It’s Michelle, back with you today to continue our Mental Fitness Workout Plan leading up to our Renew Your Vision event on Saturday, June 3rd. It’s going to be amazing and I know I want to be in shape for it. 😊
We’ve spent the last few weeks discussing some of the pillars of Mental Fitness. Today, we’re going to talk about Endurance. If you’re anything like me, that word does not evoke excitement or eagerness.
Endurance Training is like UGHH! I know it’s needed, but maybe it’s my short attention span, but endurance just isn’t my cup of tea. Sticking with tea for this metaphor, sometime in my teen years, I realized I was going to have to figure out how to drink this tea that I didn’t like and perhaps figure out how to not just tolerate when it’s served to me, but seek it out.
Let’s take a look at how endurance is defined. The all-knowing Wikipedia says “Endurance is the ability of an organism to exert itself and remain active for a long period of time, as well as its ability to resist, withstand, recover from and have immunity to trauma, wounds or fatigue.” While Dictionary.com breaks it down saying “it’s the ability and power to withstand an unpleasant or difficult process or situation without giving way.”
Now, if I’m being honest, I don’t want to have to need endurance because I don’t want to go through anything difficult or uncomfortable or unpleasant, let alone have to withstand it. For example, I have recently picked up the practice of Yoga, and while I love the meditative part of it, what I can’t stand are the long times holding the plank position as my muscles start to shake. I know that my muscles are gaining strength and that means I’ll be able to do more things without injury. And in the long run, I’ll be happy I held that plank and the one after that. But in the short term…I hate it! I complain and huff and puff…but I get through it.
I tend to take that outlook with my mental endurance as well. I don’t always like having to deal with the “mental exercise” at the time. In fact, many times I’m complaining and huffing and puffing, but I look back at those times and that’s what has helped me endure the tough times I’ve faced in my life so far. But much like any training, I can’t stop. And I need to find new ways to keep building my mental muscles and keep my endurance going.
This is why I’m looking so forward to Saturday, June 3rd for our Renew Your Vision workshop where I’ll hear how other women have developed their mental endurance. Grab your spot now!
Keep an eye out for our mental assessment that’s coming out before we go LIVE on June 3rd – it will help you evaluate where you land on the fitness scale.
See you there!
Much Love,
Michelle
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