QUITTING IS NOT AN OPTION QUITTING IS NOT AN OPTION!!!

Hello and welcome everyone! Let's take a closer look at mental fitness or if you prefer...mental
toughness. I believe you have to apply this attribute to not only "training," but to everything
about oneself. We cannot be selective in our application...especially when it comes to training.
Mental fitness, mental readiness is the key...the cornerstone of any worthwhile fitness program.
Quitting, just because we "feel" like it, is not acceptable. There will be days that we think we are not making any progress. You want to know for sure? Get out your notebook and make sure.
Your road map...goals and your notebook. SET YOUR STANDARDS HIGH! Do you really want to set your standards low? Yes...you can "hit" low standards all the time. I would rather have high
standards and miss some of the time. We elevate...gravitate to the task competent! We reach
goals by way of the mental process.

This past Friday night (as a cancer survivor), I attended the RELAY FOR LIFE program. After
the dinner all of the survivors were introduced. The energy was awesome! At my table were
young and old. Each had a story to tell about their "survivor road." Not one said, "I wanted to
quit." A young woman, was graduating from college this year and now moving on to med school.
She wants to be a doctor. Her mother was also at my table. You could feel the love they had for
each other. After dinner, we went to the field house and all of us walked laps. I mentioned in
previous blogs that I dedicated the road to the Senior Olympics last year and again this year to
cancer survivors and care givers. For all of us survivors and care givers...life takes on a new
meaning. And quitting is not a option! The American Cancer Society has asked me to speak at
their regional meetings at the end of April and again in May. We will "partner" in fund raising
between now and the Senior Olympics. I continue to marvel at people who overcome tragedy
and seemingly become bigger than life itself. MENTAL TOUGHNESS!

Have a great and meaningful life everyone! Jimmy O
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