Easier not Easy

A client recently went skiing for the first time in years.

I was eager to ask her how it went when I saw her a couple days later.

Not good, they reported back.

They couldn't believe how sore they were, how hard skiing was and they were so bummed that all the strength and conditioning didn't make skiing easy.

This scenario plays out often. I couldn't help but laugh.

Client trains hard, goes to do something for the first time, and they end up feeling bummed because it was hard.

This is the WRONG perspective.

My laughter was met with an angry stare, so I explained.

Imagine how much harder it would have been if you WERE NOT training so much.

Imagine what the recovery process would be like then.

And perhaps the most impactful question I raised to her; would you have even bothered trying if you hadn't been training like you have for the past 12+ months?

Instead of being bummed it was harder than she wanted (something we can't even quantify anyway), we shifted her perspective.

She had the confidence to take on the slopes even though it had been so long. She was sore, but not sore enough to stay in bed and skip a workout.

She was sore and tired from trying something new... Who cares! I'm more impressed by their confidence to get out there and do something than I am of the final results.

Training will make things easier, but not easy. Don't forget that perspective as you start pushing your own limits.

Justin Miner

@justinminergain