...belief that 'YOU CAN DO THIS'...
...it is up to you to have the discipline to stick to it...
...success is for you too...it is not just for others...

...it is not easier for anyone else than it is for you...it is your choice...

...if you think you can do this...you can...

...being positive takes practice...just like anything else...
...put yourself in a position where you can take some "reps" that make you feel good...

...enjoy your success(es) and share them with people around you...
...don't gloat...but use your success to help others!!!

here is a GREAT EXAMPLE...
...there is a father/daughter team at ELITE that I couldn't admire more...
...we started the journey together training for marathons...multiple...
...and eventually the grand-daddy of them all!! the BOSTON!!!
... the two ran it together...enjoyed the success...both in daily training and in finishing!!!
....the daughter then switched over the figure competitions and has done remarkably well for her first year...and her success both in the contest and the journey fuelled others...
...especially her father...
....the father daughter team didn't stop there...
....they continue to evolve...to the point where they are both stepping on stage this year at the Novice competition for MABBA competing as bodybuilders...

....now the journey for bodybuilding is a tough one...
....daily challenges with diet and training and lifestyle balance...
....and if you didn't have some positive "reps" under your belt, or a good wingman you could have some problems along the way...

....just yesterday morning the father of this team, affectionately known to us as #1, paced the machine at the end of his workout...I walked by him and patted him on the shoulder...he looked at me and said "fISH, I CAN DO THIS"!!!

...sharing success...breeds success!



...your health tip of the day...YOU CAN DO THIS (how to's)...

- surround yourself with positive people
- get some victories under your belt...remember a 1000 mile journey starts with 1 step...a victory doesn't need to be  running the Boston Marathon, it can start with 1 day of clean diet/ or a week straight of training or no TV...start defining your success...
- I CAN DO THIS...make it your mantra...life is tough and so are you...long, hectic days can break down even Iron-men...let's keep this mantra in our "back-pocket" and keep it ready...you WILL NEED IT...
- PUT A STICKY ON YOUR FRIDGE, OR YOUR EXERCISE BIKE "I CAN DO IT"...


Until Day 8 ELITE NATION,
Onward and Upward,
Your pal,
fISH

...and a big thank you to the team of Jen Goldenberg (twoie) and John Craig (#1) for your energy and the... I CAN DO THIS ATTITUDE...Namaste, fISH