Speaker 1: 0:02

Hello and welcome back to another episode of trained for a great life. Leveling up is uncomfortable, it just is. You don't get to stay the same and move forward at the same time. That's the whole thing about growth. It demands that you leave parts of yourself behind, not because those parts were bad, necessarily, but because they're no longer what's required. And that's hard, because those old habits, those old ways of thinking they feel safe, comfortable, familiar, even if they're not serving you anymore. There's a part of you that still clings to them, because that's what you know. Maybe you hit the snooze a few times before getting up. Maybe you'd reach for something sweet when you're stressed. Maybe you'd convince yourself that skipping the gym today won't really matter because you'll go tomorrow. And maybe none of those things were a big deal before because you weren't the person who cared about them yet. But now you do.

Speaker 1: 1:01

And that's where discomfort kicks in, because now, every time that old habit pops up, you have a choice. You can go back to what feels easy, to what is familiar, or you can step into something new and the real challenge. No one else sees the battle from the outside, it just looks like actions. Did you show up? Did you do the work. Did you hold the line? That's all they'll see. That's all that really matters. But inside it can be a war. You'll think about those old habits. You'll feel them pulling at you, whispering that it's okay, that you can ease up just this once, that you deserve a break, that it's not that big of a deal. And the version of you that's comfortable, the one that's been in charge up until now will make a damn good case why you should listen. But the version of you that you're becoming, the one that you're working so hard to step into, they wouldn't think that way. And so you battle and it's uncomfortable.

Speaker 1: 2:06

The thing about growth is that it doesn't come with a pat on the back. You don't get immediate rewards for choosing the hard thing. In fact, sometimes it feels like no one even notices. No one celebrates the small decisions, the ones that actually make the biggest difference. No one is clapping for you when you push the plate away instead of going for seconds. No one gives you a gold star for getting out of bed at 5am instead of sleeping in, and no one is handing out awards for saying no to distractions and actually doing what you said you would.

Speaker 1: 2:39

But those choices, they're everything. They're proof of who you are becoming, and that's what makes it so damn hard, because those old ways, they're not going down without a fight. You'll have days where you slip, where the old you wins, where you tell yourself it's just one time, just this once, just for today. And maybe it is. Maybe it's not the end of the world, but here's what you can't forget Every time you make a choice, you're casting a vote for who you're becoming.

Speaker 1: 3:12

You're either reinforcing the old you, the one that stays the same, stays comfortable and stays stuck, or you're reinforcing the new you, the one who does the work, who pushes through, who keeps showing up even when it's inconvenient, even when it's uncomfortable, even when no one else is watching. Because here's the truth you don't become disciplined by accident. You don't become stronger, fitter, sharper, better just because you want to. You become those things by choosing them over and over again, until they become you. Until the old habits aren't even tempting anymore, until you don't have to argue with yourself about whether or not you'll do the work. You just do it. Until the version of you that used to make excuses feels like a stranger. That's when you know you've leveled up, but until then it's going to be uncomfortable, and that's okay. That's how you know it's working. I'll see you in the gym.