This might sound like another cliche title for an article but hear me out, there’s a reason why I’m writing about this. For a long time, I haven’t really set a major goal for myself and dedicated myself to finishing it. As I have gotten older, I’ve gone more and more with the flow rather than undertaking challenges. I got comfortable and as a result, I didn’t feel the necessity to really push myself and try new things. I felt that I was doing all I needed to do to succeed in life.
But the reality is, there’s always more you can, and you should always strive to do more. I found that giving yourself a limit as to what you are able to do is not always ideal. You can always attain new lessons, challenges, skills and mindsets. Continuously striving after something brand new has healthy benefits and provides a positive mentality within yourself. You learn to trust and feel good about yourself and it can help propel you through life in so many ways.
So nowadays, I am teaching myself how to pistol squats, which are one-legged squats. I had always wanted to master them but I kept pushing them off again and again. However, I felt enough was enough and I am going to try and eventually master them to the point where I don’t even have to think when I do them. I am fairly progressing little by little. I have an easier time balancing on my right leg than my left leg since I am right handed. The most I’ve gotten in a row has been three.
Now I want to increase that number and get to at least five by the end of this week. I definitely know I am capable of doing this exercise and it’s certainly tough. The hardest thing for me is maintaining my balance when I crouch all the way down. Sometimes my leg goes to the left or right and that throws my weight off and leads me to falling. So I am learning what I have to do as I go along.
I am not going to continue to ramble on about my progression however. It’s one thing to say it, rather than doing it. But what I want to be able to do is always try something new. Too often, I get scared to try something new, but it’s time for me to turn a new leaf and give this a shot. I will do everything in my power to become a stronger-minded person who is up for any challenge that’s thrown my way. That way, I become more resilient, and more importantly, curious. It goes hand-and-hand, which makes it all the more sweeter.
The World is Yours 