Jun 10
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Be Your Own Coach
Our guest blooger for this Friday is Davina. She is an amazing woman, balancing genius, dear wife, and awesome mother to three (with one on the way). We are so grateful for her insights on personal motivation and goal setting! Enjoy!!!!! 
When I was on the high school cross-country team, I had a coach that would often follow behind us while we were running long distances in his van. Sometimes, he would be there at the beginning, other times we wouldn’t see him until we were almost done. We never knew at what point during our run he would appear and “motivate” us. This unknown led us to run harder and faster than we normally would have chosen on a hot, humid Florida day. Who wants to be the person the coach finds walking and not doing their best?
Unfortunately, as adults we don’t always have someone who’s going to show up at some point and make sure we’re doing our best. No big bearded guy in an oversized van is going to stop by give us water and tell us we’re not living up to our potential. We have to motivate and push ourselves; we have to be our own coach. We have to find the “team” or dream that inspires us and we have to be the one who makes sure we reach the finish line.
Unfortunately, I’m not built like a runner. I’m not tall, skinny, or lean. I’m actually short and a bit chubby. I’m sure when I show up to a race, people might think, “good for her, ” or “it’s great she’s trying something like this.” I’m also sure I’ve surprised them when I’ve walked up during the awards ceremony and claimed my prize. But I have something others might not; I’m my own coach. I know when I’m doing my best and more importantly I know when I’m not. I no longer need the man in the oversized van checking up on me. I’m my own coach.
I challenge each of us to push ourselves just a little harder each day, to find goals that seem out of reach, and to do things we aren’t “built” for while making time to coach our children and prepare them to one day “be their own coach” as well.
How can you be your own coach? What “race” are you working toward?
