It is not more vacation we need - it is more vocation.

Eleanor Roosevelt

Escribe POR LO MENOS 2 cosas PRODUCTIVAS que hiciste durante las vacaciones y describe POR QUÉ y CÓMO te fueron beneficiosas.

Reflexiona cómo tus amigos y familiares afectan tus aspiraciones.  ¿Te apoyan? ¿Cómo?  Identifica cómo ESPECIFICAMENTE formas un ejemplo/ modelo para los que te rodean.

(from Dr. Keith Bell, Sports Psychologist.  http://www.johnpostmd.com/john_post_md/2013/03/march-drudgery-of-training-getting-to-you-heres-a-tip.html )


"...if your aspirations are high and you act consistently to try to attain them, you sometimes risk straining your friendships.

It's a discouraging dilemma.  And, it would be nice if it weren't that way.  But the fact remains that some of your friends may not have the drive and dedication you do.  Or, they may not share your high goals.  Then, your friends may try subtly coax you into their less hard working ways. It's not that they are intentionally trying to drag you down.  They just don't want to look bad next to you. So, they invite you to join in their rebellion, confusion, bad habits, or low level of aspiration.

You need not reject your friends, but neither do you have to give up your goals to join the crowd and the fun.  If it's hard to do your thing while they are doing theirs, talk to them about it.  Don't scold them for their actions, but ask for their acceptance and encouragement in your quest to reach the top.

And encourage your teammates.  Pay attention to a job well done by them in practice. Encourage them to strive for more.  How you act and what you say to your teammates is contagious and has a way of coming back to you.

Set a norm and get after it: to challenge yourself and others.  Don't let the norm become an avoidance of effort.  Don't make it "cool" or "in" to goof off.

Remember your goals.  And protect them. Take good care of them. You may have to.  Others may not have the same goals."

Team Awards presentation: Iris Stagner Memorial Stage Race

Mineral Well 2013