mental toughness

http://www.d3multisport.com/articles/tough.htm

"Another thing that is often over looked, but remains a key to our mental toughness is simply... how do we approach each day. Do we see the the sun behind the clouds; do we accept rain during a 100 mile ride as just being part of the ride to the point of not recognizing it; and do we make the choice to find something positive in every situation. When I was coaching high school track I would have the girls write down something they did well and something they wanted to improve on after each meet. It is to easy to be critical and then miss the positives in what we have accomplished in training and racing. "

I'm really trying work on this part of my training. This week has been tough already. I avoided getting up on Tuesday morning for masters because I felt like I needed to sleep in, that I was somehow rewarding myself because I was having personal problems. Unfortunatley, the whole day I didn't feel more rested or like I gained something from the extra hours of sleep, I felt like I just made a dumb excuse and cheated myself out of a workout I really need. Oh well, this is how we learn. Tomorrow I will do my best to get up at 6 and happily go to the pool and swim the crap out of that workout.