That's a fun one....when you absolutely suprise yourself!
So yesterday, I thought to myself as I went into my 3rd hour of working out (2 hours in the morning and the third late afternoon) "wow, how am I going to have the energy to do this?"
Guess what?! I suprised myself as to how I did it, I talked to myself in a positive way, took one minute and task at a time, and finished it!
The reason I found this so astonishing, because I reflected on how many times I have actually cut myself short...hmmmm. Thinking I could do "no more", and psyching myself out before I even got to the task at hand. Now mind you, I also am not just talking about working out, I am talking about ANYTHING and EVERYTHING in life. How many times have I cut myself short?
As athletes and active athletic females, have you ever had this experience? And the realization that you did cut yourself short? or the realization that "it wasn't so bad" after you got going?
This would bring about my next thought, today...I am just gonna do it. Whatever it is, I will have confidence that I do have what it takes in energy and spirit to do whatever I want to do.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Close your eyes...
Today I reflected on a tactic that one of my swim coaches taught me when I was younger ...I NEVER understood the value of this tactic....until now. I have recently studied a lot about the brain, and the Law of Attraction, and how everything is sooooo intermingled.
My coach used to have us visualize our events laying on the pool deck, from start to finish. He would cue "on your mark" (we would come down on the block into position to explode and dive when the gun went off) BANG! We were to lie there with our eyes closed, envisioning every second, every breath, every stroke, lap and turn of our event, until we finished it..hitting the timing pad on the wall, he wanted us to know and "see" our finish time as well...when we were finished, we were to then sit up...but unknown to us, he was actually timing us, starting the watch when he cued the BANG!, and stopping the watch when we sat up.
When I was 12, I had no idea why he did this. We did get to see how close to, or how far off we were from reality when we sat up and got our "deck time"...wow!
Now I know the power of this drill, and the power of visualizations, and I am absolutely FASCINATED by it.
I watched "the Secret", I watched "what the bleep do we know anyway?", and remember a very powerful quote from the two of them I will leave you with tonight:
"what the mind sees, it can achieve"
Now do you understand the power of the "deck drill' by my coach?
My coach used to have us visualize our events laying on the pool deck, from start to finish. He would cue "on your mark" (we would come down on the block into position to explode and dive when the gun went off) BANG! We were to lie there with our eyes closed, envisioning every second, every breath, every stroke, lap and turn of our event, until we finished it..hitting the timing pad on the wall, he wanted us to know and "see" our finish time as well...when we were finished, we were to then sit up...but unknown to us, he was actually timing us, starting the watch when he cued the BANG!, and stopping the watch when we sat up.
When I was 12, I had no idea why he did this. We did get to see how close to, or how far off we were from reality when we sat up and got our "deck time"...wow!
Now I know the power of this drill, and the power of visualizations, and I am absolutely FASCINATED by it.
I watched "the Secret", I watched "what the bleep do we know anyway?", and remember a very powerful quote from the two of them I will leave you with tonight:
"what the mind sees, it can achieve"
Now do you understand the power of the "deck drill' by my coach?
Saturday, February 14, 2009
New Things Happening here!
In the land of the Sportkini, new things are happening!
This year is already GREAT! I have spent my winter designing sportkinis for spring/summer '09 and already finished spring/summer '10!
Your feedback has been amazing, and this has allowed me to really look at functional design, quality, fit and the end use of each style. I love finding ways to improve.
New products on the horizon too (you will get sneak peeks on our new website, I will keep you posted!)
I look forward to spreading my wings this year, and soaring like never before! How fun!
It is a short one today, more later!
This year is already GREAT! I have spent my winter designing sportkinis for spring/summer '09 and already finished spring/summer '10!
Your feedback has been amazing, and this has allowed me to really look at functional design, quality, fit and the end use of each style. I love finding ways to improve.
New products on the horizon too (you will get sneak peeks on our new website, I will keep you posted!)
I look forward to spreading my wings this year, and soaring like never before! How fun!
It is a short one today, more later!
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Believing that all good comes to me
I have been learning a lot about energy...and how your negative thoughts produce an energy, and your positive thoughts also produce energy (or also known as vibrations).
When you produce positive vibrations, then you recieve back positive vibrations...how cool is that concept! It also sounds simple...but let us remember that same for the opposite...
If you are having lots of negative thoughts and actions...then you are vibrating negativity....therfore attracting more of it....HMMMMMM....
So throw in all the logic, and therefore you can see exactly how important it is to continually make an honest effort to vibrate a positive vibration....so for me today, that is saying to this to myself...
ALL GOOD THINGS COME TO ME....In every situation there is an opportunity.
I have been inspired by Florence Scovel Shinn, if you have a minute to read a cool short book, "Life is Game, and this is how you play it" is worth the read...life changing to be honest.
Steph
When you produce positive vibrations, then you recieve back positive vibrations...how cool is that concept! It also sounds simple...but let us remember that same for the opposite...
If you are having lots of negative thoughts and actions...then you are vibrating negativity....therfore attracting more of it....HMMMMMM....
So throw in all the logic, and therefore you can see exactly how important it is to continually make an honest effort to vibrate a positive vibration....so for me today, that is saying to this to myself...
ALL GOOD THINGS COME TO ME....In every situation there is an opportunity.
I have been inspired by Florence Scovel Shinn, if you have a minute to read a cool short book, "Life is Game, and this is how you play it" is worth the read...life changing to be honest.
Steph
Monday, February 2, 2009
A tight knit community
Swimmer's are an eclectic group...who else gets up at o'dark thirty to stand on a deck (whether an outdoor pool or indoor) basically in skibbies (a small piece of cloth recgonized as a swimsuit) and jumps into the utter bliss of water totally encompassing the body?! And we do it with a BIG Smile!
I am in this small community and would like to cheer on my friend this month who is participating in the Feb Fitness Challenge. My company sponsors her and she swims 10,000 to 30,000 yards per day, and she is 50!!!
Her blog post for Feb 1, 2009, first day of the challenge is worth the read!
Go Lynn!
http://www.swim-through-it.blogspot.com/
WOW!
I am in this small community and would like to cheer on my friend this month who is participating in the Feb Fitness Challenge. My company sponsors her and she swims 10,000 to 30,000 yards per day, and she is 50!!!
Her blog post for Feb 1, 2009, first day of the challenge is worth the read!
Go Lynn!
http://www.swim-through-it.blogspot.com/
WOW!
Sunday, February 1, 2009
I did it!
Another post from the self proclaimed non-techy girl...
I made a video! ME, I did it!
And the best part, it is dedicated to all my athletic friends!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AD2DvqxSiI
Woo hoo!
Steph
I made a video! ME, I did it!
And the best part, it is dedicated to all my athletic friends!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AD2DvqxSiI
Woo hoo!
Steph
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