M4:D25 (D325) Heart

What's on my mind today?
Today was a rest day for me, but it wasn't especially restful. I went to a youth hockey game where I act as equipment manager for the team. This team has a bunch of talented young men on it. The problem with the team is that they are new to the level of hockey they are playing and therefore, they are getting pushed around in the early stages of the season by more seasoned teams.

As I sit on the bench with these boys during the games, one thing has become evident–they give up too easily. They have lost two games in a row now. The first one was 6-0 and the second was 10-0. In both games the score after the first period was 1-0 and both games looked like they would be close. What happens is this group of boys gives up after the second goal goes in. They forget what they've been taught. They stop doing the things they were doing in the first period to keep it close. They have no heart.

That's right, they lack the heart to get the job done. They have already started fighting among themselves. They are blaming each other for the losses rather than focusing on what they, as an individual contributor, can do better. They are forgetting that the team only does as well as its weakest member.

This is a common problem in all situations. You, as a person trying to lose weight and transform your body, only do as well as your weakest area of discipline. It is the heart and desire that you show that carries you forward. Your inner desire will propel you to great victories. That's how success is built.