Arnold Schwarzenegger, body builder, actor, governor, has had a life-long mission of spreading fitness and health passion and information. He sent an email about establishing a “positive corner of the internet.” I signed up for his Pump Club newsletter and then got the Pump Club App. He and his co-editors deliver a wealth of health and fitness information within their positive “village.”
Recently he addressed a problem we probably all see—or even resemble. Doing things half-way. He sees people come to the gym only to sit on the weight machine bench staring at their smart phones. How can they be focused on accomplishing a great workout while distracted by many things?
He says, “If you give whatever you’re doing your all, you’ll never regret it. You’ll never look back in 20 years and say, ‘I wonder what might have happened if I tried harder.’ “
He uses a German phrase, Wenn schon, denn schon. “It basically means, if you’re going to do it, do it.”
The pastor or your boss asks you to lead a team to accomplish a mission. You can decide—do you focus and do it, or do you fit it in among many distractions and accomplish the minimum?
Do you say to yourself that tomorrow I’ll get up at 5:30 am, read something spiritually uplifting, meditate, workout at the gym, and be ready for a good day—while sitting on the couch watching TV and snacking at 11:30 pm?
Or, when you are going to do it, do it.
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