You Can’t be Saturated with Bravos
Dumbbell fumbles
After joining the local gym in 2018, I worked as hard as I could at it. However, I couldn’t lift heavy and stayed on weights below 5 kg.
One day, on the decline chest press, I decided to try a heavier weight and asked the trainer to stand behind me to help in case I faltered mid-way.
He was ready to jump in to help, but I finished my 15 reps of a the heavier weight I had selected, 7.5 kg, without his assistance.
He said, Shabaash!
Shabaash! is an exclamation that means, “Good job!” or “Bravo!” or “Well done!”
I held that Shabaash to me like a warm pack on a cold day. I remember thinking about it and feeling better about myself when someone said something toxic or depressing.
Which was often.
Mind you, at this point in time, I had been doing stellar work in my dental clinic for nineteen years.
People come to our dental clinic from the nearby towns. I should be saturated with Bravos.
However, I think that one can’t have too many bravos, especially in new fields.
