Today I wanted to do some pull ups. A good ol’ fashion’ pull day.
I am in a new town and don’t have a pull up bar, so I googled “workout park near me”. Calestehnics-parks.com was the first result and showed me a park that was nearby. Seems like a great tool actually.
But when I bicycled over to the park, it was a children’s playground. I can make due on a playground but the bar was really low and not at all what I was hoping for. I wanted one of those dedicated workout parks. Blast!
But I did the best workout I could do, and felt good about myself.
I think that this practice of trying to adapt and accomplish the mission, even if it’s janky and not how you pictured it, is an extremely good practice.
I suspect people with children are forced into this practice. I think all good entrepreneurs have mastered this. Sometimes it feels like the entire state of Israel is one janky attempt at getting things done however possible.
Letting a hiccup derail your plan is easy to do and probably what our brains default to. It’s a pretty “Fixed Mindset” trait. Very tempting to give up, saying “I would’ve done it, if the setup had been right”. Perfect is the enemy of the good, and all that jazz.
Life is messy, there will always be hiccups. Nothing will go according to plan.
I did the best I could, and feel happy and proud that I did.