there is no better place to delude ourselves, cut corners and flat out kick the truth to the curb than when talking about accomplishing our fitness goals. Hell, I've padded my bench press, rationalized a donut, and convinced myself I ran 4 miles instead of 3.5!
In training, whether its weights, sports, yoga, etc, telling the truth is what separates the strong from the weak; Figuratively and literally. Truly fit, successful, happy people have the ability to take responsibility for what happens to them. Those who blame others, the circumstances, or anything else for a bad result will never take it to the next level.
While these folks always own up to shortcomings and never rationalize failure, they also set realistic goals and timelines for themselves. It is not a good idea to sign up for a full contact kickboxing tournament when you're on your fourth lesson! Super fit people never take failure lying down, yet they go with the flow and are realistic when evaluating their abilities.
When you commit to the truth in your training, not only will you improve your fitness results (painstaking records keep you honest!) but it will increase your ability to be fully present in your efforts and stay in the moment. Dishonesty in training is only a reflection or reaction to negativity.
Your belief in yourself will grow as you keep testing yourself. As you leap each hurdle your need or desire to cut corners will diminish. You will develop more confidence as you see results. Then you carry that honest confidence into every other aspect of life.
Till next time. Chopping down cherry trees is a great cardio and strength workout!
From Last Week: Merger Madness...a slowdown?
LBO market. Private-equity firms are diverging on their opinions on the current LBO market and that could be bad for stocks, according to this WSJ article. Ripplewood's Timothy Collins, TPG's David Bonderman, and Carlyle co-founders David Rubenstein and Bill Conway have all raised concerns about the froth they see in the buyout market. Such bearish views could take the air out of the stock market as private-equity's appetite for public companies has helped buoy stock prices. KKR, meanwhile, is roaring ahead, taking part in $120 billion of buyouts so far this year.
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