Perseverance is power

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“Perseverance: persistence in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success.”

It has been a very busy, challenging and rewarding few months. A lot of blood, sweat and tears went into getting back into ‘competition’ shape. I am thrilled to be taking a short ‘break’ now and what’s great about it is that I can ‘rest’ knowing that I have given it my all and ‘left it all out on the floor’.

Alot of people seem to ignore the amount of work and sacrifice that most athletes must put in/make to achieve success. Often, people think professional athletes are just born with the necessary talent to be successful. In some cases, this may be true, but for many others, the fight to get to the top is a gruelling journey.

Now, I am by no means a professional athlete myself, but I have experienced an effortful journey with Figure Skating, Soccer, Running and CrossFit. When I began each of these sports, some may have said that I was a little better than average, but I most definitely wasn’t ‘a natural’ (with the exception of the running maybe). I have had to work really hard to achieve any kind of success.

I like to think that what has set me apart from many of my competitors over the years has been my overall work ethic; my goal setting, my commitment, my willingness to learn, my desire to be tested, my determination to improve, as well as my ability to focus on the job at hand, to be smart with training and competing, to strategize and adapt as needed, to grind under pressure and, most of all, to perservere despite how hard things get.

Any success I have had athletically has no doubt been due to these positive behaviors I have adopted. Not only have they helped shape the athlete (and person) I am today, but they have made me appreciate the process; the small wins just as much as the big ones.

First individual CrossFit competition in September 2018

Latest pairs CrossFit competition in November 2021

“Perseverance will take you places that talent can’t even dream of.”

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