Combat Endurance Training

It’s a fact. We all do it in every part of our lives.

We move away from pain towards pleasure. Take a moment to analyze and you’ll see that you’re no different

So why is it that some people are willing to accept pain longer and more often than others in order to reach their goals.

It must be in the way that a person is wired that gives them the ability to stay longer, hurt more, and not give up until the goal is achieved. Those that are really good at understanding this pain/pleasure principle usually look for some other pain that will improve their lives after they’ve conquered the original.

Let’s be honest. Anyone willing to grow and put him/herself out there is going to experience pain. The only way not to experience this pain is to lock oneself in a closet and never challenge ourselves. I’m sure that locking oneself in a closet has a set of pains all its own.

So let’s stick to a pain that I’m very familiar with and teach others to incorporate into their daily lives.

It’s the pain of healthy living. It includes making choices about the food we eat, the thoughts that we think, and the movement that we incorporate into our lives.

It’s hard to do it right. It’s tough to set ourselves on a path that requires discipline and continuous effort to get better.

Why bother?

It would be much easier to eat what we want, stay on the couch, and let whatever thought might enter our minds come right in.

I’m sure this isn’t the way to go.

Taking care of ourselves gives us a direction and a commitment. Continually striving to better ourselves also gives us a much higher level of self esteem and confidence.

We are in charge. It matters what we do and think. We have control over what happens to us.

Reach for your own personal power and it can be yours.

There is a value in having daily pain in our lives. It holds us accountable and it makes life worth living.

Fred Nicklaus