I push myself.
I give into the challenge.
I love how everyone is packed in there with their yoga mats just an inch apart.
For those 60 minutes, I become a temporary Eminem fan and drink as much coconut water and electrolytes as I can so I can make it through.
Doesn’t that sound horrible when you read it? It does to me.
But I love this class. And even though I’ve lived all around the world, this is the best one I’ve ever found.
And as you can imagine, it’s not just about the environment, it’s about the teacher too.
You see, Heidi is special. She somehow knows every single person’s name. She makes an announcement when you come back to town (she did this for me during my first class) and makes the whole experience memorable.
Although you’re hot, sweaty and about to pass out, she makes you want to be there.
She changes the way you think about how hard the class is.
She actually makes it fun.
Why am I telling you this?
Because for whatever reason, I look at this class and its level of difficulty with extreme positivity.
I literally throw myself into the challenge. I crave the challenge. I get up at 5am for the challenge.
And yet there are so many areas of my life where I resist the challenge.
Especially in business. And sometimes in life.
Maybe for you, challenge = bad.
You avoid it.
And instead of looking at the challenge as an opportunity to grow, you’re allowing it to stunt your growth.
You make it mean that you've taken a wrong turn or you're not good enough.
And you stop.
You hold yourself back because you don't want to be seen as anything but perfect instead of going all in regardless of the outcome.
And maybe you don't even want to look at your big desires and goals because you know they're not going to be easy.
Ring any bells?
I get it…we want to be good at everything. We want it to be easy. We think we're doing something wrong if it's not.