The Secret to My Success.

The morning I sat down to write this piece of content I thought,

Maybe I can skip my run today.

I’m awfully tired.

Rest would probably be better.

I could totally skip it.

But then I thought: BULLSHIT.

I went running. I did give myself the teeniest break by not setting a target distance on my watch like I usually do. I just went. I felt sluggish toward the end, but a run was totally within my capability that day.

After all those thoughts, I ended up running the same distance and speed I normally do.

I knew that my thoughts about skipping the run were excuses because I have developed a finely tuned bullshit detector. It’s one of the secrets to my success. By paying attention to my inner monologue and the thoughts I think, I can tell if I’m legitimately too physically tired to go run . . . or if I’m talking myself out of it.

And that allows me to make the right decision — instead of defaulting to the first choice that comes to mind. It’s important to know and remember that our mind is hardwired for survival. Fear and doubt are ways to protect us from harm — including doing anything new.

Deciding that you want to be a bestselling author is easy.