Life isn't about perfection. It's about learning, growing, developing, improving, and overcoming.
The truth is, success in life usually comes from trial and error. We all have unique gifts, abilities, strengths, potential, challenges, and limitations. We come to terms with that fact.
I like to think that the mistakes I've made and my limitations, not just as an athlete but in life, have made me more resilient and more willing to stand back up after I fall. In a day of chasing perfection as we are bombarded by social media, I say -- forget perfectionism. No one and nothing is perfect. Striving for perfection is a dead end street. My job in life is simply to be the best Dave Black I can be. So be your own person. Always do what is true for you. Count your blessings and be grateful for what you have. There is nothing -- and I mean NOTHING -- that is better than becoming comfortable in your own skin.
P.S. This is me today as I prepare to leave for Wisconsin on Saturday.
It's not what I want to be. But it's not what I used to be. I am super grateful for the progress God has allowed me to make. But I haven't stopped striving to the best I can be.