Don’t Be Afraid To Commit

Some of the hardest things that I have ever done have turned out to be the most life changing things for me. The hardest part about doing these new and impactful things is committing to the first step.

The first step is scary. Many times it needs to be something very public in order to keep yourself accountable. The first time I did this, I was moving from a private school that I had been in up until my sophomore year of high school. The school I had been in for so long was a private christian school and the new one was a public school that I knew no one at. This was important for me to do because it made me step out of my comfort zone and adapt to the real world.

The second time was when I chose to truly commit to my fitness. I was a rather large kid and it was difficult for me at first to really attempt to lose weight. I was scared from the get go but this proved to be one of the most impactful events of my life.

These events have made me pay attention to when I get these feelings. If there is something that I feel I should do but it scares me, I tend to take it as a sign that I definitely should do it because it is more than likely going to make a big impact on my life. So this brings me to my most recent experience with this feeling.

Recently I have started a daily vlog. I had put a lot of thought into this for some time and just the thought scared me to death. What if my editing sucks? What if I don’t shoot the right footage throughout the day? What if people think I’m stupid? Does anyone really want to hear what I have to say? All these questions came into my mind. At the very least I knew that I shoudl try to make videos but I really felt like they shoudl be daily and the thought of filming a video and editing it and then getting it uploaded every single day seemed like an impossible task to me. But guess what? I’ve done it for a little more than 3 weeks now. I don’t get a ton of views but so far it has been the most positive and ulpifting thing that I have done in a long time.

If you enjoy my thoughts on fitness and want to see how I live my life around it, I would check out my videos. They are not simply about fitness. They are really a deeper look into my life. If you enjoy them, let me know. Comments are extremely appreciated! I hope this post has inspired you to take that leap into something you’ve wanted to do for a while.

Thank you for reading and I hope you always remember to keep yourself in that uncomfortable space.