{"id":452,"date":"2024-10-08T14:04:52","date_gmt":"2024-10-08T06:04:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vassesc.com\/?p=452"},"modified":"2024-10-08T14:04:53","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T06:04:53","slug":"a-personal-insight-what-does-it-mean-to-become-extra-ordinary-and-how-you-can-do-it-too-even-if-youre-stuck-in-the-ordinary-right-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vassesc.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/08\/a-personal-insight-what-does-it-mean-to-become-extra-ordinary-and-how-you-can-do-it-too-even-if-youre-stuck-in-the-ordinary-right-now\/","title":{"rendered":"A Personal Insight: What Does It Mean To Become EXTRA-ORDINARY\u2014And How You Can Do It Too (Even If You\u2019re Stuck in the Ordinary Right Now!)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What Does It Mean to Be EXTRA-ORDINARY? <\/strong>It is just my opinion but the modern world loves to convince us that “good enough” is just fine. We\u2019re told to be content with comfort, not to push too hard, and not to expect too much. There’s this idea that everyone deserves an equal share, no matter how much or little they put in. But I\u2019ve never been one to settle for that, and I believe that deep down, most people don’t want too either.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For me, settling for ordinary means being stuck\u2014stuck in average results, average thinking, and an average life. Worse, we are stuck in a mindset that convinces us we can’t be more. But being EXTRA-ORDINARY is about breaking through that\u2014about choosing to go beyond what’s easy, comfortable, and expected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2020, I hit a breaking point when the world shut down. I\u2019d already been through a divorce and had a young child with the woman I knew I wanted to spend the rest of my life with, but I was buried in debt, on the verge of filing for bankruptcy. Then the world told me that people like me\u2014fitness professionals\u2014were no longer \u201cessential.\u201d That moment broke something inside me. I\u2019d spent my life helping people become the healthiest version of themselves, and suddenly, none of it seemed to matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was lost. For the first time, I questioned my own value and purpose. How could I make sense of everything falling apart around me? That\u2019s when I turned to books, desperate to find some sort of clarity, to pull myself out of the chaos. It wasn\u2019t easy. I felt like a victim\u2014helpless and afraid\u2014but I still had to fight to keep Vasse Strength and Conditioning afloat. We had no idea how long the storm would last, but I was responsible for ensuring our doors would still be open when it was all over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’m sure we all remember it. It was a time that tested everyone’s courage. As Andy Frisella said about people during the pandemic, “Success takes courage. You have to be willing to stand up for what you believe in when everyone else believes the opposite.” For some that was the mask mandates and vaccines, others it was their right to choose, either way that stuck with me because it highlighted a truth that I see every day: the difference between ordinary and extraordinary is courage<\/em>. Courage to keep going when things get hard. Courage to push through discomfort when everyone else is looking for the easy way out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let me help you and share a little truth with you: I don\u2019t enjoy working out. I never have. It\u2019s uncomfortable, and it\u2019s hard. But I do it because I know it\u2019s necessary to be maximally human. Our small, uncomfortable actions consistently lead to extraordinary results, which is part of who we are humanely. Something I learned from Jeff Olson\u2019s The Slight Edge. Success isn\u2019t about taking one massive leap. It\u2019s about the tiny, daily disciplines that build up over time. It\u2019s not the big decisions that change your life but the small choices you make over and over again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For me, this requires a mental shift. It’s a realisation that it isn’t about feeling good or waiting to be in the mood. It was about understanding that every time I showed up\u2014whether I felt like it or not\u2014It is one step closer to where I wanted to be. Brendan Burchard talks about this in High-Performance <\/em>Habits when he says high performers create a sense of obligation around their goals. I tell myself, \u201cYou need to do this, not just for yourself, but for your family, business, and future.\u201d That obligation drove me forward and continues to do so today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s what I believe: Everyone wants to feel great, have strong relationships, and be healthy physically, mentally, and emotionally. But too many people focus on the challenges in front of them instead of the journey ahead. They give up when things get hard and take the easy path, the one that makes them feel good in the moment, rather than the path that will make them grow. They do ordinary things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most people are looking for results without effort. But being EXTRA-ORDINARY isn\u2019t about waiting for a big moment or some stroke of luck. It\u2019s about showing up every single day, doing the little things that add up over time, and trusting that the grind will pay off. Performance isn\u2019t glamorous; it\u2019s built in the mundane, in the consistency that most people ignore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In fitness and in life, I\u2019ve seen this over and over again. People start with a dream, but they give up the moment it gets tough. That\u2019s the heartbreaking truth of the fitness industry. They don\u2019t realise that the days when you feel like you\u2019ve got nothing left but you still show up\u2014are the days that create extraordinary results. Once you understand that, your perspective shifts. The grind stops feeling like punishment and starts feeling like progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This isn\u2019t something I learned overnight. It\u2019s taken me years to fully grasp that when you commit to being EXTRA-ORDINARY, something unique happens, benchmarks shift, and so much more is possible in this life. What once seemed impossible becomes your new normal. But the kicker is\u2014there\u2019s no finish line. You start to feel like life is, as Simon Sinek, author and inspirational speaker, describes as an Infinite Game. When you master one challenge, you\u2019re ready for the next. It\u2019s a constant evolution. You realise there\u2019s always more in you than you ever thought possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, what does it mean to be EXTRA-ORDINARY? It means choosing effort over ease, growth over comfort, and action over excuses. It\u2019s about embracing the discomfort that leads to greatness and understanding that results are earned, not given.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My journey from that breakdown in 2020 to where I am today proves that being EXTRA-ORDINARY is possible for anyone. It\u2019s not about being special or lucky. It\u2019s about making the decision, every day, to push a little further, wake up a little earlier, work a little harder, and believe that there\u2019s always more you\u2019re capable of. Not in a David Goggin\u2019s \u2018you only use 40% of your potential\u2019 kind of way. You just have to give it a nudge past the ordinary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The question is, Are you ready to make that choice? Are you ready to BECOME EXTRA-ORDINARY? Or are you screaming, \u2018Hell yeah, this is me!\u2019 either way? LET\u2019S GO!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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