The past few days, I have been giving this particular phrase a lot of thought and questioning my motives. I have been asking myself How bad do I really want it.
How bad do I really want *it* ?
- it being weight loss
- it being health and fitness goals
- it is heart rate training, getting stronger, pants smaller
- it being a closer relationship with God
- it being a closer relationship with my husband
- it being a healthier more loving relationship with my children
- it being a clean and organized home
How bad do I want it?
Do I have to really work that hard for it? Do I really want to work that hard for it? Why does it have to be so hard to do? Why can’t it be easy to reach that goal to achieve it?
Often times, the things worth having are worth fighting for… even those crazy hard goals. We must stop wishing and start working towards achieving our goal. Working for it.
To determine our goals and aspirations in life we must truly be concerned with what ignites passion into our lives. It is important to remember to not let our circumstances keep us away from our dreams, no matter what they may be.
We all have something in our lives that we aspire to have, and that we would fight for to receive and to keep. Whatever it is, or whatever you may think it is, it is imperative that you keep the question of whether you would fight for it or just let it go in mind when you are pursuing something.
Often, the things we want the most… are the hardest to work for. Notice that what is worth having is worth working for. I didn’t say it would be handed to us or easy. We must work for it.
Honestly, for me… there are some days when I don’t want to work hard at all with any of my goal items. I don’t want to workout hard. I don’t want to stay in my heart rate zone. I just want to binge eat on junk food. I don’t want to be the Mom, Wife, Friend, person that I know I should be. Sometimes I just want to give up. Working towards your goals is a hard thing. It hurts. It isn’t fun. It is hard.
Yet, with every struggle it is a gentle reminder of the question, How bad do you want it? This is a question I need to ask myself each day… as I doubt my journey and my goals. This road is hard… but if I (you) stick to it it will be worth it!
Amen.
I think it’s a conversation I need to have with my self every day. Every few hours
Yes. I agree. Every day. Every hour. Every minute. 🙂
Great post! Some things I think I want , but don’t want enough to work for it (6-pack abs). There are other things that I want so bad that I can taste it and I work my butt off for it (to finish a half marathon).
Haha… yes, those coveted 6 pack abs I desire too (they are there… just covered up by some soft flesh) 😉
Oh this is a lesson I’ve been working on in all aspects .. thank you for the reminder. It is daily work!
Thanks, Yvonne. Me too. This is something I have been trying to really work on in all aspects of my life. It is hard. Because I REALLY want it… but often I don’t want to work for it. 🙂
Good advice. I am an obsessive list maker. It helps me to stick with my goals and reminds me of what I want to accomplish. Recently found my first of the year goals for 2014. It was very motivational and got me back on track for a few things I want to accomplish.
I am a list maker too (paper/pencil… not technology). What methods do you use to keep you on track (besides lists) to reach your goal?
Lists are the best thing for me. Keep them handy where I see them. I always schedule my runs too, mush like my lists. I work four ten hour days so by Thursday evenings I ALWAYS have a list of what I need to do for the weekends.
All of this is so true and a conversation I feel like I have with myself every day. For me, the hardest part is the eating healthy part. I love working out and rarely have a problem getting to the gym even if I’m tired. But with eating, I am so easily tempted by things like sweets! I’m trying to work on this because I have not been focusing as much as I should be on healthy eating…thanks for the reminder!
You are welcome, Kammie. Yes. I struggle with the healthy eating part too. I can workout just fine… but equally as easy is reaching for that cookie. 🙁
enough to feel the hard yet keep pushing.
xoxo
I have a thing taped to my wall that says “If your day doesn’t reflect you getting closer to your goals, then do you really want it?” … pushes me to keep headed to that goal!
Love that quote!! Love that you have that near you as a visual reminder to keep pushing! 🙂
Oh boy do I agree. I battle with this almost every day. The hard part is not beating myself up over a skipped run or a bag of chips eaten. All we can do is our best everyday! :^)
Yes. You hit the nail on the head, Crystal! All we can do is our best every day! 🙂
Starting a new training cycle and I’ve been asking myself this exact question all week! How bad do I want it? Really bad!!
What are you training for, Jill?