“I was going to quit, but then I saw who was watching”

As always, thanks for registering if you have already done so.  If you haven’t yet, you will find the registration information at the end of the newsletter.  The deadline to sign up for the early registration gift has passed but there is still time to sign up and be eligible for VIP race packet delivery (Packet Delivered to your desk) The deadline for that is May 15^th. 

Please mark your calendars for Noon, Monday May 20^th for an inspiring presentation by Christian Jensen, myTEAM TRIUMPH GB Chapter Director, and Captain Tyrstan.  The presentation will be about 30 minutes long followed by an optional no-one left behind 1 mile run/walk with Captain Tyrstan.  I guarantee that you won’t want to miss this!  Please see the attached flyer for details and tell all your co-workers to come as well, even if they are not doing the Bellin Run.  Watch for more communication on the Powernet as well. 

“I was going to quit, but then I saw who was watching”

There are many, many times when we are overextended and need to take a step back and do something for ourselves.  I have talked time and time again how we need to be responsible for our own health and by you signing up for the Bellin, you are doing that.  But if you think you are doing this only for yourself, you are mistaken.  As I went around delivering the gifts for those that registered by May 1^st, I couldn’t help but think about how each and every one of you are having a positive influence on those around you.  Whether it is here at work, while you are out walking or running in your neighborhood, at home, you are making an impact.  You may have never even said a word about it to anyone, but your co-workers, your spouse, your extended family, even your kids are watching and they are noticing that you are making your health a priority.  That might get them thinking what can I do?

 

My two girls don’t know that exercise can help lower blood pressure or help keep cholesterol down, but by watching daddy, they know that exercise is fun and it makes daddy happy and fit.  Kids want to do what their parents do and they will follow your lead, in both your good and bad habits.  So just be conscience of what you are doing and work on fostering your good habits and minimizing your bad habits.  “Do as I say and not as I do” shouldn’t be a phrase that comes out of your mouth. 

A few times after a Prevea Training run I have had someone come up to me and say, “Good job gutting it out, you helped me keep going.”  WHAT???  Do you realize how much I was struggling and pretty much every 10 steps I wanted to quit?  Do you realize I was just about to throw my running shoes in the Fox River for good?  Do you realize that the only thing that kept me going was the person in front of me?  In those runs I had no idea that someone behind me was watching me keep going and that I was helping them.  But I'll never forget those moments.  More often than not, we don’t know who is watching so why not just keep it in your mind that someone always is.  You can have an incredible impact on others without even knowing it.