This is pure inspiration on a sheet of A4.
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The CrossFit Motto<\/h2>\n
Or sometimes called the CrossFit Promise or Crossfit Mindset, depending on source. Either way, it does sum up a lot of CrossFitters I know, and reminds me to occasionally keep my mouth shut when I have stuff to moan about.<\/p>\n
1. I will promise to do my best. My best will vary from day to day, from hour to hour, from minute to minute. But in that minute, I will do the very best that I can.<\/p>\n
2. Lactic acid is my friend. The wind is my friend. Anything that opposes me is actually helping me to become stronger. If I had no opposition, I would be weak.<\/p>\n
3. If I can run, I run. If I have to walk, I walk. When I am forced to crawl, I crawl. And then I rest and live to fight another day.<\/p>\n
4. I fear no man but I fear my workout. If I don\u2019t fear my workout, it isn\u2019t hard enough.<\/p>\n
5. I may puke. I may cry. But I will not quit. Ever.<\/p>\n
6. I never cheat. There is no honor in cheating. What joy can there be in a victory I did not earn?<\/p>\n
7. The workout missed is the opportunity missed. I will not cheat myself of the opportunity to become a better athlete and person.<\/p>\n
8. I understand the value of the push-up, the pull-up, the sit-up, the squat, and the deadlift. Just as there are a million ways to make chicken, so too are there a million ways to squat, sit up, pull up, push up, and deadlift.<\/p>\n
9. I will give everything I have. And then I will find more within myself.<\/p>\n
10. I don\u2019t complain. Complaining is for crybabies. There are 250 babies born every minute worldwide. I will leave the crying to them and I will soldier on.<\/p>\n
11. I will bite off challenges, spit out results, and beg for more.<\/p>\n
What are you going to do?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
My PC’s Wallpaper<\/h2>\n
This collection of quotes I’ve put together is what I have as the wallpaper on my PC, to help keep me focused every day:<\/p>\n
Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live.<\/p>\n
You will never get this day back again, don\u2019t waste it!<\/p>\n
Every man dies, but not every man really lives.<\/p>\n
On your deathbed, are you going to wish you’d watched more TV? Or wish you’d made more of your life?<\/p>\n
When it\u2019s all said and done, will you have said more than you\u2019ve done?<\/p>\n
Construct sufficient meaning to support actual living, and not just mere existence.<\/p>\n
Would you rather have less work to do, or more work you actually enjoy doing?<\/p>\n
What is the difference between being alive and truly living?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The Bene Gesserit Litany Against Fear<\/h2>\n
This comes from the amazing mind of Frank Herbert, in his classic book Dune.<\/p>\n
\nI must not fear.
\nFear is the mind-killer.
\nFear is the little-death that brings total obliteration.
\nI will face my fear.
\nI will permit it to pass over me and through me.
\nAnd when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path.
\nWhere the fear has gone there will be nothing.
\nOnly I will remain. <\/p><\/blockquote>\nHmmmm, time to do some more work! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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