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Life Mantra



"Only I can pass my own finish line"

This is literally what I have to chant to myself every single day. There isn't a single aspect of my life that isn't applicable to this. Why? Because I'm a 75-percenter.

Have you ran a race or completed a project and came to that little over halfway point and just felt like *bleck*? Thought about why you even started in the first place? Asked what it's worth to finish through? And what if no one else cares if you don't complete it - is it still worth doing?

Yeah, that's me.. with just about everything. And for a long time (and sometimes still), I either found the easy way out or a shortcut. But honestly, I felt that everything I did could have been done better if I just put a little bit more work into it. I only had myself to blame. 

So instead of just sitting there in pity of being sub-par from my potential, I started to ask myself EVERY FREAKING DAY:

"how bad do you want it?"

Just how bad do I want to get an A on a test? Do I want to give my patients the best care, or can I be happy with myself doing the bare minimum? Do I want to be a good smart runner, or just eh? How bad do I want to show myself that I am capable of more than I used to be?

Because guess what? No one gives a crap if I do go the last mile or not in most things in life. And I'm sure as hell tired of feeling subpar about myself. Only I can get myself to the finish line. Sure! There are people in my life who have facilitated me to get where I am in life - God.. I wouldn't be where I am without them! But no one has taken my legs and moved them for me... that's on me. 

This mantra has resonated with me so much, and when I ask myself how bad do I want it and remind myself that I am in control of my future and my actions, well... life just seems a little better lived to me. 

What is your life mantra???


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