THE WEDNESDAY POST: CHALLENGES
Project MoKA is moving along! On Tuesday
evening, I completed teaching TWO Level 1 Classes (one In Person, one
Online through Google Hangout). I’ve gotten a lot of great responses
from people that have worked out with me so far! So much
so, that I’m starting to get people recommending to seek me out (always
a good thing, right?)! It is that sort of response that tells me that I
am going in the right direction.
The GoFundMe Campaign is slowly moving along. Any
contribution would be welcome, whether monetarily or if you share it
with your friends. I really want to be available for as many people as I
can. If you would like to donate to the cause, just go to the Virtual Tip Jar on the Home Page or click on the GoFundMe link. With your help, we can make that happen!
Recently, I saw a post from someone that was having
some issues doing some of the Challenges going around on Team DDPYoga
through the Site and on Facebook due to some physical issues.
My Response to this goes like this…
There are a lot of great Challenges out there right
now: Slow Burn Push-Up Challenge, the Wall Chair Challenge, the Bun
Guns & Abs Challenge are three of them that I happen to be working
on. However, just because a lot of people are taking
part in one Challenge or another, doesn’t mean that you have go along with it.
One of the most important things that DDP stresses
in his workouts (especially the longer ones) is “Check Your Ego At The
Door & Modify Wherever You Need To”. That means that if you can’t
hit a certain position or exercise (whether you
are doing a Challenge, doing a Live Workout, or following along with
the DVDs), do not feel that you have to do things the exact same way
everyone else is doing. If you need to modify your position to make
the exercise work, do it and challenge yourself
to improve until you can actually nail the position!
The Biggest Thing to keep in mind when it comes to these Challenges is this: The only person that you are competing with is
yourself! The prize that you get at the end of it… no matter how you approach the Challenge… is a better
You!
Here are some things that I find really Inspirational:
On a recent Team DDP Yoga Experience Podcast with
Ross Raymond, DDP talked about not just taking the road less travelled,
but going into the forest (where there was no road) and start knocking
down trees to make his own road. He goes on
to say that as he was making that road, he started getting help from
others. Slowly, people started joining him to help him get to where he
is today.
The thing to realize here is that DDP is still
building his own path. Just because he’s got the Best Fitness Program
on the Planet, that doesn’t mean he’s stopped moving forward! He
continues to Challenge himself to help others achieve
their goals and improve himself.
Another Example is Liz Collins, one of the HardCore
Sisters! Even though she’s a Certified DDP Yoga Instructor and has
achieved so much over the past couple of years, she still challenges
herself with running new Races, hitting new Positions,
and all the while reaching out to help other people through the DDP Yoga Hardship Fund, which continues to get a great response from various
members of Team DDP Yoga!
The two things in common here are:
1.
Even though Dallas & Liz are very successful, they continue to challenge themselves to get better.2. They take the time to help others to achieve their goals.
If you take the time to Challenge yourself to be
just a little bit better than you were yesterday, no matter where you
are at, you will
#OwnThisDay
Travis “Midwest Strong” Roberts
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