Summer is over, and teachers are back in school.
(All you teachers are the real MVPs)
Q4 and the holidays are coming up fast.
Some of you just took on new roles at work, others are prepping for surgeries, and the rhythms that helped you make great progress this past summer…it all got jumbled.
And that’s normal.
What’s not normal is the healthy habit of “leaning in”.
Here’s what I mean…
If you’re feeling bored and unmotivated…
If you’re feeling like the same ol’ routine is not cutting it anymore…
…you need to lean in to the thing that got you all your positive results.
More than likely, the community was a big facto,r and you need to let them carry you through when life tries to tug you off course.
“Come for the workouts, stay for the community.”
Schedules will pull you, and EVERYTHING will become important.
Motivations will dip.
That’s precisely when community matters most.
Text a workout partner and set a time.
Tell a trainer your plan so we can hold you to it.
Invite an outside friend so you can inspire them.
If 70% is all you’ve got today, bring that 70%.
Showing up at 70% beats waiting for the mythical 110%, every time.
This is the moment we need to lean in on habits, our family for support, and on this studio we’ve all built together.
I’ll tell you this…my life gets jumbled more than you all know.
I’ve been focusing on saying, “one more time.”
It’s quiet and repetitive…and it’s usually a small voice in my head that says, “Do it one more time.”
One more rep with 4 seconds to go.
One more workout this week so I can keep the streak alive.
One more night without that glass of wine.
I’m working for patience and small wins, and these small wins are bricks that I’m trying to stack.
Bricks become walls.
Walls become strongholds.
And strongholds make the holidays feel a lot less…slippery.
So as September rolls in, let’s keep it simple: protect the culture by protecting your self-talk.
Build resilience by choosing one more time.
Show up with whatever you’ve got, cheer the person next to you, and let the community steady your nerves.
Then we’ll carry that strength into October—Meaning in the Margins—where those tiny, quiet choices (snooze or stand up, scroll or stretch) shape the holidays ahead. (Oliver Nam)
