The truth of the matter is we can choose how to perceive any situation in our lives-and especially, choose how pervasive or continual we think this situation will be in our lives in the future. Whether it's good or bad, it doesn't matter.
You can take a compliment like "You look great" and get yourself in a funk because your level of development doesn't meet your expectations or was only good enough for fifth place in your last contest. You can also take an insult like "You have really small arms" and use it as a catalyst to push yourself to a new level.
We are in control of our emotional states at all times! Sure, we can wait for something out of our control to happen (like someone going out of their way to cheer us up), but we also have the power to "spin" the situation in any way it serves us best.
Whether we choose to engage in empowering patterns of thinking, such as passion, power, gratitude, enthusiasm, motivation; or disempowering patterns of thinking such as frustration, fear, disappointment, or feeling inferiority or overwhelmed, we can control our focus.
I've discovered that my habits in the way I think, whether positive or negative, are basically the same. The habits that I choose to engage in from hour to hour, day to day, week to week, month to month, and year to year will determine how successful I will be as a bodybuilder-or anything else I choose to do in my life.
Invest the time right now to figure out the way you choose your own emotional states. I hope that sharing the way that my brain operates will give you more insight into the way you think. Gaining control over your emotions and following through on a more consistent basis will lead you to a greater level of bodybuilding success and sense of fulfillment.
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