Fitness, Fellowship, Faith
Fitness, Fellowship, Faith
I was the Lone Ranger at commitment today. It was good to see Cliff Hanger and the paper trail boys, they got it in. I got 3 miles in. It was a very slow pace, recovery jog, looking out for ice, limbs, and stopping for various exercises.
I have ZERO HARD FEELINGS whatsoever about being the only guy out there today. And if I wasn’t the co-site Q, I may not have been there either. So I get that. Also, the roads were unpredictable and each man made his own decision on safety, and I respect that. No judgment at all.
I joke around a lot, but let me share something with you that‘a not a joke.
For me, as the newly established co-site Q at commitment, I was going to be there. No matter what happened, I was going. If the roads would have been icy, I would have ran there, (4.2 miles to be exact).
HERE IS WHY:
I learned something a while back called “advance decision making.” It’s basic common sense, we all know about it, but sometimes I don’t execute it well. However, when you make a decision on something before it happens, it greatly Increases the chances that you will follow through on that decision.
I’ve made many advance decisions in my life, but here are the main two:
-I made the decision to stay committed to sobriety.
-I made the decision to be faithful to my wife until I die.
If I stick to those two decisions, my quality of life will be exponentially better than if I did not. It seems simple, but sometimes the simple things are the hardest to do. I’m not perfect at all, I may drift, and I may be tempted to drink or cheat on my wife at times. But, when the rubber meets the road, I’ve already made the decision on what to do, so I stick to it. Even when the circumstances may throw me around and make me question my decisions and wear me down, I’m still sticking with what I decided beforehand. I also tell some others about those advance decisions, so they can hold me accountable to them. Because when we isolate, we can justify anything. And that’s a scary thought. But when we let other men into our life for the sake of accountability, it greatly strengthens our ability to stick to our advance decisions.
Last night, before my head hit the pillow, I made the advance decision to go to commitment, no matter what. If I had to walk or run, I was coming. It’s 4.2 miles in case you’re wondering. So when I woke up, I already knew what I was gonna do. I did not even think about it. I just did it. It was automatic. How I got there or what time I got there could’ve changed, but the decision to go was never a question in my mind.
In conclusion, I’ve learned over the years that leadership can be lonely. But you lead anyway. You lead in the face of adversity and poor circumstances without flinching. You do that because you’ve already made the decision, and you’re not backing down. This morning isn’t the first time that being a leader has caused me to stand alone, and it surely won’t be the last. But I don’t care, because I’ve been called to lead. So, I do it, even when no one is behind me. Because that’s who I am.
In conclusion, whatever you’re called you to lead in your life, do it. Make the advance decision to lead, regardless of the circumstances, and lead even if no one is behind you. I know what I’m about, and I know where I’m going. So I don’t care if anyone is behind me or not. I still lead.
ACTION ITEM:
So if there’s something you want to get better at or improve, make the advanced decision to do it, then tell somebody to hold you accountable to it. Then, DO IT. I promise you it will work. Thanks for listening.
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