Friday Thoughts

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As I mentioned in a previous past, I just finished the book “Girl Stop Apologizing” by Rachel Hollis. It is a personal development book about reaching your goals and not to apologize for doing so. This book contains some great nuggets of wisdom and many times, I would stop to write down a quote or two.

I remember hearing this particular quote while on a 12 mile training run. 12 miles can take a bit of time to run and I am often left to mull things over in my head. When I heard this, it got me thinking. Many of us define ourselves based on past experiences. Our past, often times, is what holds us back. There are things we want to do in this life, but fear is holding us back. Perhaps we fear, in moving forward, history will repeat itself. The fear is so great, that we get stuck. We remain status quo and never move toward reaching our potential. This can be a vicious cycle. So how do we move past this?

It is about mindset. It is about learning from the negative impact of that decision, taking what you learned and applying it to the present. This allows for us to move forward, reach our potential and live our best life.