As a athlete I tie my identity to my performance with my sport and in the gym. This image is a collage of photos in succession while performing a exercise called a Snatch. Halfway through the collage, it splits splits into a completed rep and a failed rep. I made the title Benchmark because it is important to recognize that your label is not tied to your most resent attempt at something, it is just where you are at now. You need to recognize that where you are at now is a work in progress, and its that your identity should be tied to your goals and if you are doing the correct actions to achieve your goals it doesn’t matter the state you are in, as of this moment.