Hard Work

[Zander1983]

All throughout high school I had it easy. Academically, everything was a piece of cake. I didn't have to work all that hard and the good results rolled in.

Three years later, I've been brought back down to earth. This year I started a very competitive double degree and its been anything but easy. I have to work for every last grade. Rather than standing out at the top of the bunch I'm just struggling along like everybody else.

At each rung of the ladder the challenges are greater. Everything is harder. You have to become harder and work your ass off to be better than the rest and continue climbing the ladder... I'm only just coming to terms with this and its not easy.

The same applies to training, sports and life in general. If you want to keep excelling you can't afford to rest on your laurels and bask in past achievements. A PR is nice, but only momentarily...

 

[pwr_machine]

I recall thinking that my undergrad degree was a struggle at times. Then, the master's degree was a bigger struggle. Now, the Ph.D. is a BIGGER struggle. I also believe there are steps that apply to training, sports and life in general. With training, once a goal is reached, there are 100s of others that follow and each of these may not be easy to attain but they will be attained.

 

[lucidblue]

Good luck with your degrees. Doing a double is difficult sometimes, but I'm sure you'll succeed. High school can fool you into thinking everything is easy (they really don't challenge you enough to prepare you for college). If you work hard it will pay off. Life would be boring without challenges.

 

[PolishHammer1977]

Excellent post Zander

Keep the tank rolling my man. It can not be stopped!!!!!!

 

[Zander1983]

Good luck with your degrees. Doing a double is difficult sometimes, but I'm sure you'll succeed. High school can fool you into thinking everything is easy (they really don't challenge you enough to prepare you for college). If you work hard it will pay off. Life would be boring without challenges.

Thanks. You're right about high school. I bounced around between three universities before I got my act together. There were other reasons, but that was a big one.

 

[thebrute]

At each rung of the ladder the challenges are greater. Everything is harder. You have to become harder and work your ass off to be better than the rest and continue climbing the ladder... I'm only just coming to terms with this and its not easy.

The same applies to training, sports and life in general. If you want to keep excelling you can't afford to rest on your laurels and bask in past achievements. A PR is nice, but only momentarily...

i agree with ya. with every weight done in the gym, a new challenge awaits ya. i think this is why i'm so addicted to powerlifting, cause the challenges get harder with each passing year!! tb