To make the local high school girl’s soccer team you have to be able to run the mile in 6:45.  (That’s six minutes and 45 seconds people!)  I know this because my daughter played on the team and passing the 6:45 test scared the running shoes off her every year.

One year a seasoned teammate gave her some wise running advice.  “While you run tell yourself, ‘I am strong.  I am fast. I am powerful.’  Repeat it over and over in your mind.  Don’t let anything negative creep in.”

It worked for my daughter.  She shared that little “secret” with me and now I repeat the phrase in my mind.  Along with other positive things.

Today I tied my neon shoe laces and climbed on the treadmill.  It was HARD.  My lungs felt like cement bricks.  My arms burned.  I had to either slow the pace or jump to the side for a rest several times.  But I did not give up.  I held my clicker and filled my mind with positivity.

I am strong

I am fast

I am powerful

I don’t quit

I am a finisher

I set goals

I am an achiever

I am strong

I am fast

I am powerful

Each phrase equaled a click.  Sometimes I would click as I counted down the seconds before completing an interval.  Sometimes I would click as I thought of people I love.  I clicked my footsteps a couple of times.  Clicking helped me finish the workout.   (…and I even added clicks for push ups at the end!)

It felt good to remind myself that…

I will admit, my mile wasn’t anything near 6:45 today – and it never will be.  But I did what I could do.   And just look at the clicks I earned while doing it!

Think. Click. Be…

a finisher.

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