I follow my school district on Facebook and today there was a great quote on there by Joshua Marine:
Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them are what makes life meaningful.
The newness and excitement of returning to the working world has worn off and now the challenge of adapting to a work week permanently lies before me. The first month absolutely flew by with learning the ropes of being a fit coach.
This is the beginning of the second month and the learning curve is smoothing out. I have opening and closing a club down to a routine, as well as the daily cleaning duties and machine maintenance. I no longer keep checking the task list every five minutes to make sure I didn’t skip anything. In this second month, new challenges present themselves. My main reason for liking my new job so much is being able to help people change their lives and show them how easily that can be done with Koko Fit Club’s unique fitness program. Working five clubs up and down the cape make getting to know people better a real challenge. It’s not like a classroom of 20 kids where you have their names (and some personalities) down within hours and you can move on. I can barely keep up with being at the right club on the right day, let alone remember the members names I work with in each one. But that won’t discourage me. I will take that on as October’s challenge.
I love the excitement of whom I may encounter everyday. For instance, just now, I’m sitting in a recliner at the Honda dealership getting my car serviced. A gentleman in his eighties, wearing a beautiful electric blue crocheted sweater and a plaid golfer’s cap with a blue pom-pom on top, just told me I looked very comfortable. I just had to compliment him on his sweater and cap. Come to find out he made both himself and made all of his wife’s clothes up until she passed away. He so reminded me of my dad. Even looked a bit like him. He had a great story that I enjoyed and it made his day to have someone ask him to tell it.
Learning everyone’s name and a bit about their lives will definitely make my life more meaningful. It’s the people we encounter in our daily walk that create the glow and the spark on our path ahead.
What is challenging you lately? Whatever it is, overcoming it will add meaning to your life. So, for October, go for it!
And so, as another day goes by, October has laid down its challenge, I’m on it, and …I have written.
Photo: Look Up!
When I work the Mashpee club I park under a tree. The other day I just happened to look up!
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