Mayito Minutes

Do you have a good, or best, friend? What role does a good friend play in our lives? Good friends can only help us so much. When they have exhausted their usefulness it's time to enlist the services of our true best friend.

This episode expands upon yesterday's episode where I talk about setting 60/40 type goals. Once we do that we must come to the understanding that Pain will be a very real and consistent thing for us.

A goal that isn't frightening isn't worth having. -Elite Minds by Stan Beecham

When looking up a "how to" video on YouTube what should we be thinking?

Increasing confidence comes with a difficult decision to make that does not sit well with our egos.

I got to race this past weekend at the Beat the Streets for Little Feet event. After a long layoff from racing (not by choice but Covid) it was nice to get a race in again. And it ended up going pretty well.

I wrote a book and it took me over 5 months to tell you about it. I get real with y'all in this episode and tell you why.

Disclaimer: the answer to this question doesn't matter. If I don't see something as a problem is it still a problem?

then you probably shouldn't do it.

For Fate the willing leads, the unwilling drags along. -Cicero. The sooner we become comfortable with the fact that we will never have the upper hand the more productive and satisfying our days will be.

We will talk about the neurotransmitter dopamine and a little known fact about it that has been corroborated by scientific studies. This episode was inspired by content in the book Atomic Habits by James Clear.

Let's shift our mindset from being What If folks to Even If folks.

Taken from Win in the Dark by Joshua Medcalf. "Not all potential is created equal"

Don't just set Goals. Get past the feels and go 2 levels deeper to really figure out of the Goal you've set is right for you or not.

When nothing is sure, everything is possible. -Margaret Drabble

When we realize that we have work to do to become a better version of ourselves each day then we also realize that a focus on our competition becomes irrelevant.

Edose Ibadin is a professional track and field athlete for Under Armor. He specializes in the 800 meters and is affiliated with the District Track Club located in Washington DC. Edose has represented Nigeria in the World and African championships. Recently Edose ran a 1:44.81 which is the current Nigerian 800 meter record. ⁠

It does not feel good when what is happening to us differs from our self-image. This principal causes what is called Cognitive Dissonance.

We all need Motivation in order to begin working towards the achievement of something. Motivation can come from 2 sources however and one is definitely more beneficial than the other.

Goal setting is a great practice that we should be involved in. When we set goals we need to make sure that we are accepting where we are beginning our journey from.

Show me a man who is afraid to look foolish and I can beat him every time. -Ozzy Smith

Is it possible to give too much effort? To try to hard?

Plan for the best but expect the worst?

How, when and where we watch movies has changed a lot over the years hasn't it? The movie industry has put into a motion a principle that we can use to become better versions of ourselves.

Although Motion and Action may seem similar, the difference between these 2 words is huge when it comes to reaching our goals. The content for this episode is taken from the book Atomic Habits by James Clear.