12th October 2013
Well breaking through barriers is a bit of a generalisation. I guess I need to start by defining barriers. In the context of Ironman training it is really quite simple. There are 2 types of barriers, firstly those that we have no control over and those that we do.
Sounds straightforward but interestingly it is the latter which I would like to focus on. I recently started a new job and the hours and the nature of the work has blown my training regime apart. So my new job is a barrier to my training goals, OK so the answer is to re evaluate my plan. It might be that I have no choice but to reduce my training hours and plan ahead with greater precision.
Worse case scenario may require me to re evaluate my targets and make them less ambitious, However, I am not going to do this just yet. Planning and preparation are vital and no more important than when you have seemingly every obstacle being thrown at you.
There is nothing worse than the unknown, we are innately fearful of the unknown, but why? We can walk away from a challenge very easily and say: "you know what, I might just give this a miss, I don't think I can do it, and if I do I will be rubbish" We live our lives according to comfort zones, for me personally I find those comfort zones become greater as you get older, maybe because you lose that natural desire to explore and you are governed mentally by bad previous experiences.
If you walk over to the cliff edge and you are unsure of the water below you would probably and wisely not jump. If it can't hurt you then go for it, don't hold back, embrace the challenge and the unknown, feel alive and try it and aim high. You can do it, let negative thoughts in by all means but acknowledge them and move forward, never stop moving forward and thinking one step ahead.
My Dad used to say to us: 'You can be anything you want to in life, if you want to be a brain surgeon you can be a brain surgeon' Well why not apply that logic in all that you do: One thing for sure, I will keep going, I am off now for a bike ride, its windy and gloomy and today I am just going to ride and see where it takes me.
David Ed Smith
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