still not feeling inquirious (pt 7)

Hello friendly faces!

Welcome back to another week of not feeling inspired about Gymnastics!

I have a really hard time with giving up on things, but I really don’t feel like I have much to say about gymnastics anymore… I definitely don’t feel as excited that I did the first few weeks, but I am determined to see if I can get out of this.

This week, I was browsing through the web trying to find inspiration about what to talk about and I cam across this blog post that was written a while ago from a college gymnast.

https://medium.com/@hooves_tash/growing-up-as-a-gymnast-8e592abcad22

It’s not very long, but it brought up a lot of feelings for me from my college sport days. In her blog, Tasha talks about the lessons and the skills she received from Gymnastics and that is something I have always felt really passionate about.

Sports can make really collaborative people.

I think they obviously cause a lot of stress and now more anxiety, but from a work ethic point of view and to be a working individual in society, sports taught me how to be on time, to try my hardest, to always work hard, and to respect your superiors. Playing competitive sports also taught me how to work with people; playing on a team was one of the most amazing feelings I have ever had, knowing that you had another family that had your back, but it could also be really difficult at times. The fighting and the tension when the team is loosing is unbearable, but the more you are comfortable with your team and trust your team, the easier it is to win again.

Just like in the real world; working with other people will happen no matter what in your life and knowing how to effectively work with others is such an important life skill that is only strengthened when you play sports.

The greatest complement I have ever received as an athlete was being told that I was very coachable. I know that being coachable is the same as being flexible and adaptable; having the ability to receive feedback and make changes right away is really important in life and something that I think you can definitely learn from sports.

Until next time,

xoxo