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Another video here on our series of transforming wellness. What's your relationship struggle? In life, no matter which direction we go, struggle will exist. My choice to struggle towards what's important to me is the most important part of my journey.
Welcome back, Cadre family. Another video here on our series of transforming wellness. My name is Eric, clinical mental health counselor here on Cadre to provide accessible, affordable, and effective mental health tools and information to make substantial changes in your lives. And today I'm going to ask a question, which is, what's your relationship struggle? I can remember since I was young that feeling of being mediocre had such a big influence over me. Particularly. I remember being in baseball and I'd always end up on the b team.
I'd be really disappointed because I'm like, ah, I see. I know kids who are better than me. I see kids who are better than me. And year after year, as I show up, I continue to just be here. Now, what it took for me to take that next step in my performance was some perseverance and willingness to maybe go out of my way to improve my speed or my coordination or whatever the case may be. And I knew that, but I didn't know that I was going to be the only one struggling to get there. And what I mean is, I didn't know that I wouldn't be the only one to struggle to get there.
That in fact, the people who became proficient at baseball and my high school and whatnot were the ones who chose to prioritize and value the struggle that it took to improve, to get better at this thing that they found important. When we're looking for wellness in our lives, we often are convinced that wellness exists somewhere other than where we struggle. But the reality is that in. In life, no matter which direction we go, struggle will exist. My struggle with baseball was an internal one that I chose.
It wasn't until many years later that I realized that my identity isn't mediocre. But when my value in a thing wasn't as high as maybe it was for others, my output, my effort, would match that. My choice to struggle towards what's important to me is the most important part of my journey. And so I'll throw that to you here this week. As you're looking forward, what things are you willing to struggle towards? And also to consider, if you're not choosing to struggle towards something, what struggles are finding you?
Look forward to seeing you next week.
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