{"id":2130,"date":"2012-01-25T09:00:47","date_gmt":"2012-01-25T14:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/schellbrothers.com\/blog\/?p=2130"},"modified":"2012-01-25T09:00:47","modified_gmt":"2012-01-25T14:00:47","slug":"relentless","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/schellbrothers.com\/blog\/2012\/01\/25\/relentless\/","title":{"rendered":"Relentless"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\" I’ve read about runners’ mantras in running magazines and have used them on occasion.\u00a0A mantra is defined by Webster.com as “a mystical formula of invocation or incantation.” Really? Mystical?<\/p>\n

As an almost-50-year-old rookie runner, these mantras have come in handy, helping me make it through tough workouts or remember my form and focus during a big race. I used words like \u201cbelieve\u201d, \u201ctrust\u201d and “relax” to make it through two half marathons and my first full marathon recently. The word \u201cbelieve\u201d reminds me that I can do anything, but first need to believe that I can do it. \u201cTrust\u201d means I\u2019ve completed countless hours of training, so I can trust that I\u2019m prepared for the moment. \u201cTrust\u201d also means\u00a0 I\u2019ve asked God to carry me when I\u2019m too tired. And \u201crelax\u201d is a reminder to relax my shoulders. Otherwise, my shoulders end up somewhere near my ears when I get anxious during a run. Not pretty.
\nI read about a guy whose running mantra is \u201crelentless.\u201d He actually yells it out loud during a race, instead of repeating it in his head. Not really my style, but this sport has changed me a bit so, who knows, maybe I\u2019ll start yelling to the crowd soon. Reminds me of a dog with a bone that just won\u2019t let go.
\nYou don\u2019t have to run to know the power of the words in your head. Imagine if you repeated the words \u201cI can\u2019t\u201d or \u201cI\u2019m afraid\u201d over and over. Not exactly the results I\u2019m shooting for.\u00a0This got me thinking… that word (RELENTLESS) means to never give up. Kinda like the company I work for. In the toughest market in history, we\u2019ve not only grown, we\u2019ve thrived. How did that happen? Unyielding perseverance.\u00a0Success like this does not just happen. It has to start with a thought, a plan, and a RELENTLESS attitude.
\nYou\u00a0are what you eat. You are what you think. You can survive in spite of health issues, bad weather, and negative opinions. What do you choose to think about?\u00a0 What do you choose to be?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’ve read about runners’ mantras in running magazines and have used them on occasion.\u00a0A mantra is defined by Webster.com as “a mystical formula of invocation or incantation.” Really? Mystical? As an almost-50-year-old rookie runner, these mantras have come in handy, helping me make it through tough workouts or remember my form and focus during a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[60,525,624],"class_list":["post-2130","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-retreat-at-love-creek","tag-activities","tag-happiness","tag-inspiration"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/schellbrothers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2130","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/schellbrothers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/schellbrothers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schellbrothers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/40"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schellbrothers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2130"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/schellbrothers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2130\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/schellbrothers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2130"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schellbrothers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2130"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schellbrothers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2130"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}