I feel at peace at this moment. Thank you God, for creating David Beckham. He, at this moment, completes me.
*Ahem*
Ok kids- I don't have much time to gab with y'all, but suffice it to say I'm doing a HAPPY DANCE!! As you know, I ran my first 5K on Saturday- and then found out my time was actually 32:25 not 33:33 as I thought. WOOT! Plus, I FINISHED MY BOOK 100% last night! QUADRUPLE WOOT!
;-) You have no idea how much work goes into writing a book. OMG. Huge relief. And what's funny is that the "work" doesn't stop there. You have to get out and market your book and HUSTLE to sell it, if you want to kick butt in sales and such. I'm down with that, because that's what I do.
On that note, I must let you enjoy some more Beckham while I convert my manuscript to a PDF file and polish off my "Thank You" section of the book. Amen.
See you tomorrow Kids. So much fun stuff to come! Have you checked out the Sears Fit Club yet? Join us over there for news, community and intense good stuff to come!! ;-) Sears Rocks.
Heavens to Betsy. How can you not like a man with an accent?? #JustSayin
Here is today's random BLAH BLAH BLAH by KO. It may help you go to sleep tonight!
I realized something this week. I realized that a shift has occurred somewhere between me starting up running (Thank You Amy) and then deciding I could do a 5K, and then deciding to run a 1/2 marathon. I no longer want to just participate in these sports as A HOBBY. I'm in this to win it. And by WIN IT I mean, I'm competing against others in a way, but I am competing against myself. I've never wanted anything MORE than to take a hold of the potential that lies within this body God gave me and just CRUSH IT.
I know that seeing Dara Torres at the MORE Magazine Reinvention Convention blew me away. Seeing her do her BEST work in her sport in her forties and smoking past the twenty-year-olds? That's hot. Watching my friend Amy start running and then KICK ASS at her first 1/2 marathon only months later ~ that rocks. She rocks. And hanging around Jenny Lynn in person, after watching her videos and knowing how HARD she works and the dedication she has, and how she is STILL kicking butt, just getting started after retiring from Figure Competitions....that's awesomeness.
I am so inspired and it feels SO great to be IN THIS ZONE....I've been "in the zone" before sure, where I'm working out consistently and such, but never with this level of DRIVE and FIRE inside of me. I see myself in a different way. I've put the past year of medical issues behind me. I've let go of being disappointed in my inevitable "three steps back" that happened in 2009. I'm over it. I'm focused 100% on the FUTURE. I'm in it to WIN IT.
I'm not just running or training in the gym to lose a few pounds. I'm training for marathons, and I aim to make each marathon better than the last. I'm in the gym to build and condition my muscles so I am stronger as I get older, not weaker. I'm building the physique that I aspire to and that makes sense for my bones- I'm NOT trying to be someone else or get a look that some guy expects me to have. This is about being the BEST that I CAN BE. This body, this healthy body with 2 working legs and strong arms has more potential than I can even grasp and I will NOT take it for granted. I will squeeze every drop of potential out of this body, OUT OF THIS LIFE, that I can.
I'm not just PLAYING. I'm here to BLOW MY OWN MIND.
I am STRONGER today than I was yesterday, both physically and mentally and emotionally. I AIM HIGH and I NEVER SETTLE.
Every day, I am STRONGER, FASTER, FITTER, BETTER, WISER AND HAPPIER than yesterday.
I refuse to give in. I refuse to give up. I refuse to believe anything other than that I CAN DO ANYTHING I SET MY MIND TO.
I am UNSTOPPABLE. And, I'm JUST GETTING STARTED.
This evening's vlog was shot in my office, and I had to be quiet because I was babysitting for my neighbor, and her daughter likes to sneak in when she knows a camera is on. Go figure. Excuse the slightly mellow mood.....regular KO MOJO tomorrow. ;-)
QUESTION OF THE DAY: What do you want to accomplish next that will blow your own mind??
Success or Failure? It's all in your head. I've always agreed that what you think about, you bring about, but I am really realizing it now more than ever. It is true. Our thoughts guide our path. If we choose to focus on the negative, what we haven't "fixed" yet, we fail to see the progress we ARE making. I have had to have an attitude adjustment recently by my lovely BFF @amylburford. I realized I was putting all my energy into what I am NOT happy with- and that is NOT where I want to focus my energy.
So attitude adjustment: Successful. I will have to continue checking myself and double checking myself but I am going to do this. Every day I will focus on the future, on what I have achieved already and what I will achieve. I will think about badass chicks like Dara Torres and others you will see featured here on my blog. I will press forward and I will NEVER GIVE UP. Ever.
Check this:
Amazing. Her attitude is projecting her toward greater success all the time.
Remember, I am UNSTOPPABLE.
I won't let a bad attitude toward myself get in my way.
Question of the Day: Who is YOUR inspiration? What is your secret or not-so-secret motivation??
I don't know about you, but I am incredibly impatient. In all matters of life. I am particularly impatient when it comes to wanting to "fix" my body and reach my goals. I expect a certain level of 'overnight success' that is totally unrealistic. I am so hard on myself- and my BFF Amy will always recognize this and get me to see the bright side- but it's WORK to get me to see that.
I can look at the areas of my body that have shown amazing progress but I'll skip right over that and then obsess over the fat I still have to lose or how curvy I still am blah blah blah. I know in my mind how WRONG it is to have this perpetual stream of negative self-talk going and I'm working on it. One of the phrases I've been reminding myself of is "Overnight Success". Even the most gifted amazing athletes we can think of didn't get to the Gold or to the superbowl or whatever - OVERNIGHT. They didn't win that race the first time on the track. They had losses along the way. They had setbacks. They had plateaus. We only see the press photos of the SUCCESS. But we know- we KNOW that it took hours and hours and HOURS of work and training to get there and - when you get "there" the training doesn't stop. You have to keep going if you want to keep winning.
We all have to learn to enjoy the ride more. I know I do. I see some women that are so much more casual about losing weight than me, who know they want to lose it but it's like knowing Christmas isn't for another 5 months. I love Christmas and the whole holiday season, but I can't make it arrive any sooner. I should enjoy the Fall and that time BEFORE the ice storms and snow arrives. I am so hell-bent on reaching my goals and so hard on myself for how I look now that I sometimes forget to enjoy the ride.
I LOVE working out. I love training. I love all of this. I have to love MYSELF more, and so many of us have to focus on this just as much. I'm a work in progress and I always will be but I know this, I have to be as encouraging to MYSELF as I am to others! RIGHT?? I deserve that WOOT! Factor!! ;-)
Allrighty then. What got me on that train of thought? I think when I travel, and I pack all of my workout clothes and "equipment' and somehow I fall short of what I wanted to do (i.e. working out 2 days instead of 4) I get SO upset at myself, as if missing those 2 sessions will RUIN everything. Yes, it is important to make time but the key is to KEEP GOING, to keep getting better. Quitting is the only way to fail. Period.
QUITTING IS THE ONLY WAY TO FAIL.
Question of the Day: Do you consider yourself to be "enjoying the ride" in your fitness journey or do you tend to over-push yourself and expect too much too soon?
Monday, September 13, 2010 at 08:43PM
