Between Christmas and New Year there was that #10YearChallenge going around on Facebook. You probably saw it but if you didn't it was basically people comparing their lives today to their lives 10 years ago.
People basically posted before and after pictures of themselves, told where they were working and so on and so on. Normally I glide pass these challenges like the glaze on a fresh Krispy Kreme.
This one was interesting though. I didn't do it on Facebook but I'll share it here.
Ten years ago weekends were about going out and having as much fun as possible.
Now weekends are about taking turns getting up with the kids & shuttling them to their various parties and activities.
Ten years ago I was three years into my Equinox career and about a year away from reaching the highest level of training there.
Now in October I will have been my own boss for 4 years.
Ten years ago I wasn't married. This April will make 8 years married with two boys ages 2 and 5. Back then my exercising consisted of mostly barbells and kettlebells. (Sometime around 2010 I did run a half marathon.) Today my workouts are mostly jiu jitsu training and squeezing in a quick lift when I can.
I could keep going for a while but I won't do that to you. The thing I liked about this #10YearChallenge was that it gave people an excuse to look back and see how far they've come.
This is particularly important this time of year. Yes it's important to be making goals for the future but realizing all you've accomplished can and will help inform and motivate you toward those goals.
