"Invictus"

There is a big difference between drinking wine and crushing grapes, meaning that before fun and enjoyment can be had there must be some work done.  Taking pride in the process always allows you to enjoy the fruits of your labor.  We should all place a greater focus on the process and less so on the results, one thing that I have learned throughout my life is that if you do what you are supposed to do today then tomorrow will take care of itself.  I remember watching a program on NFL network, they were interviewing a prominent coach and he began to speak about focus and attention to the details of the process, he said "men, don’t think about breakfast when its dinner, don’t think about lunch when its breakfast, all we need to do is focus on the now". I like that, "focus on the now", how many times do we fail to complete a goal just because the task seems too daunting? We do ourselves a disservice by placing so much attention on the end of the journey especially when we haven’t even left the house yet.

"God is in the details" I remember hearing people say that and never truly understanding the meaning.  Now I take it as saying that what is done should be done to completion, not taking shortcuts or leaving loose ends but taking the necessary steps to fully complete the task.  You doing something half ass is more of a reflection of you than anything else, the fact that you would turn in a poorly done project or half ass it through a workout speaks to your character.

Something that I always instill in the boys I work with is that there is no excuse to quit something to start and no excuse for going back on your word. Whether it is from pain, fatigue, scheduling problems or a damn natural disaster when you say you are going to do something you do it, period.  Your reputation means a lot in this world and it should be guarded at all cost.  People will make judgments about your character before they even meet you and you should take the time to make sure that those judgments are positive.  I also tell them frequently that quitters, quit... it’s like a DNA thing, if you are prone to quit then eventually you will.  At some point you will reach your level of discomfort and at that time you will do what you have always done, quit.  Now I know what some of you might be thinking "everyone has a breaking point and nobody has finished everything they have started" and you are absolutely right but it’s about developing a mindset. A mindset that won’t allow you to view quitting or failure as an option, remember "as a man thinketh so shall he become" so if you train your mind to fight through any and all adversity then you will not be burdened by the excuses of quitters.     

So take the time to smell the roses, take pride in the process and above all things, YOU BETTER NOT QUIT.