37. Unwanted attention

Today I was at the gym and I decided that I wanted to put my all in and go as fast as I could for 5 minutes on the treadmill.

It was the longest 5 minutes of my life because I felt all eyes on me.

Despite feeling uncomfortable in that moment I felt I was undeniably working harder than anyone else.

I gave a smile in the mirror and the stares actually gave me a boost.

I understood that people got uncomfortable me going above and beyond because they felt like they weren’t working hard enough.

The learning was that I need to get more comfortable with the uncomfortable stares and often unwanted attention as that signifies doing something out of the ordinary. If everyone worked the same, if everyone put the same effort in, if everyone tried as hard- there would be no success stories.

Embrace the attention- however frustrating- it shows you’re on the path of progress.