I used to have this mindset that the only thing that matters are the numbers going up. This was probably due to Mr getting all gung ho about starting strength w

I used to have this mindset that the only thing that matters are the numbers going up. This was probably due to Mr getting all gung ho about starting strength when i first started lifting. I think this has actually served to prevent me from getting motivated to lift nowadays. I still get this feeling in the back of my kind saying "what's the point if you're lifting only half of what you used to?" . I've slowly tried to transition to the mindset that lifting at all on a particular day is a success.