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No One Is Watching You At The Gym

Just like no one is coming after you in business.

So much in life is done or not done because other people are watching us.

There’s a kind of social contract that exists; you are more likely to jaywalk at 5am when no one is around than at midday when there are throngs of people waiting to cross the road. You’re more likely to get to the gym if you’re paying a trainer to meet you in the morning.

I often feel intimated when I’m at the gym. I feel like people are staring at me and think that my exercise routine is ridiculous or that I haven’t pushed hard enough or that I’ve only managed 10 minutes on the rowing machine when I promised myself I’d do at least 20 minutes.

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Here’s a little secret that no one will admit to out loud:

I’m not watching you at the gym because I’m worried about my own flabby stomach.

I’m focused on my own fat ass, my own routine, my own self-esteem issues, and my own mental struggles so I don’t even know you exist.

I’m going through my own trials and tribulations while I train, walk, work, think, write or do…