Success isn’t a result. It’s how you live your day to day life. It’s doing something when you don’t feel like it. And today was one of those days.
I didn’t feel like working out today. In fact, I felt like sleeping until noon. My cold continues to hang on and I’m having a really tough time breathing (my son has what we think is strep throat, so I’m not the only sick one in the house). I woke up and almost went back to sleep. I almost turned around while driving to Madison Central. I almost left after sitting in my car in the parking lot.
“What’s one more day off?” I thought.
Well, to begin with, it’s one more day off. I would have lost a little upper body strength. I would have lost a little conditioning. The little rest I got would be offset by the lack of conditioning. I would have missed the positive reinforcement I get from my linemates. I would have not had the feeling of accomplishment I have now.
I would have missed three-man boards (and eating lots of little rubber pellets from the fake football field that flew into my mouth — rubber fiber.) I would have missed Scotty’s infamous T-drills. I would have missed bearcrawling with Wayne. I would have missed the gauntlet (running up and down the football stadium). I would have missed the big W drill and running more of the gauntlet.
I would not have been successful.
Success isn’t a result. It’s how you live your day to day life. It’s doing something when you don’t feel like it. And today was one of those days.