It's all about your ATTITUDE!

It's all about your ATTITUDE!

Well, up here at work, this is something my Boss emphasizes... that life is all about your ATTITUDE and how you look at it.

With all this rain that Dallas has been having lately, I have really had to adjust my attitude so training is not torture.

I have been lucky to ride outside this past week, and I'm grateful for that. Running outside is going to be a no-go though.

Tonight I have a 8-miler scheduled. It will be all on a treadmill. Now, I could look at this as torture... or I could have a POSITIVE ATTITUDE and embrace it... right?

So, instead of being 1.5 hours of boredom... this is how I'm looking at it:

1) Running on a treadmill for 8 miles is MENTAL TRAINING. If I can do this, I know I can take on bigger and better challenges.

2) I don't have to be outside melting in the humidity and heat. A nice fan will keep me from being miserably hot.

3) I don't have to carry a water bottle and I get a towel to wipe my sweat with.

4) I can monitor my pace and keep a steady mile per hour average.

5) I can eat my gel anytime I want and I don't have to find a place to carry it.

6) No dodging cars on the road or being bothered by car fumes!

Now, didn't I just make running on a treadmill sound enjoyable? OH YEA! Life is all about ATTITUDE baby! Don't forget it!

I have been told at times that my Attitude is a problem. I posted this on my desk at work and sometimes it helps me out a bit to get myself in the right frame of mind.

"Attitude-

The longer I live, the more I realize the imapct of attitude on life. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, that what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company... a church... a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past... we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude... I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it. And so it is with you... we are in charge of our Attitude."

Yeah, so kinda wishy-washy, but there's a point to it, ya know? Sometimes when I'm bumming about the way things are I just have to close my eyes and try and look at them a different way.

Also, for me when I run on the treadmill I get to keep up on the latest baseball game highlights since I don't normally watch tv, and this enables me to have better conversations with my dad, thus running on the treadmill makes me closer with my dad! :D

That was written by Chuck Swindoll, in case you were wondering. It's an oldie but a goodie.

Interestingly enough, I heard it read aloud yesterday morning at a breakfast for a 12 year old baseball team that is competing in state tournament this weekend.
I was so proud to hear those coaches trying to instill a good attitude in those boys, especially since I had to call police because of the poor attitudes of some t-ball parents (yes, 5 and 6 year olds' parents!) at a tourny last weekend.

Karen

I like this thread. I tend to look at things as being inconvenient, especially in the Northwest when the Fall/Winter/Spring can be consistent rain on my days off. Sometimes I go into workouts grudgingly, especially when I feel like I am forced into a situation due to weather or things beyond my control.

:D Thank you!