Wednesday, 19 October 2011: Choices

We are faced everyday with choices. Good choices. Bad choices. What we choose determines our commitment level. Do you choose to hit the snooze button and sleep in or do you choose to get out of bed to make the 5 o'clock WOD? Do you choose to take the time to make your own healthy lunch or do you choose to take the easy road and swing by McDonald's for a bite to eat? Do you choose to spend a night with your spouse in front of the tv or do you choose to head out with your friends for a night on the town? Do you choose to go with lighter weight on the WOD or do you choose to go Rx and see what you've really got?

Whether you realize it or not, you have a choice in how you approach life. If someone has a criticism about you, you can either choose to get defensive or you can choose to be open about their feedback. You can choose to focus on the positive aspects of any situation--glass half full--or you can choose to focus on the negative aspects--glass half empty.

CrossFit is a choice. I choose to CrossFit because I want to live a healthy life. Others may choose CrossFit because they want to be stronger, faster, leaner, etc. Others may choose not to CrossFit. Is that wrong? Absolutely not. They have a choice in what they do and CrossFit is not part of it. But realize that you cannot blame things you cannot control. Don't blame the weather for not "allowing" you to run outside. Choose to run in the rain. Don't blame traffic for "making" you late. Choose to leave earlier next time. Don't blame the coach for taking away reps during the WOD. Choose to make every rep perfect so the coach doesn't have a reason to take away reps. You always have a choice.

In simpler terms, when you lift a weight you have a choice. You can either fold under the weight or fight and rise. There is always a choice, so choose wisely.