1st Time for Everything

Well I just got back from an absolutely incredible weekend. I went up to spend the weekend where I am going to be doing the 1/2 ironman in 5 weeks. The area was magnificent and the weather was completely on our side. So picture biking 56 miles up and down very steep hills..4 hours of straight biking, only to jump off the bike and run 30 minutes up and back another very steep hill. That was my Saturday. I've never actually biked that far before in my life. In fact, other than the 2 marathons I completed 5 yrs ago, yesterday was the longest I've ever been exercising at once. Next month, competing for close to 7 straight hours will be the longest by far that I've ever exercised non-stop. Did I mention that we are camping as well?? Thats right. Imagine busting your butt for 4 1/2 hrs, only to go to bed that night in a tent, unable to move in a sleeping bag! Oh, and then get up the next morning, and run 13 miles in 2 hrs flat. That was MY weekend. What did YOU do this weekend?? When was the LAST time you did something you have never done before? I can honestly say that my answer is almost weekly. And many times I don't know what the outcome is going to be, BUT I always ask myself 2 questions when doing something new. 1) Is this bringing me closer to my goals? Oftentimes I won't know the real answer to that question until after I've done the thing itself. But, if there is a chance that it IS alligned with what Im looking to achieve, then I have no choice but to forge ahead confidently in the direction of my goals. The second question is, Is what I'm doing negatively hurting someone else? Usually the answer is NO, but I have to make sure, because integrity is very important to me.

So back to the issue here. If you haven't done something you've never done before recently, WHY NOT?? Are you afraid to try something new? Afraid of failing? Afraid of doing something wrong? You'll never know until you've done it. And if your life is stagnant in any area right now, then you owe it to yourself to take action.

Are you unhealthy? Then start a workout/nutrition program. Dont wait until you find the perfect thing. Just get started, you'll figure it out as you go. Hate your job? Then go find something else that inspires you. Do you think its easier said than done? Why do you think so? I left a very solid job working for my family to pursue MY dream. I wanted to make a difference in people's lives, being my own boss, living anywhere I wanted, traveling all over the world, and replacing a six figure income within a year with a multiple six figure income attainable quickly. I got clear on my goals. I found an opportunity and I jumped in. I didn't know 100% if it was going to work or not, but it matched my goals so closely that I felt I had no other option but to choose to move forward. And I did, and just over a year later, I can look back and see that every action I took, when alligned with my goals, has served me so well. What are you scared of in your own life? Is your fear stopping you from reaching your goals. Are you so scared to fail that you are paralyzed? Paralysis by analysis. I know it all too well. I did that for many years. If you don't take some sort of action, then you are actually moving AWAY from your goals. Nothing in life is unmoving. You are either moving forward, or moving backward. Are you in a bad relationship? No relationship? What are you doing towards reaching your goals? So what if you trip and stumble a little bit. Its how we learn and grow. I didn't know if I was going to be able to complete a 56 mile bike ride yesterday. But I did it. If I would have failed, I would have learned something. But I didn't. I succeeded, and it felt AMAZING.

So your mission, if you choose to accept it.DO SOMETHING NEW TODAY!! It doesn't matter what it is, how small or big, but make sure its getting you toward your goals.

Let me know what you've done!! Send me an email to eric@turiansky.com