New year = new book.
Before becoming a member of the I Ho Chuan, I had never kept a log
book. I had seen Darcy consistently
writing and adding up numbers as a member of the UBBT but from an outsider’s
perspective, never really saw value in it or thought of giving it a chance
myself.
Signing up for the
Dragon team, I bought a log book; not because I wanted to or had yet seen the
value, but because I was told I had to as a requirement. I don’t think it even took a week before I
realized just how valuable a tool a log book was for me. When I first started, I recorded my form
reps, sit ups, push ups, km’s and RAK’s.
As time went on I started to include things that happened that day that
might have had an effect on my numbers, like weather, injuries, holidays, work,
illness, classes attended and what was covered etc. As I continued to add my numbers I found it
pushed me to see if I could do better and if I could beat the required numbers
for the year. At the same time, it
showed me where I was behind and where I needed to pull up my socks.
I’ve found having my log book where I continue to see it
throughout the day, has done wonders for me as well. It has a permanent spot on the kitchen
counter, not because I like the clutter look, but because it is the one place
that I am sure to see it several times a day which reminds me to first get my
numbers done as well as to write them down.
Although I’m not part of the upcoming Horse team, I am going
to continue to log, just as I’m going to continue with my push ups, sit ups, km’s
and RAK’s. I have found the value in it and
have discovered it as a tool that truly works for me. Before deciding it doesn’t work for you, make
an honest effort to try it. J
Alana Regier
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