Believe, Achieve

Sometimes, the image that stares back at us from the mirror is not what we wish for at that particular time. Maybe you think you will never have the finely chiseled midsection of that attention grabbing dude at the gym, and so feel discouraged. Or maybe the taunts have given you more than enough reason to quit altogether. 'Oh, fatty, you're going to the gym? Is that right? What for? To drink up the leftover protein shakes? People can be mean sometimes, and if you give ear to what everyone says, you'll probably never achieve a single needed thing in life.

Elvis Presley was once told to 'stick to truck driving' because he was 'never going to make it as a singer'. He went on to become the most famous and best selling entertainer of his time, and eventually had the unique distinction of being the best selling solo pop artist in all history. He is reverently called 'The King' by his numerous fans worldwide even today.

Movie producers usually found him unfit for movies, complaining about his 'flappy' ears and that he looked too much 'like an Ape, but by the late forties, Clark Gable was probably the hottest property in movies, and also a leading light of the golden era of Hollywood.

Standing at less than five foot five inches tall, Franco Columbu was an unlikely contender for any serious bodybuilding title. He often shared the stage with bodybuilders (including Arnold) who appeared twice his size. But that didn't stop him, as he drove himself harder in his pursuit of glory. He had the best chest, back, deltoid muscles development and racked up more bodybuilding titles than most of his much bigger colleagues of his time. Even after an injury forced him to take three years off the sport, an injury doctors predicted he would lose the use of his legs as a result of, Franco came back better and was crowned the prestigious bodybuilding title of Mr. Olympia in 1981.

Most times, our boundaries are only as strong as we imagine them to be. What the mind can conceive, as they say, the body can achieve. The only time you ever really fail, is when you accept defeat. Make that move today, get back on track with your aspirations, believe, and achieve.