I like to attach myself to mantras that encourage my progress

A huge one for me in the past was “Gorillas in the mist” 🦍

I stole it from @TheRock

It gave me something to latch onto as I was digging myself out of my health rock bottom...
Summer 2015: My “senior year” of college was over, I was at my peak weight of 222 lbs and still 30 credits from graduating

Gorillas in the mist was a mindset shift I committed to

The idea of being mentally and physically on the prowl when no one else was around

Me vs. Me
I started hitting the gym before dawn (mist) before my 8 am summer class

My life needed correcting and my health needed to be my foundation

Gorillas in the mist gave me a power to identify with when I had little power myself

I’d say it, think it, post it, live it 🦍
I started to build some progress and have worked to continue that ever since

Lots of ups and downs along the way, but I figured out how to make the ups stick around

My mantra recently has been “Earned not given”

I speak it into the existence of my life

What a fun ride 🦍👊🏼🤍
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