Motivation Monday: Go to the Challenge

For Motivational Monday here is a section from the book The Way of the Seal by Mark Divine:

A unique, if unfair, aspect of our beautiful human condition is that if you avoid challenge, it will come anyhow, bringing with it severe and painful lessons.  The more you try to dodge them or insulate yourself through the trappings of wealth, emotional armor, or numbing agents like alcohol, the harder the challenges become.  I recommend that you take yourself to the challenge instead of waiting for it to come to you as a way to burn off your lethargy in a controlled environment.

Use this advice in the future to look for challenges to beat so you are more prepared when real challenges come to you.  One of the best ways to get started is to try physical challenges that take you out of your comfort level.  Pick some to do on a weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly basis that are measurable.  Take the first step and do one (i.e. running a mile as fast as you can), track how long it took and try to beat that time when you do the challenge again.