Well, we are well into the Games season, and I feel better than I have in over a year, both physically and mentally. I think I am currently sitting in 49th place in my Region, which I am okay with at the moment, but will not be satisfied until I quit scraping the bottom of the "To Go" list that advances to the Chicago Navy Pier on Memorial Day. There have been some challenging tests put forth so far, but I have felt comfortable in the fact that they were not too far out of my "Comfort Zone", if that makes any sense at all. Today I think they are going to release the last two workouts for the "Open Sectionals", and like always I will probably sit in the corner after I find out what they are, obsess about them, and get sick to my stomach thinking about how to perfectly execute them. Your mental state affects your performance so much, and like the last WOD, I literally beat myself into not performing at the level I know I can perform at, and have proven I can perform at so many times before...your intensity must be up during the WOD, not an hour before to where it drains every ounce of energy you have.
My focus is better now than it has been, one due to my health physically, and two due to the positive things I have going on in my life, and going on around me. I believe that if you surround yourself by "goodness", then you have no choice but to be saturated in it. I am very blessed to have two wonderful kids that absolutely make my world. They are so good for my soul, and everyday I thank God that they are mine. I have a wonderful support system that truly wants to see me do good...not say they would like for me to do good, but actually whole-heartedly without a doubt wants to see me advance to the next level. That is huge! As much as this blog is to help me vent, it is even more for me to thank every single person that is in my life right now both personally, publicly, and even the ones that want to see me fail, for being what you are to me and giving me whatever motivation you have brought about, whether it is positive enforcement, or making me so determined to kick the living sh!+ out of you. Everyone needs a motivator and I thank everyone for both kinds! So, until next time...be strong, be diligent, and be consistent.
