Balance | Elin Härkönens blogg

How hard should you push yourself without pushing too much? I believe in balance. Balance is the key to life. If you don't have balance in your life everything will fall apart eventually. Either little at the time, or all in once.. I'm not telling you it's easy to have a balance, it's not. But it is important . ~ When I was an elite athlete I ALWAYS push myself the hardest I could. Everyday was about getting better and stronger . .Better than the day before. I got obsessed with progression and needed it. My brain told me I needed it. It was a good motivation at that time. Because it made me better. Every day. I did improve, because I didn't let myself fail. It didn't matter how long time it took for me to accomplish it, if I had decided to to for example a 5 minute handstand that day, I didn't finish my session until I achieved it. I could be in the gymnastic hall for hours. I have no idea how many hours I have spent on my sport. It's CRAZY. But I was my life, my lifestyle❤️ Just the fact that I had my own horse increased the hours a lot. I also did strength workouts in my parents living room, I went out for runs and intervalls, stretching, balance training, mental training, rehab, nutrition, I even had my own technique horse made of wood in the backyard, where I could go through my routines over and over again. I wanted to do everything I could to be the best I could. I have heard many times that my driving force is unique. . Many of my friends and " enemies" have been jealous. I'm glad I have it in me, but I have to be careful, it can be dangerous.. because I don't always feel when it's time to stop before something can cause harm. I find it hard to stop, because I never let myself stop before.

I push myself. I have always done it and I will probably always do. But I've learned to stop before I fall. BALANCE . ~is the key I know there's many people out there with high driving force... Which is awesome!! Good on you! 👊 I just want you to be careful and make sure you have a good balance in your life ❤️ Have a good day!! # breakitandyouwillmakeit