How much is too much

Heyo everyone, this weeks post will be about pushing yourself, and understanding how far you should be pushing yourself

One thing I find as I walk down my path of life is a specific tendency I have. One thing about me is that I don't like losing or giving in, especially when competing against other people. If someone else starts to run faster, I subconsciously run faster. If someone else starts to push harder, I subconsciously start to push harder. Yea, it's good to push ourselves, because we should always strive to be better then we were the previous day, yet there reaches a point where it gets to be unhealthy to either yourself, or even the people or things around you.

One of the things I fear is my inability to understand where that line is. It's a lot easier to notice when you're looking at it the day after, or if you're watching from the outside, but when you're in the heat of the moment, blood pumping, sweat dripping, breathing heavily, you're judgement starts to get a little clouded.
You don't wanna give in too early, yet it's sooooo easy to push yourself too far. I'm afraid that when a time comes where being pushed to the line is necessary, such as the black belt grading, I'm going to fail to see the line and end up damaging myself early on through my blinded ambitions.

This also leads to one of my biggest challenges, which is training to be able to see the line where it most pays off. Practice makes perfect, you know. Right now, my goal is to be able to find the line, to be able to push myself as far as I can go, and to refrain from throwing myself too far into the deep end.