Complacency Is the Enemy of Success

com·pla·cen·cy   /kəmˈpleɪsənsi/ Show Spelled[kuhm-pley-suhn-see]

–noun,plural-cies.

1.a feeling of quiet pleasure or security, often while unaware of some potential danger, defect, or the like; self-satisfaction or smug satisfaction with an existing situation, condition, etc.

Every now and then, we all get over confident.  Complacent.  Well, for me that time, for this goal, came this week.

I went along, through the week with the "Everything is just fine" attitude.  That led to a bite of chocolate here, a Dairy Queen Blizzard there (in my defense - I had not consumed all of my available calories for the day ... Just sayin').  Skipped exercising a couple of times because "I'm doing good!  Once won't hurt."  OK, maybe that is true, if you say it once in a while ... Not three times in one week.

I did not lose the weight I could have.  In fact, not even a pound.  I know that I cannot expect tremendous success each and every week.  But, I also know that when you loose sight of the goal because of complacency, you cannot expect success at all.

Am I foolish enough to think that this will be the only time I will face this "enemy" ... nope.  What I do know is --- Right now I have regained my focus.  And I am ready to keep moving towards my goal.

What does it all mean?!?!?!?!??!  All goals have challenges.  All challenges have solutions.  The hcallenge of complacency is common, we all get there.  The keys? 

1. Catch it early
2. Kick it's ass
3. Start again

I heard a quote this week that sums it up pretty well:

"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." - Thomas Edison

Thanks for listening, and I hope to see you back here soon.