Day 5 - Road to a growth mindset

 Today was a day of learning. I had the opportunity to participate at a climbing competition in Toronto, filled with strong athletes and friends. The format of this competition was a little strange, 50 climbs total and 5 hours to complete as many as you can, basically a climbing marathon. Out of all the climbs one stuck out to me the most, not because I got it, the exact opposite actually. Climb 34 was just as much a physical battle as it was mentally for me, seeing my friends around me seemingly do it with ease not only put on the weight of catching up but destroyed my self confidence. After 10 attempts or so I was beginning to give up, the moves weren’t working and I was frustrated. It wasn’t until I looked at the climb from another angle did I realize “there’s another way I can do this”. Right as I was about to give up a spark fired and I was determined again, more attempts go down my shins are bleeding skin was thin but I wanted it. Unfortunately I was unable to complete the climb but that doesn’t mean I failed, not only did each attempt go towards self improvement but it was a lesson that failure is only giving up and looking at something from a new angle is sometimes all you need. Today I learned.. and bled. More work is to be had if I wanna get strong, the road for improving is never ending and and a growth mindset is the key to the journey.