2755: Project Sexification: The Art of Failing by Roger Lawson on Personal Growth & Fitness Development

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[00:00:27] Das ist Optimal Health Daily. Projekt Sexification, The Art of Failing by Roger Lawson of rogelawfitness.com. Und ich bin Dr. Neal, dein eigenes Personal Narration.

[00:00:39] Hey there, welcome to a Thursday edition of Optimal Health Daily. This is one of a few shows where we read to you from blogs for free so that you don't have to read them yourself, except on Fridays, because that's where I answer your questions.

[00:00:52] Alright, and with that, let's jump right in and hear today's post as we optimize your life.

[00:01:02] Project Sexification, The Art of Failing by Roger Lawson of rogelawfitness.com

[00:01:10] Have you ever had the feeling that things were going too good? Not just regular good, but good to the point where it didn't feel like you were living your life anymore?

[00:01:19] If this were a typical day in the life of you, the big fail beast would be racing down the street at a breakneck speed to trip you up before you started to get too full of yourself.

[00:01:30] That's what went down in my life this week. Since last check-in, I've been 100% compliant with my workouts and nutrition with no struggle at all.

[00:01:41] I was so on point with everything that I was within one pound of my goal weight five days ago.

[00:01:48] But then it happened. On purpose. I failed in a big bad way, and I loved every minute of it.

[00:01:56] After a pretty decent workout, I decided to go on what will go down in the history books as a roaring rampage in the supermarket.

[00:02:04] Mac and cheese? Yes, please. Cookies? Don't mind if I do. Cake? Oh, you're far too kind.

[00:02:12] I still got in my regular amounts of fruit, veggies, and protein, but when all was said and done, I consumed over 5,000 calories.

[00:02:20] I was bloated and groggy for the rest of the day, and I wondered how bad the damage would be the next day.

[00:02:28] Plus 7 pounds from the day before. Perfect.

[00:02:31] I know that it seems asinine to purposely mess up a good thing.

[00:02:35] That would be like stopping to do the James Brown five yards short of a game-winning touchdown.

[00:02:40] But let me explain.

[00:02:41] It's easy to be upbeat and positive when life is filled to the brim with sunshine and unicorns,

[00:02:47] and you're knocking out your objectives with a 1990s Mike Tyson level of ferocity.

[00:02:52] But what happens when you make one little mistake that deviates from your master plan?

[00:02:57] You stumble.

[00:02:58] You begin to question your abilities and your resolve to achieve what you set out to do.

[00:03:03] You may very well even pack it up and call it quits right there.

[00:03:08] If you've never seen a grown man beg, then prepare to be stunned and stupefied because here it comes.

[00:03:14] I beg of you not to do this.

[00:03:17] As with many things in life, looking at a situation in a different way is sometimes all you need in order to overcome it.

[00:03:25] Instead of treating failure as something that marks the coming of your doom,

[00:03:29] view it as a tool that will bring you closer towards success, even more so than always staying the course.

[00:03:36] It's inevitable that you're going to one day fall short of the mark that you set for yourself.

[00:03:40] You're going to miss some workouts.

[00:03:43] You're going to not finish your product by the deadline.

[00:03:46] And you're going to screw up on the path to greatness.

[00:03:49] A lot.

[00:03:50] You're not perfect.

[00:03:52] And if you were, life would be no fun to live anyway.

[00:03:55] So it's best to accept this fact right now because it leads to the next most important piece.

[00:04:01] The horror of failure isn't the act of failing, but staying there.

[00:04:05] When you find yourself down there on the floor of life, ask yourself this question.

[00:04:11] Will this kill me?

[00:04:12] If the answer is no, which it always is, then stop feeling sorry for yourself.

[00:04:17] Stand back up and start moving.

[00:04:19] Don't put it off for later because later never comes.

[00:04:22] Do it then.

[00:04:24] Failing shows that you're a human with faults.

[00:04:27] Staying down shows that you've allowed yourself to embody and become those faults.

[00:04:32] Getting back up again and again shows that you're not going to allow these moments of

[00:04:37] imperfection to define and guide you.

[00:04:39] You're better than that and you're going to prove it by moving forward and succeeding.

[00:04:44] You learn more about yourself in failure than you ever will in victory.

[00:04:48] And failing on your own terms is one of the most powerful tools that you have at your disposal.

[00:04:53] By doing so, you condition your mind to become that of a winner so that when the real thing

[00:04:59] comes, you don't even have to coax yourself to get back into the game because now it's

[00:05:04] automatic.

[00:05:05] You're back on your feet before your right butt cheek even hits the floor.

[00:05:10] You'll have trained yourself through experience to know that the world won't end if you falter.

[00:05:15] As long as you choose to rise and continue to move forward with a purpose, you will get

[00:05:20] there.

[00:05:21] Anyone who tells you otherwise is probably sitting on the ground nursing their wounds as they

[00:05:26] watch you walk by.

[00:05:28] Quote, ever tried, ever failed.

[00:05:32] No matter.

[00:05:33] Try again.

[00:05:34] Fail again.

[00:05:35] Fail better.

[00:05:37] Samuel Beckett.

[00:05:42] You just listened to the post titled Project Sexification, The Art of Failing by Roger Lawson

[00:05:48] of rogelawfitness.com and I'll be right back with my commentary.

[00:05:53] Dr. Neil here for my commentary.

[00:05:55] How can we convince ourselves to pick ourselves up and try again after we've experienced a

[00:06:02] setback?

[00:06:02] I mean, I tend to get really defensive and critical when I experience a setback.

[00:06:07] So, I've looked up what researchers have found to be the most helpful ways to bounce back.

[00:06:12] Now, there's no one way to do it, but some psychologists suggest the following steps.

[00:06:19] Think about the situation that led to that setback, but from an outside perspective.

[00:06:25] Basically, try to think of it in a less biased and defensive way.

[00:06:29] Honestly, think about where things went wrong.

[00:06:32] This may mean we need some distance between the actual setback event to allow our emotions

[00:06:38] to cool down.

[00:06:39] Then, we use that information to help us decide where we can improve the next time.

[00:06:45] Focus on specific areas of improvement.

[00:06:48] So, instead of telling ourselves, well, I guess I'm just not talented, it's better to tell

[00:06:53] ourselves, okay, that didn't go well because I didn't prepare for fill in the blank.

[00:07:00] So, next time, I will prepare better by fill in the blank.

[00:07:04] This type of thinking won't happen overnight, but with persistence, we can retrain our brains

[00:07:10] to incorporate these steps and encourage us to get back up again.

[00:07:16] All right, that wraps up another episode.

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