I Am Pissed Off

It's the Saturday afternoon before Easter and I am pissed off.

I should be happy but I am pissed off.

You see I have been dealing with a setback for 4 wks and if I were to give you an honest assessment it will probably take at least another 4 wks minimum, before I can completely rid myself of IT!

It all started 4 weeks ago when I took a thigh/knee to the side of the neck while playing Australian Rules Football(aka footy), this produced a massive 'stinger' for lay people that is a pinched nerve that runs from your spine clear down you arm.

Let me put it this way, it is NOT fun.

Especially since it was on the first play of the game; however I decided to keep playing.

Stupid and Foolhardy or NOT?

NOT, in my opinion.

Here's why:

1. There was a high probability that I wasn't going to make worse, very important.

2. I was already laying plans to when I was going to have a Chiropractic appointment Monday.

Why is this important because, I was ACTIVELY involved in taking action on the TREATMENT of my injury.

Here we sit 4 wks later and the injury was about 90% better.

That was until about 2 hours ago when I took another knee to the head, and re-injured the same pinched nerve.

Good news it not nearly as bad as the first one.

Bad news it just sucks to be injured, period.

I don't tell you this story have you feel sorry for me.

I am telling you it to illustrate the point that we all have setbacks; it's what we do when they happen this is important.

Here's my tally:

- 7 Chirpractic Appointments

- 3 Massages

Far a grand total of $400 out of pocket cash.

So far.

I am guessing by the time it is all said and done I will be on the hook for around $700.

Why?

I am sure that is the question, some of you are wondering.

Why wouldn't I just hang it up, or at least tone my level of played down after being injured for what looks to be 2 months and costing myself nearly a $1,000 in treatment.

Simple.

I love to play.

and

I have learned from it.

1. Learned how to do my kettlebell swing more efficiently, because the injury is giving me feedback when I am doing them wrong.

2. As I sit here typing this I have figured how I am going to change my style of play, and still maintain the competitive tone I love.

So as I sit here still slightly pissed off my question to you is:

What are you willing to do to overcome your setback.

- will you spend a 100, 200, 300 cash on your treatment

- will you make time in your schedule to get treatment

- will you eat healthfully to aid your recovery

- will you ice multiple times each day to help the healing process

- will you find new and different ways to exercise to continue making progress

- what are you willing to do

Because it is not if, it is when, you hit a setback.

Will you persevere and continue you forward with you pursuit of your goal.

or

Will you bail out and quit?

The choice is yours.


Troy M Anderson

Tempe, AZ Fitness Boot Camp

Have a Great Day!

We all have a not so great day's from time to time.

So today I want to share with you a little tip that I stumbled across a few weeks ago that can turn your day around in an instant.

I like to go into my e-mail distribution system and check and see who has opened and even better yet who has read the e-mails I send out.

I guess that is my little snippets of voyeurism.

Anyway the other day I saw that an old friend from college who doesn't usually read had opened her e-mail.

So I took a moment to send a short e-mail and say HI since it had been month's maybe even years since our last correspondence.

Then it happened.

She sent back an e-mail containing 5 little words that absolutely made my day.

Wanna know what they were?

'I am so proud of you'

Having someone say that with sincerity behind it absolutely made my day.
it.

Pretty cool, eh?

5 simple words and you can brighten a person's day.

I am sure that some of you have are thinking what the hell does, saying something stupid like 'I am so proud of you' have to do with exercise, weight loss, fitness, etc....

And probably are on the verge of unsubscribing and that's ok I guess you just don't get it.

My answer is what Does it NOT have to do with exercise and fitness.

I literally felt like I could do no wrong that day, in business, in my workout, in everything.

Just think if we all handed out that simple 5 word compliment a little more often; how much more enjoyable a place the world would be.

Note: I have been practicing using this phrase as the ‘giver’ and it feels just
as good to tell it to someone else, as it does to receive it.


Ok enough Mr Softy, now get your ass back to work, pronto!!

Troy M Anderson
AZ Womens Fitness Bootcamp