I can tell I didn’t spend enough time stretching last night after my workout, and/or didn’t drink enough water. My body was a bit angry with me this morning. I think it is a good thing I’m writing all this down so I can improve my training over time.
Today’s inspiration is linked to the theme of the month for me, and that is around courage. Over the years, I have seen many people come through the door with similar stories of having low self confidence/esteem. As part of our leadership training, we strive to have rapport with each student. One of those ways is by telling personal stories. To me, the most important part of using these stories is to make sure I am being authentic. I have also had people close to me tell me that one of the ways to show authentic leadership is to be able to share some vulnerabilities, so here goes. I am hopeful this can help people identify that at some time in the past, I have had very similar insecurities and fears they have. I was that person that came through the doors with low self esteem in mid November, 1991 at UMD in Duluth. I had no idea what to expect. I didn’t know if I could do it. I was convinced I was not good enough. I was freaking out that first class. I felt like I didn’t belong. But here was the thing that was different. Everyone there told me “Yeah I remember that first time. I was scared too. It takes a lot of courage to put yourself out there, but you’ve got this. We’ve all been there, and we will help you.” Brene Brown also has a quote; “You can choose courage or you can choose comfort, but you can’t have both”. I am so proud of all the people that in various circles in my life have chosen courage. These brave people I’ve encountered chose courage, dared to defy the people trying to keep them down. You ARE good enough and you ARE worth it. I look back at that one choice in 1991 I made that forever changed my life. You can choose to change your life too.
Today’s workout
Theme of the day – Confidence
Training qualities – Breathing, Relaxation and Rhythm
- Songahm 1-5 one time
- 20 Reverse Side kicks each leg
- 20 Step Spin Hook kicks each leg
- 10 Tension (5 Seconds) Side kicks each leg
- 10 Tension (5 Seconds) Front kicks each leg
- 10 Tension (5 Seconds) Round kicks each leg
- 40 leg raises
- 40 side crunches (20x/side)
- Sparring in class
- Space Management
- Footwork
- Circular/Angular Movement
- Constant Battle
See ya tomorrow!