Becoming a Champion

Becoming a Champion

I had two experiences this weekend that made me reevaluate the effort I put in to my workout. I was talking with a co-worker the other day about fitness and nutrition the other day. Not only is he very fit, he helps motivate me. Several times we will do our workout together or at least at the same time.

I was describing how during some of my sprinting runs I would get to the point where it felt like I was running in honey. He asked, “What do you do when your legs feel like that?” I responded, “I slow down.” That was when he very enthusiastically said, “YOU HAVE TO PUSH THROUGH THAT! If you don’t you’re cheating yourself.” I realized he was right. I could have run as fast as I could even though it was slower than my sprint, but I didn’t I settled for something less than I could have done, and therefore for something less that I could have been.

The other experience was my wife sent me an email and I hope she doesn’t mind me using the main points of it. She went to a women’s conference where she was inspired to reach for her dreams. She told me the speech was on natural vision versus vision of the mind. As we age our natural vision takes control of our lives and we lose the child like ambition for the future. I don’t know why this happens but it does for most people. We end up moving slower and falling into what we believe our place in life is but, overweight and sitting on a couch is not our place in life. If you are in that place right now it’s time to change. You are meant to be a participant in life and not watch it go by.  If you allow your vision to be muddled with what everyone else thinks you will fall into the trap of “IF" not "WHEN.”

You have to start thinking in terms of when because that shows your optimism, your resolve, your determination, and strength of purpose. As you do this you will stop settling for a mediocre workout. You will stop settling for just good enough. And you will start being the Champion that you are supposed to be. I will be honest. I may never win a marathon but I will sure try my best, and put forth a championship effort. Effort is the key here. The better the effort you put forth the better you feel about the workout and yourself. When you combine consistency and effort you will become a champion.

“Champions are made one day at a time with Hallmark attitudes, “When you care enough to give your very best”