Anything that surfaces the— "do you even want it?—question is critical. We can waste years pursuing something we don't want, or, arguably worse, berating ourselves for not getting after something we don't want anyway!
The etymology of 'decide' - to cut away - applies here. Sometimes what needs cutting is the goal itself.
More from coaching than personal experience - I see it constantly— as no doubt do you. The gap between what I say I want and what I really want is where many fitness efforts die.
Funny thing is, like any outside perspective, it's easy enough to spot in others— and it does make me more aware of it— but still no less blind to it personally.
Anything that surfaces the— "do you even want it?—question is critical. We can waste years pursuing something we don't want, or, arguably worse, berating ourselves for not getting after something we don't want anyway!
The etymology of 'decide' - to cut away - applies here. Sometimes what needs cutting is the goal itself.
Really well put – have you got an example of something you let go of Oli?
More from coaching than personal experience - I see it constantly— as no doubt do you. The gap between what I say I want and what I really want is where many fitness efforts die.
Funny thing is, like any outside perspective, it's easy enough to spot in others— and it does make me more aware of it— but still no less blind to it personally.