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What If I Fall? What If I Fly?

 
 
"What if I fall?  Oh, but my darling, what if you fly?"
 
This is another great quote that can represent any journey, any challenge, or any goal that we set for ourselves.  I think it is natural for people to wonder what will happen if they fail - if they fall.  Maybe we should all reverse our way of thinking to wonder what will happen if we succeed - if we fly.
 
If we don't have the right mindset when we set a goal, we are pretty much destined to fail.  Changing the way we think, changing our normal thought process, is not an easy thing to do.  We have to get rid of all of the negativity and self-doubt, and believe that we can do anything that we set our minds to do.  Depending on the individual person, this may require a good bit of positive self-talk.
 
I, myself, have set a goal, that I am unsure of.  I am giving it all that I have, and I am trying to believe that I can succeed.  I just want to be able to run one mile.  It may not seem like much, but it will be more than I have ever done.  I have never been able to run, and I have always given up, and quit, instead of persevering, and pushing myself through the hard times.  I have started, what is pretty much a Couch to 5K program.  Today, I successfully completed Day 2, and I am feeling like I can complete Day 3.  (But, this is a program that lets you set your own pace, so I may be behind what the normal person can do.)  I am telling myself that I can do this.  Once I reach the goal of one mile, then I will work on telling myself that I can keep it up until I am able to run a 5K.  That will be more than I have ever dreamed of doing.
 
What are the goals that you have set for yourself?  What is your mindset?  Will you fall, or will you fly?
 
If you would like to post comments on this, or share your thoughts and goals, I would love to read what you have to say!
 


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