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Mental Fitness Challenge, week 4
A few years back, I was sitting with my wife Mary and my daughter Sammi. I announced I was going to run the Akron marathon, which was 5 months from that date. To a polished marathoner’s family that wouldn’t be a big deal, to my family, different story, with good reason. I was about 40 lbs. overweight, with bad eating habits and hadn’t worked out in a long time, let alone the fact that I never ran farther than 3 miles before in my life. Let’s just say that was the last thing anyone thought they would hear come out of my mouth.
You might be wondering what this has to do with the mental fitness challenge, (hang in there I’m getting to the point.) I got up the day after I told my family my intentions and went out to start my journey as a runner. (It was ugly!!) I couldn’t run a half mile, I had no idea how far 26.2 miles was and I had no idea how to train for it.
Along comes Buck, a friend from the gym who is an accomplished runner,( Buck is the kind of guy that if he had a couple extra hours before lunch, he will go run 20 miles.) Buck gave me training advice, a program and encouragement about my journey. He ran with me and kept my thinking right. Those first 3 weeks of training were really just figuring myself out. Look at it like getting out the cob webs, clearing the garbage out of my brain, making sure all my limbs still functioned properly. Starting week 4 was when I really started to see the big picture, much like I’m doing right now with the Mental Fitness Challenge.
These first 21 days of the Challenge have been all about creating the habits needed to make a positive change. I’m building the confidence needed and putting the habits in place for the journey I’m embarking on. We met at our Challenge group meeting on Tuesday, I got advice and support on the real life application of what this Fitness Challenge could do for me and my future. I felt like I did when Buck started helping me with my marathon training. Building habits and confidence, clearing the weeds out of my brain, (making sure everything is still wired right in there.)
Now that I have the starting point and a clean slate to work with I am even more excited about continuing my Mental Fitness Challenge, and developing more of the tools to live the life I’ve always wanted.
In case you are wondering, yes I ran the Akron marathon, my family and friends were waiting for me at the finish, I didn’t set any records, but I can say for the rest of my life that I did it.
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The Life I’ve Always Wanted!!
The life I’ve always wanted!!
I don’t know if it’s like this for everyone or just me. (I think I’m a few degrees off most of the time.) But from the time I was a kid I always felt something inside tugging me. It felt like I knew I was meant to do something big, but I could never figure out what it was let alone how to do it.
I’m in the first month of The Mental Fitness Challenge, but already I can see things coming together. It’s not only the tools to figure out what my purpose should be, but a systematic way of breaking things down to bite size pieces that are not out of reach for me. It’s like I have a road map to a great life! I can finally wrap my head around doing great things in my future! It’s not just about money for me, (although money is way cool!!) It’s about being the husband that my wife can count on, it’s about being the strong dad my family needs, the grandfather that leaves a legacy for my grandkids, the friend that is there when someone calls, the son that puts a smile on an aging couples face. It may sound hokey or weird, but so be it. I feel like society has gotten diluted into thinking family values, character and integrity don’t matter any more. The mental Fitness Challenge has given me a new outlook on life, a way to measure myself and where I’m at now. (good or bad) and a road map to get to where I want to go. Who can ask for anything more than that? This is so cool!! I can’t wait for tomorrow!!
Here are some family pics so you know why I’m so excited about getting better, my family deserves me to strive for excellence.
God Bless, Nate
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