I was one of those kids who was always asking “why?”.
Why do you do that mommy?
Why do flowers die when you cut them?
Why do boy dogs pee on things?
Why is that woman wearing an animal around her neck? And why isn’t it moving?
Why is that man wearing his pj’s out in the mall?
I think I was perhaps one of the most embarrassing children have to take out in public sometimes, as those why’s were never really toned with an inside, whisper type voice. (sorry mom, dad, grandma!)
Though I think my favourite question was just: “Why?” period. Especially when someone told me that I couldn’t do something. And I think I might’ve repeated the question after every answer until I got an answer I liked. I also think that wore down my mother’s sanity a little bit.
The “why’s” have never really stopped, I just wear down my own sanity now.
After jumping in feet first, into this race, without really even looking to see if there was water in the pool (another common trait of mine), I had to ask myself………..*wait for it*……………*you know it’s commin*…………..WHY?
I’ve figured out that I figure it’s time I put my money where my mouth is. Why? 
Well for 5 years now I have worked my way up to being one of the most respected spin instructors in Vancouver. And I believe it’s not b/c I play good music, it’s not because I teach the hardest classes, it’s because I take my teaching one step further and incorporate the mental game.
I would like to say that through my own racing I learned a lot about what it takes mentally to compete at the pro level. Truth be told, my mental game was the one thing I was lacking when I was racing. It wasn’t until my crash and burn phase that I actually really began to understand the mental aspect of sport. And because I realize now how important the mind is in any level of sport I make a huge effort to focus a great deal of my teachings on building up your mind skills for sport.
So now it’s time for me to practice what I preach. I throw a lot of exercises, ideas and theories out at my students, now it’s time for me to take all these tools and put them to my own personal test. It’s time to put my money where my mouth is.
