Monday 6 January 2014

A New Year


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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