Never continue in a job you don't enjoy. If you're happy in what you're doing, you'll like yourself, you'll have inner peace. And if you have that, along with physical health, you will have had more success than you could possibly have imagined.
Johnny Carson couldn’t put these words together any better.
As an athlete you will be put to test several times, you spend hours, days, and years in your training mojo, towards the goal you have your eye aimed for. And there is more into an athlete’s life than just training as well I could tell you. There will be good days and there will be bad days. There will be times when you want to turn around, pack it up, and call it quits. But those times tell you that you are pushing yourself that you are not afraid to learn by trying. Cause with an idea, the right tools and determination you can do great things. You just have to trust yourself, to let your instincts, your intellect and your heart guide you. Believe in yourself and the power of the human mind.
And you owe it to yourself, to have fun, dig deep, stretch and dream big!
These are words that keep me going; I just need to take a quick look at my photo albums from all camps, races that have taken me all around the world. See the smile on my family & friends faces and share my success with them is gold worth as well.
And I’ve come to witness that with a good balance in life mixed with a cup of motivation, preparation, dedication, patience and laughter will take you far on your road towards your goal. At my last race during the Oval Finale in Calgary, I finally found peace, I had good friends around me, I had good ice under my blades, and I was relaxed but at same time focused. My goal was to come home with breaking the barriers I’ve been chasing for a longer period of time (if you are a speed skater you know how much these limits mean to accomplish) In the morning before my races I told myself; I won’t travel home without a 39:iner in my bag pack. As a plus I also broke the 1000m barrier under 1.20 seconds. Now I defiantly had a cause of celebration.
I’m sitting at home in Sweden, looking back at my whole winter season with all people I’ve come to meet, that have giving me loads of inspiration. All places I’ve got to explore and enjoy. And all training that shown result and giving me a ton of motivation to push myself harder during the summer training. And I’m looking forward to take the first steps on ice in a time soon! Till then, I’m going to enjoy the presence of the sun and my upcoming events both off and on the sport area.
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