I sat at the edge of the bed and said "I am so tired. Can't I just take off one little day?" (Yeah, Brian will get you talkin' to yourself sooner or later!") Hee-hee! (lol)
I was contemplating the effort it was going to take to get my bootie in gear. I sat there for about 5 minutes. I was really wrestling with myself. Then I decided to just make one move. Get up!
First thing I did, was drag myself to the coffee pot. That's always a good start. From there, I just put one foot in front of the other and kept going. I was navigating on about 2 hrs of sleep and this was hard. Well, "suck it up"! Now you get the chance to prove yourself. :)
How did I push myself through this mental obstacle and physical fatigue? The first thing that came to my mind was the music. I was going to miss the music which always gets my spirits soaring! I didn't want to miss it, and I even wondered what Brian would bring in his playset. Even if I couldn't go full throttle today, I still would come away knowing I had disciplined myself and did the "right thing". We know what the right thing is, don't we?
I also imagined how I'd feel if I crawled back under the covers and turned off the light. By 7:00 am I would have felt guilty and lethargic and would have forced myself to wear a big red "S" on my chest for "Slacker"! If I had to take a nap, take it after Bootcamp, not before!
I also would have wondered, "Why did I give up my "breakfast" this morning? The most important and powerful nourishment of my day!
With that, I dug deep inside and threw together my provisions, grabbed a piece of toast and scurried out the door. It was 5:02 am and I was already running a few minutes late. Well, the Universe was testing me today! I had another chance to make excuses for myself and cower back to bed with my tail between my legs!
As I pulled my car onto the street, something didn't feel right. And there it was....my tire was nearly flat! I must have run over a nail the evening before. I could not drive in its present condition.
At this point, I'm thinking I don't want to walk into that camp 20 minutes late! Its like wearing a neon sign in orange letters, "SLACKER" ! What tiger wants to draw that kind of attention to themselves, especially a pink tiger?
This was another moment of truth and I was confronted with another choice, another chance to practice the person I wanted to become. I focused deeply into my heart and asked myself, " Is this the person you want to be? Someone who quits or bails out because it gets a little difficult or embarrassing? Or do I want to be a person who commands a strength of character and will do what it takes to succeed?" Then I thought about those emails Brian sends us, one egging me on this morning called perseverence.
Well, hey...this was about me. This was my bootcamp and I could treat it as a fluff or I could take it as serious business! What did I want to accomplish for myself? Would anyone remember the next hour or the next day that I came in late to bootcamp? Would I remember how I let myself down? This was my practice ground for getting mentally tough and clean with my thinking and mindset. I wasn't going to throw away this opportunity no matter how embarrassed I might be.
By succumbing to a lazy mindset, I would be demonstrating to myself that these obstacles had more power to run my life than I did.
No thankyou! Gonna take my power back and if I can only work the bootcamp for 1/2 hr., "Half a loaf is better than none". I will also be able to start the day with pride. So after using a little air and "fix a flat", I was on my way, racing at high speed!
The camp was in the midst of their circuits, and this was leg day! I tried to enter the camp discreetly through the back. Just as I carried my essentials to a spot, a Michael Jackson tune welcomed me. Oh sweet! Now how could the timing be any better than that unless Brian is a mindreader? (lol) Maybe next time he might play for me "Off the Wall"! ;)
I forgot about my embarrassment and let the music pump me with energy!
The camp was beginning a new circuit requiring a partner, and I might have thought, "Oh God...I'm the odd man out and have no partner because I wasn't on time", but today I got to call myself "Lucky".
Brian with his sharp eagle eyes noticed immediately that I had entered camp and had no partner, and came over to assist me. This is the royal treatment! How much better can it get than that?? The BiG DoG himself....the owner and Leader.....was not going to let one soul go without the support and tools necessary for a first rate quality workout, and that included moi! : ) (lol)
Brian trotted over to me and got me started, greeted me with a smile, and never once embarrassed me for being late. That is something I can really appreciate, especially when I expected the worst.
Of course a couple of my good buddies joked with me and laughed! Lil' Rocket looked at me and said "Slacker, where you been?" Hee-hee! I should have known! :)
Hey, the pink tiger may have missed 20 minutes of Bootcamp but I still got a great workout for my legs, and my "Breakfast of Champions."
Breakfast? Does Adventure Bootcamp serve up breakfast every morning? You got it! Every morning I go to Bootcamp I get "breakfast" for my body, mind, and spirit. I start my day with a positive foundation that will propel my day with a focused mindset, positive mood, and an energized body. I leave with a cheerful gaiety in my heart. And I have a little more faith in my own power to make things happen for myself.
I am now nourished...inside and out...to begin my day as my own Champion. Breakfast of Champions? That's gotta be the Adventure Bootcamp at the Fitness Edge!
Game On!! :)
this tiger "ain't" no fool! : )
the pinK tiger
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