Routine

Not something I do well at. Too bad, thats what me and many others signed up for in 2012. Without some sort of routine it's going to be very difficult to pull off these kind of numbers and goals. Some people are very good at this, while there are others like myself, that suck at it. I have a plan that I have layed out for this week coming up. All my high number goals I have intergrated into the beginning and end of my day which is working pretty good. All the kicks and forms can be recorded as well as the p/u and s/u at home in the morning and evening. Water consumption, random acts of  kindness numbers can be recorded and managed through out the day or when out on the weekend. Completion of the distance challenge I will work on during the weekend. Now working all this into my core class, working most of the weekend, of most importantly, my family. One of my personal goals is starting to come along slowly. Eating habits. Normally I eat just about eveything and usually lots of it. But lacking a diet plan or any discipline for that matter. I seldom have breakfast and usually run on super high test coffee which deters my appetite and completely screws up any consistant kind of input of daily requirements. Now I am having breakfast and eating at certain intravels throughout the day and I'm noticing a difference. Lots more fruits ,vegtables, grains, chicken, fish etc.

After attending the banquet last weekend I left with a really strong sense of inspiration and drive. I couldn't wait to get at my training. There was such a strong sense of energy that if you didn't feel it, you weren't there. The black belt candidates to me were a huge boost and I couldn't help but hold them all in very high admiration and humility. The account of their journeys were all very moving and introduced a huge impact of discipline and the good old "suck it up princess" that is pretty much the universal motivator when one starts to feel sorry for themselves. Never quit, no matter how bad you feel or whats in front of you. You can and will get through it, and if you have others around for a person to help or be helped its even better because not only do you leave with a nearly impossible accomplishment completed but a sense of unity in your memories that will never fade and always motivate when you call upon it. Well thats where I am at and what I am doing this week.

Brian Chervenka