This Race Has Only One Runner - You.

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Hi, it’s Rohit.

We often measure progress by comparison, who’s ahead, who’s doing better, who’s winning.
It’s subtle, but constant. A quiet race that never really ends.

But here’s what I have come to understand, the people we think we are competing with aren’t holding us back.
Most of the time, it’s the person in the mirror who does.

Because your toughest rival isn’t out there, it’s the one inside.

The invisible opponent

A while back, I decided to start running regularly. Not to compete, not to post, just to build some rhythm and discipline.

The first few days were easy, the novelty made it exciting. But then came the mornings when I didn’t want to get up. When the bed felt warmer, the excuses sounded smarter, and the motivation was nowhere to be found.

On those days, I wasn’t running against the clock or anyone else on the track.
I was running against my own mind, against laziness, distraction, and the voice that kept saying, “You can skip today.”

And that’s when it clicked.
This wasn’t about running at all.
It was about winning small battles, over my comfort, my habits, my inertia.

That invisible opponent shows up everywhere, in our work, our relationships, our goals.
It’s never someone else stopping us. It’s usually us.

The real race

Your competition isn’t other people.
It’s:

• Your bad habits that keep you in loops of comfort

• Your distractions that disguise avoidance as activity

• Your insecurities that make you hesitate when you should begin

• Your procrastination that delays the life you want to build

• Your lack of discipline that weakens consistency

• Your ego and fear that block you from learning or starting over

Winning this race doesn’t come with applause or headlines.
It comes quietly in the early mornings, in the extra reps, in the work no one sees.

Small steps to outrun yourself

The race isn’t won in one sprint, it’s built through small, steady laps.
The kind that no one claps for, but that quietly build strength over time.

Show up, even when you don’t feel like it. Motivation follows movement.

Replace comparison with consistency. The goal isn’t to beat others, it’s to become better.

Forgive the off days, but don’t let them multiply. Restart faster each time.

Celebrate effort, not just results. Progress hides in persistence.

And remember every time you silence that inner resistance, you win a little more of yourself back.

Until next week!
Rohit Makker

“Set Goals That Inspire”

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