I was reminded of the value of the idea of “surround yourself with motivated people and you will be better off,” when I was recently at the gym. Let me explain; it was a group class and in this particular one we were put into pods. There was a small group in each and there were three groups in total. Each pod had certain exercises to do and you were allotted time to rest between the sets and exercises. I noticed in the beginning that most people in my group were not resting in between the breaks and continuing to do some kind of movement, unlike the other groups. At first I laughed and thought “oh boy I am in a group of overachievers” but then I decided well, I’m going to use them as my inspiration and keep me motivated. Throughout the whole class we kept up in between the exercises doing some movement to keep the heart rate up and it was a fabulous class. I was reminded that your mindset is everything and had I sat there and just brushed off the opportunity to rise to the occasion I would have missed an opportunity to push myself to another level. Had I just let them be the ones to get more in I would have no one to blame but myself. The truth is, I love when others come along and push me. It is exciting and even though I may at first balk at it, I find when I shake off the initial thought/reaction I am almost always left in a better position. In this case I left the gym and will be looking for these people in other classes to help keep me inspired!
