The Art of Overcoming Yourself
the biggest victory
is the one against yourself
these are the words my grandmother said
to me three years ago
back then i didn’t know what she meant
or how important it was
we all have problems things that we
might change
but struggle to get it right that is why
we settle for what is
the most comfortable for us and gets the
minimum done
but we also have dreams
we have dreams to fill a void or a sense
of
inadequacy
we crave fulfillment in stark disparity
of the bad decisions we sometimes make
on muscle’s hierarchy the
self-fulfillment needs are way at the
top
some people live in the psychological
needs some in the basic
some struggle to get to the basic it
doesn’t matter where you are
what you want as long as it’s it has
purpose and it’s important for you
then that is already a goal worth
fighting for
but what are you fighting against what
makes it so difficult to
study for the exams to consistently
exercise and become
financially stable
your brain it is so easy for your brain
to deceive you
how when you put your body and mind into
an
unfamiliar situation you feel out of
place
uncomfortable early this year i started
fasting
i did a little every day and a few
months into it i was confident to try 36
hours
it was very different for my body when
the time ran out
i wasn’t dying nor was i severely ill
sure i was tired but i pulled through
experiencing this obstacle was not easy
the thought in my brain was you cannot
do it
you’re young and don’t have the power
what’s the point just give up
my mind made me feel like i’d collapse
but in the end i felt better than ever
that is what it’s like to overcome
yourself
darren rouse a blogger once said
do the uncomfortable become comfortable
with these acts prove to yourself that
your
limiting beliefs die a quick death if
you will simply do what you feel
uncomfortable doing but what if you
fail when i moved school i had to adapt
to a new curriculum which was very
difficult for me i got ease for months
i literally felt like i was in a pit of
despair
in a cycle of self-loathing and shame
both emotionally and psychologically i
was crippling
and i thought to myself i’m never going
to climb that wall
here how do you move on and fight
your competitive self your body and mind
and spirituality and feelings to stand
out
you need to have a fiery inner drive for
that target
that is why it’s so incredible to pick
yourself up
whether you are crawling or running that
little glimpse of light
enlivens you i kept studying
every day and in the end i ended up with
a’s
however balance is vital
if an opportunity if a once in a
lifetime opportunity presents itself to
you
don’t question anything commit to it
however if there’s a habit you want to
adapt into your routine
take little steps for consistency
make your dreams possible not only by
fighting yourself
but also analyzing the easiest yet most
effective way to achieve that
i’m encouraging everyone here to learn
from my experiences
take what i am sharing but how do you
start
when i was eight my father took me
running every day
and i really hated it
my father pushing me again and again and
my
threatening passion for running made me
achieve 10 times
more of what i began with
we all know that the next generation are
the future leaders so young people
find that fire in you and let it ignite
we can do this and parents
give them that tough love they need to
push them even further
you can reach limitless heights if you
overcome yourself
thank you