2 big words here, Integrity and Determination.
Integrity refers to the state of being whole and undivided, having "Territorial integrity".
Whereas Determination refers to the relentless will to keep going.
We always talk about having integrity.
In doing the right thing, in doing the thing which is morally upright and just.
To keep to your words.
To be loyal and true to your friends and to yourself.
You have integrity when you deliver the promises you've made.
Determination on the other hand. Now that's a hardly unquantifiable term isn't it?
In Crossfit, when the workout gets written down and thrown out.
3,2,1 go.
You're moving and it gets rough, then it gets REALLY ROUGH.
It starts to sting a little.
But hey, you've got determination.You're relentless and never give up.
But you start to reduce your effort.
Don't get me wrong, you're not quitting.
You're just reducing your fight.
You've reduced your effort from 90% to 70 %
(I'm quite a fan of NEVER going 100% in anything unless the occasion really calls for it)
You're still gasping for air but you wanna give your body a damn break.
In life. We wanna fight the good fight of Faith.
Many of us don't give up.
We say we are committed and punch our chest proclaiming that out loud.
We're committed to causes and we're committed to friendship.
But is that commitment being reduced?
Yeah, you'll back that fella up whenever, but right now, are you starting to turn that dial of commitment down?
So let's have some Integrity in Determination.
Let your yes be a yes, full out, a 100%.
If you say to yourself, I wanna fight this out. THEN FIGHT.
As the wildcat saying always goes,
"Don't survive it, Crush it!"
If you're going to put in some effort and not all that effort, then there ain't no integrity in your determination.
If you never want to lie again, then don't. Ever.
If you never want to lie on the ground, gasping for air, then don't. Ever.
If you want to commit to something, then do so, Till the end.
It isn't just about never relapsing and never making mistakes.
We fall at times.
But it's how you get the hell up.
So when the pain hits you, when the body starts to sting. Don't reduce the effort, nope, you increase it. That's integrity, that's what the phrase, "When the going gets tough, the tough gets going", means.
We all have that integrity deep down inside.
We know if we've really given that effort.
We can lie to the whole World.
But come on, let's be honest with ourselves.
Let's all be better.
Integrity refers to the state of being whole and undivided, having "Territorial integrity".
Whereas Determination refers to the relentless will to keep going.
We always talk about having integrity.
In doing the right thing, in doing the thing which is morally upright and just.
To keep to your words.
To be loyal and true to your friends and to yourself.
You have integrity when you deliver the promises you've made.
Determination on the other hand. Now that's a hardly unquantifiable term isn't it?
In Crossfit, when the workout gets written down and thrown out.
3,2,1 go.
You're moving and it gets rough, then it gets REALLY ROUGH.
It starts to sting a little.
But hey, you've got determination.You're relentless and never give up.
But you start to reduce your effort.
Don't get me wrong, you're not quitting.
You're just reducing your fight.
You've reduced your effort from 90% to 70 %
(I'm quite a fan of NEVER going 100% in anything unless the occasion really calls for it)
You're still gasping for air but you wanna give your body a damn break.
In life. We wanna fight the good fight of Faith.
Many of us don't give up.
We say we are committed and punch our chest proclaiming that out loud.
We're committed to causes and we're committed to friendship.
But is that commitment being reduced?
Yeah, you'll back that fella up whenever, but right now, are you starting to turn that dial of commitment down?
So let's have some Integrity in Determination.
Let your yes be a yes, full out, a 100%.
If you say to yourself, I wanna fight this out. THEN FIGHT.
As the wildcat saying always goes,
"Don't survive it, Crush it!"
If you're going to put in some effort and not all that effort, then there ain't no integrity in your determination.
If you never want to lie again, then don't. Ever.
If you never want to lie on the ground, gasping for air, then don't. Ever.
If you want to commit to something, then do so, Till the end.
It isn't just about never relapsing and never making mistakes.
We fall at times.
But it's how you get the hell up.
So when the pain hits you, when the body starts to sting. Don't reduce the effort, nope, you increase it. That's integrity, that's what the phrase, "When the going gets tough, the tough gets going", means.
We all have that integrity deep down inside.
We know if we've really given that effort.
We can lie to the whole World.
But come on, let's be honest with ourselves.
Let's all be better.
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