Zig Ziglar tells a story of a specific type of bamboo tree.
This tree in particular is very peculiar in it’s growth pattern. In order for it to grow it requires meticulous watering and feeding every day. If you put in too much water it’ll drown, if you don’t put in enough water it’ll not grow. If you don’t feed it the right amount of nutrients it won’t grow. It’s a process that has to be done day in and day out in order to get it to grow.
Here’s the kicker…..
It doesn’t even show a sprout above ground for the first 5 years of it’s life. So, in order to get this bamboo tree to grow, you have to feed it exactly the right amounts, water it not too much, not too little every day for 5 YEARS, never seeing any type of feedback on whether you’re doing the right thing.
Then within the 5th year over a 6 week time frame this bamboo tree grows 90 feet high. After 5 years of meticulous grinding, all of a sudden you get 90 feet of growth in a 6 week time frame. Now here’s the question? Did the tree grow 90 feet in 6 weeks, or did it grow 90 feet in 5 years?
You see many things we do in life are this way. We grind and hack away it. From our careers, to our fitness, to everything in between, it requires years of patience and persistence; patience and realistic expectations. We don’t always get to see the the results of the hard work as soon as we’d like, but you’re building the foundation. Your progress could be just under the surface waiting for 5 years of meticulous feeding and watering, and then all of a sudden, bam! you have a break through and you see your results.
Keep on keepin’ on!
11-2-16
Strength:
Bench Press, while resting complete sets of auxiliary work
MetCon:
Thrusters x 25
Burpees x 25
Double Unders x 25 or 150 singles
3 rounds for time