This week Brandon Lilly who is a phenomenal powerlifter released his new ebook : “ 365 Strong, Own The Day” . This is his 2^nd release which his first being the Cube Method.

However, the difference between the two books is that 365 strong is just not a training program but it also covers Brandon’s philosophy of lifting and the mindset he has. If you want a book with solid training and life advice, I suggest you check it out HERE.

I find it extremely important to have a personal philosophy. That being said, some of my personal philosophies are greatly influenced by the ways of lifting and training.

The release of this book made me rethink what being strong really means to me. To many, it may seem like being strong is all about lifting the heaviest weights. However, when I reflected deeper into the matter, I knew that it meant so much more.

This post will share what being strong truly means to me and hopefully it will help you rethink what being strong means to you.

 

 

1. Being strong about helping others.

 

When I am strong I can do things much easier. Strength should not just be kept for myself, but to help others who wants to become stronger as well.

 

 

2. Being strong is about the desire.

Strength does not come easy and the determination to get strong is the first step in being strong.

 

3. Being strong is about accepting weakness.

 

 

A weak person will boast about his strength whenever he can.

A strong person on the other hand knows that everyone has flaws and accepts his weakness while looking for ways to overcome them.

4. Being strong is about you vs you.

There will always be someone out there better than I am. If I wanted to make your life a competition against everybody else, my life will be miserable.

Being strong is about being stronger than what I am yesterday and not settling for anything less.

5. Being strong is about the ability to keep moving forward.

It’s easy to move forward when the road is straight, but only the strong will keep on moving forward when the roads are tough.

To be strong you need to keep moving forward, if you stood still the world will pull you backwards.

To be strong you need to keep moving forward even when it gets tough, because if you  stand still the world will pull you backwards. <—— Click To Tweet!

6. Being strong is about being kind.

There is a difference between being kind and being nice. A person who tries to be nice often does it out of obligation to make them feel better about themselves and for self gain.

A kind person does it out of their caring nature, with no ulterior motives and not just to please everyone else. A kind person will not be “nice” to everyone out of obligation and in doing so might not be liked by everybody. But it doesn’t really matter as long as they are doing what is right.

Being strong is not about trying to be nice, it’s about being kind.

7. Being strong is about sacrifice.

In order to be strong I needed to make the necessary sacrifices.

The first thing that that I needed to let go was the things that were holding me back. I identified them and got rid of them.

I also realized that if I want to be better at something, I needed to make time to get better at it. That means sacrificing matters that has a lower priority in my life.

Focus on what you want and make the necessary sacrifices to get there, don’t try to find time to do something, make time.

8. Being strong is about believing in others.

A strong person knows that he will is unable to do things completely on his own. That being said, he is open to help and advice from others.

I can’t do everything on my own, and I believe neither can anyone else. In order to be strong, we need to believe in others, and in that fashion we can all become stronger together.

 

9. Being strong is about being ready.

 

Strength has helped made things in life easier. But in order for that to happen, I needed to be ready. I needed to be ready to accept challenges, face obstacles and at times, get knocked down.

Being ready isn’t about immediately having the answer or solution to everything; instead it’s having the ability to take a step back to analyse what’s going on before executing the plan.

It’s about preparation and not blindly rushing in, that is what being strong about.

10. Being strong is about being 100% and giving a 100%

People often want to know the percentages strength should be divided into.

Is it 50% mental and 50% physically? Or is it 50% physically, 20% spiritual and 30% mental?

The answer to that is that in every aspect, it should be a 100%.

100% physical

100% mental

100% emotional

100% spiritual

It’s about being the strongest you can in every single aspect in your life and that can only be achieved by giving 100% in anything that you do.

What does being strong really means to you?Leave them in the comment section below.

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