Chances...

What you do each day effects everything you could possibly do, every step, every
breath, every choice.

One more day you made it through, proof alone that you’re making choices.
And apparently not all of them are horrible.

Each of these takes you down a path.
One more day.

But what happens when you don’t know what choice to make but you know the path you want to take?

Do you give up?
Do you settle?
Do you push forward?

I was recently told that it takes doing something 7 times for it to be recalled, 5,000 times for it to become muscle memory, and more than 10,000 times for it to be considered ingrained into one’s self.

What happens if you don’t have the opportunity to do something 10,000 times?

What then?

What if you merely have time for 10?

Can you not become great given 10 chances?

What can you achieve given 10 opportunities?

I’ll tell you this much, if you told me I had 10 chances to make every choice in my life I guarantee I’d make the most of every single one.

Every step, every moment, every chance.
What if you could ask anything without fear?

10 chances.

What if you could dream without regret?

10 chances.

What if you knew that every choice you made you could make again if the outcome was
incorrect?

10 chances.

But you don’t have 10 chances.

You’re lucky if you even have one.

I’ll tell you this, one opportunity is better than none at all.

If you don’t reach forward and make the most of that one try, the only person at fault is you.

You can blame it on this, or that, or a thousand different things.

However, if you fail to make the choice, you’ve failed yourself.

You no longer have to justify things to those around you.

But you have to convince yourself that you’re not a little bitch.

You have to look yourself in the mirror and apologize for being pathetic.

Shit, you owe your pathetic self that much.

An emotional, heartfelt, apology for failing to give your all.

Go ahead, make one excuse, give another.

Make an excuse for your excuses.

Tell yourself whatever you need to in order to deflect the pain.

But remember, it’s not going anywhere.

Dull it, ignore it, pretend all you want.
It. Never. Leaves.

The fact is, deep down you are the only person who is to blame.

Don’t be that pathetic asshole with dreams of improvement or aspirations of
advancement.

Don’t be the one claiming you’re making “attempts” to be better.

Make the choice to actually be better and do it.

I get my ass out of bed each day before the sun and I don’t lay my head down until after the sun has set.

I push harder than every single person I see, I try harder, I give more.

I push myself to be the best day in and day out.

Not better, not good, the best.

Unquestionably, without doubt, the absolute best.

Beyond the breaking point.

Beyond the pain.

It’s not that I’m immortal or a perfectionist.

It’s not that it doesn’t hurt. It kills.

But nothing hurts so bad that you can’t go a little bit further.

If I’m not striving to be number one why did I get out of bed this morning?

Just to get by?

That’s bullshit!

It’s not worth it if I’m not trying to be the best.

2nd might feel alright, 3rd might sound okay, but only the best make their mark on life.

No one remembers those who were just decent, those who got by.

When the taste of second begins to make you gag, you want only one thing.

Pure, Unadulterated, Earned, Victory.
Anyone can eventually decide to be the best given 10 opportunities.

You, however, have but one.
You have one choice to be the best.
Don’t screw it up!

You get out of bed each day and before your feet hit the ground you have to make the conscious decision to work towards being number one.

The first thought in your head should be how I become the best today.

If that’s not how you begin, you already failed.

Crawl back under the covers and remember you’re only ever going to be average.

Or get up off your ass and make the decision to become the best.

Not making the decision is choosing to fail without putting up a fight, That is the most pathetic decision of all.

Learn, Grow, Adapt, Chose, Change, Improve, Advance, Practice, Prepare, and Perform.

This this how you become the best.

And don’t just be the best by a bit.

Don’t barely squeak by into that number one slot.

Go above and beyond everyone’s expectations.

In the words I’ve heard since I was a child,
Words that I will never forget because I know I’ve heard it more than 10,000 times
“Leave no doubt!”

That is the only way you will gain the respect you desire.

Not from those around you.

Screw them, their opinion is worthless.

This is about you.

You should strive to gain respect from yourself.

You have one chance.

What the hell are you going to do with it?!?!