The Greatest You

The question I continue to ask myself is this: “If I couldn’t say one word, what would my life say?” That question keeps me accountable to make sure I’m not just talking the change, but actually making the change. It’s easy to post on social media. It’s easy to look like change. But the only way to leave a true legacy and impact is to be the change.

When the world tries to tear us apart,

let’s never forget this moment.

Let’s never let the external things take away from this

internal connection.

Let’s build our own little world where nothing matters

except the love we have for each other.

For example, as I’m writing this, I’m training to run the New York City marathon. Why? Because I believe the only impossibilities are the ones you create. I believe that it’s not our capabilities that hold us back; it’s our mind-sets. I want to prove that theory true. Now, I’ve been a professional athlete, but running a marathon is something I had never done before. And it is tough. I am pushing my body to the limit, and there are plenty of times when I feel like I can’t go another step. But my heart is telling me to keep pushing

But I trusted in God, and I trusted in my journey, and I kept believing in what I was doing even though the odds were pretty terrible. That’s what faith is all about.

To me, faith is believing the odds are beatable even when the odds seem impossible. When circumstances are stacked against you, when people are stacked against you, when even you are stacked against you, you still believe that you can accomplish what you want to accomplish because you believe that much in what you’re trying to accomplish. That’s true faith.

remember that getting into the championship mind-set is all about being great in practice so you can be great in the game.

Just because it feels good doesn’t mean it is good. An important question I always ask myself to help me stay disciplined is, “Forty-eight hours from now, am I going to regret making this decision?”

The truth is, if we’re really being honest, the person has probably already gotten away with it. She’s moved on with her life and likely doesn’t spend much time (if any) thinking about what happened between the two of you. She’s out there living her life and maybe doing the same thing she did to you to someone else. This is a really important point. If you’re hung up about someone getting away with doing something bad to you, how is your being hung up about it preventing that person from getting away with it? All it’s really doing is deepening the effect she’s already had on you, which means that she’s still getting away with stuff.

Forgiveness takes your life back. Once you forgive what someone did to you, the power over how you deal with the legacy of that person’s offense returns to you. He or she no longer gets a say in how you conduct your life moving forward. That’s all yours, which is exactly the way it should be.

t’s not healthy to always focus on the destination because it can be discouraging to see how far you actually have to go. Sometimes it makes you forget how far you have actually come! That’s why falling in love with the progression is crucial in your journey because it gives you a sense of both aspects.