When I started training seriously in 2013 I ran my first 5k on a track with a time of 25 minutes and 14 seconds.

While that is a good time for a lot of people I wanted to go to the Olympics is Triathlon...

To achieve that goal I needed to be able to run a sub 15 minute 5k.

Coming off the run!

Being 6 foot 3 tall and weighing 180 pounds at the time, most of my fellow athletes thought I was insane.

And the fact that I did not start running seriously until I was in my twenties did not help.

But in my own mind I figured it would take around a year, maybe two.

Boy was I wrong...

It would take me four grueling years of focusing on nothing else but optimizing everything, every single day..

And when it finally happened, and I ran a 14:43 minute 5k, I wasn't even happy...

In fact. I was miserable.

The goal post had moved.

I went in to that race wanting to go sub 14:30.

So I was disappointed.

DISAPPOINTED?

To this day, I want to go back to that old version of me and smack him in the face, telling him just how grateful he should be for ever running that fast.

But the truth is I've seen the same thing happen with almost all the people I've ever worked with.

As soon as they achieve a goal, they've already moved the goal post, never allowing themselves to be proud or grateful in the moment.

It's not until years later when they look back, that they realize just how lucky they were.

But have you ever stopped to realize just how lucky you are TODAY right now?

Chances are that the your 80 year old self, would be screaming at you to be grateful if they could.

I try to remind myself of that every single day when work is hard, the kids are screaming or I'm not running as fast as I'd like.

The 80 year old me?

He would give everything to be in my shoes.

Somehow that always puts a smile on my face.

I hope it'll do the same for you.

Nicklas "Grateful but never satisfied" Rossner

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