Badassery Magazine Issue 6 | Page 16

THE SECRET TO SUCCESS: GRATITUDE by Miriam Popp W orking away on your goals can be empowering and draining all at the same time. The process can test your patience and willpower to the max. on top of the world, other days you’re at the bottom questioning your sanity, face first in a pint of Ben n Jerry’s. It’s a roller coaster ride that you may not have even realized you signed up for. Whether it is a weight loss goal or reaching a milestone in your business, the frustration can be so real!! However, there’s a lot of amazing growth happening while you’re riding that roller coaster. You’re getting stretched out of your comfort zone. Reworking your thought processes. Testing your faith. Getting comfortable with being uncomfortable. Transforming into a more expansive version of you. How many times have you caught yourself questioning your sanity, why you’re even bothering with the goal to begin with? There are days when you’re 15