Exercise doesn’t just improve your body. It also sharpens your mind.
My goal this 12 weeks is to perform better when I’m physically and mentally exhausted. To learn to stay focused on what is truly important and allow the small stuff to slip past by me.
I didn’t do that well today.
I slept three hours last night. Why? I’m very worried about the health of a couple of family members who are close to me. I could have slept in — but I didn’t. I showed up and did the work. Yes, I made mistakes — and I paid for them.
I ran off the field disgruntled; mad primarily at myself. But I fought through my fatigue. A journey to mental toughness requires days like today.
I’ll never get athlete of the year. But by God, I’m not going to quit.
And that’s half the battle.
Thanks, Marshall. You inspire me to get moving.
” I’ll never get athlete of the year. But by God, I’m not going to quit.
And that’s half the battle.”
Thank you for that…I need to repeat that to myself until I get it. I get disgruntled about the things I can’t do, still, after several times at PLS Fit 4 Teaching. I just lost my mother two weeks ago, and I was absent a lot during her hospital stay and after, and since I returned I’ve been in tears at least once a workout because of my mom’s death. Intense exercise intensifies my feelings, I guess. But a lot of the tears are for the ground I lost during the time I was out. It’s really frustrating. I am glad I decided to go back and read some of your posts today. They inspire and motivate me. Please don’t quit blogging about PLS! Your teammates need your posts. Daily.