If you’re like most of us, as you come to the end of the Vitality Program, you will have a sense of accomplishment, but also some regret.
Maybe you didn’t lose as much weight as you wanted or perhaps your metabolic health didn’t improve as dramatically as you’d hoped.
That’s okay. It’s normal to downplay your accomplishments. It doesn’t matter who you are. Folks who reach the highest level of achievement will view their accomplishments through the lens of “Yeah, but…”.
Here’s the thing with skills training. It takes months and even years to get good at something, to get to that point where it seems easy.
So, “Yeah, but” is not a bad thing. The “yeah” confirms that progress has been made. And the “but,” lets you know that there is more to do. “Yeah, but” reinforces the idea of a waypoint, rather than a finish line.
Don’t view “yeah, but” through the lens of disappointment—of failure. Use it as a source of curiosity and courage.
Curiosity to learn more about yourself and the courage to keep moving forward.
