Mental Resistance: Running On An Early Morning

Mental resistance prevents us from taking action in a positive direction. Resistance paralyzes our potential. When we manage to act despite the doubt that arises, we will be able to access elevated and inspiring states of flow.

Transcript

My mind is racing.

My thoughts are tempting to persuade me to follow down the easy path.

To not go on a run.

I have listened to these thoughts many times.

They prevent me from moving towards who I could be.

This goes beyond running.

These small choices make a hell of a difference in the long run.

Maybe that is the problem with us humans.

We always think we have time.

It's Friday,

It whispers.

Take it easy today.

You can go on a run on Monday.

Have a fresh start at the beginning of the week.

It is only four days away.

My ego loves the comfort of my warm bed.

It will do anything for the instant pleasure it gets from laying down,

Staring at the ceiling,

Daydreaming on who I could be,

Without taking any responsibility.

I can hear another voice in my mind whisper,

Put your shoes on and go for a run.

I promise you will feel vitality once it is over.

The moment to make a decision is now.

I get out of bed,

Walk towards the bathroom,

Look at myself in the mirror and say,

You got this.

Let's go.

The weather outside is lovely.

The sun is shining and a new day awaits for me to embrace.

I put on my black shorts,

White socks and running shoes.

I feel comfortable when aesthetics are on point.

I am a weirdo.

My mind strikes three more times.

The road has many hills.

You could get injured.

Let's go running at sunset when the sun is not at its peak.

Let's go for a walk.

Running is not good for your knees.

The decision has been made.

There's no turning back at this point.

Let's go.

Reviews

Perfect, thank you! A reminder of which voice to listen to when intertia sets in and I’ve planned to do exercise 🚲🏊‍♀️🧘‍♀️

Thank you

How the mind schemes! Wonderful and great advice. Thank you Ricardo, with love from another weirdo.

The narrative of the mind and ego is spot on. Thank you for the motivation to disregard it and go anyway!

R u inside my head😜 I am not a runner; however this is what my ego tells me when I am going to the gym.
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This was the encouragement I needed today.. it is short but powerful! Thank you for reminding me, I got this ✨🙏🏻

Excellent. Ricardo really captures that inner voice that tries to keep us in bed, tries to keep us from showing up for ourselves. This talk is a wonderful reminder that we can choose to listen to the other voice, the one that knows what we need to do to take care of ourselves, knows what will give us life.