ITS NOT HOW YOU START
Thursday, March 6 2014 by Michael Stanwyck
It’s not how you start.
Anyone can start strong.
Anyone can ride the excitement.
Anyone can go gung-ho while it’s new and fresh.
Ask someone who’s been married 20 years. Or is 5 years into a PhD. Or 9 weeks into a strength training cycle. The honeymoon’s over. What comes out of it is what you make it to be, not what you imagined it was going to be like.
There comes a time when who you are is a declaration, not as a wish. When it’s true even when it doesn’t look true. When your success is measured by your showing up.
When the 0 points you might have earned today are YOUR 0 points.
It’s not how you start, it’s how you finish.
When the shine wore off, when the glory faded, when the fun had past. It was you who showed up anyway. That is what makes you a winner.
When you talk about this experience in the future, the last thing you will talk about is your score. You won’t even remember it. What you will remember is your triumphs. The things you changed and the things that changed you. That is where we want you to put your attention now.
Here is what we would like you to do today or tomorrow. In your reflection, complete one or both of the following sentences:
“My greatest success over the past 60 days was … “
“I learned the following about myself over the past 60 days …”
Congratulations on your success. You’re here. You won.
FITNESS & AIM
Whole Life Challenge Final
As many rounds as possible in 9 minutes of:
7 Kettlebell swings (24/16)
7 Burpees
50m run
Measurements & photos will be taken at 9:15am. Final WOD will go down rain or shine.
SPORT
TBA – 14.2 Prep Work