Day 17 Max Phase (Carpe Diem)

Day 17

Have you ever watched a little kid fight sleep? Well if you haven’t watch this video it’s hilarious and inspiring in a way (if you’re not trying to go to sleep and the kid is yours. Then it’s just frustrating.) Most kids are power houses of energy that can’t wait to start the day. I don’t know when we lose that wonder about what the day will bring but we do. It’s probably when we are teenagers and we think we have everything figured out.

I find this so inspiring because they want to get out there and make their day extraordinary. Every action they take screams CARPE DIEM! If you have kids you also know that sometimes they do scream and it can hurt the ears more than just about anything. But rarely do they scream in Latin.

This morning I was fighting the procrastination monster, asking questions like, “Should I work out on my break at work?” “When should I work out?” “Should I use the treadmill, or wait until I get home and run outside?” If you ever have these questions the answer is, YES! We need to be like those little kids. They can’t wait until they get out of school so that they can go play on a playground or reach a new definition of speed on their bicycle, or play ball. Sometimes we make our work outs too boring. We can do other things. When was the last time you played tag? Ok, other adults might laugh at you, but who really cares. Seize the Day! Don’t wait. Waiting will only put you in a congressional situation, and no one likes congress for that reason.

The best advice I can give you is start your work out as early as you can. If you have time in the morning and afternoon choose the morning. Get it done early and you will feel better. My other advice is make your work outs fun.

You may have noticed that I run a lot as my cardio work out. There is a reason for that. I use the Zombies, Run! App on my phone. The app does an excellent job at involving you in a story through your work out. I don’t want to give it away but it’s a great way to distract yourself from the work out, as you work out. If you take one thing away from reading this, it is try to capture that childlike wonder about life. If you don’t want to work out, fake it. The popular saying is, “Fake it ‘til you make it.” It’s a fact that if you smile long enough you can’t help but feel better.

“Choose to discover the kid within. If you have to play tag.”