I was determined to get my first week of 2010 off on the right foot. I ironed my clothes for the work week and I had a fresh cut courtesy of my barber in Philly so you know I had to throw a tie on all week. I figured I would dress to impress all week and on top of that I planned on getting back into my cardio workouts again in combination with my weight lifting to reach my physique goals faster. We (YPs that is) always talk about the fact that we may not be models or professional athletes but that doesn’t mean we can’t look like one so we or should I say, I am so focused on getting my body right. In addition, my fiance has made me commit to working out with her twice a week. I also knew I had a lot of work to catch up on after being out so long but I was actually excited about it going back to work. I basically had my whole week scheduled in my head and how everything would turn out.
I executed everything I had planned for the first week of 2010 to a tee. Everything went according to my master plan from Monday to most of this past Sunday. I say most of this past Sunday because Sunday night is when I discovered I had a gas leak in my car and my future in-laws would not let me drive it home. Well, actually my future father in-law told me that if I wanted to drive my then he would give me his fire extinguisher in case your car go up in flames. He went into detail regarding how not to open the hood of the car too fast but I was thinking I’m not really ready to put out a car fire. Therefore, I chuckled but thought to myself, I’ve been driving a long time with this gas leak and it’s only by the grace of God that my car hasn’t burst into flames. Therefore, I took it as a sign from God and left my car at the in-laws’ house so my future father in-law could have his mechanic take a look at it. Good thing my fiance and I drove separately which was another part of God’s doing because we never drive separately it just happened to workout that way.
Anyway, after leaving the in-laws house I begin to think of everything that I would not be able to do because I had no car which put me in a funky mood. I know people say that you shouldn’t go to bed upset but I did that night and woke up with a headache hoping my car being messed up was a bad dream but it wasn’t. Thus, I was ready to cancel this and cancel that and basically stress myself out worrying about my car and shutdown. Then I thought of all of my resources I have or others have that I know possess. Thus, I worked from home Monday and my fiance took me to the gym to get my workout int and then I dropped her off and went to a basketball game I had. Tuesday, I recalled a co-worker that lived in my area so I shot her an email asking if I could carpool with her to work and she obliged my request.
The moral of the story is that I didn’t shutdown and allow myself to impede my own progress, instead I used what I and others had to accomplish what I needed to accomplish. I got a call from my future father in-law while I was at the gym and he left me an voicemail stating that my car is fixed and it wasn’t an major issue at all so all is well. I didn’t let my car trouble deter me from my originally schedule program. YPs don’t let one obstacle, curve ball, or bad day stop your momentum, it may slow you down but don’t let it stop you from accomplishing what you need to accomplish. Like YPDSing said in his blog, brush your shoulders off and keep it moving in spite of!
YPRuck, Young Professionals Writer
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This blog was definately on point! I often find myself getting upset with minor issues that arise allowing them to deter me from my plans! This site is certainly inspiration for all young professionals! Continuos inprovement is KEY!