"It takes no talent to....."

For those of you who really know me you can probably finish the above quote, because it is part of the foundation that I live by. For those of you who are still in the dark let me break it down for you, "It takes no talent to hustle, therefore you have no excuses." A little harsh for some, but perfect sense for me. Well this week at the Academy we had a couple of days of incredibly intense physical training, the kind of stuff that makes you want to go find a corner curl up in a little ball put your thumb in your mouth and call for your mommy. Unfortunately, in this line of work that is not an option. These sessions are hard to explain unless you see them in person, but they require the ability to take the pain you are feeling and replace it with some other motivating factor that will allow you to persevere. For me that is my family, I am not about to let them down by quitting as a result of a little sweat and pain. I am not saying I do not have moments where my muscles fail and I fall, but when I fall I always get right back up. To quote Winston Churchill, "If you are going through Hell keep going." Needless to say the Officers who run PT were less than impressed with our classes effort, and they had no problem letting us know how they felt both verbally and by the extra reps they had us do. It was a good reminder that we are not individuals we are a team, and if part of the team is falling behind we all feel the consequences. Yes, tomorrow is Saturday and I should probably sleep in, but instead I am off to the gym bright and early. Come Monday morning, as everyone arrives in class there will be a new quote on our community board, and I know you know what it will say.

"IT TAKES NO TALENT TO HUSTLE, THEREFORE YOU HAVE NO EXCUSES!"

Respectfully climbing off my soap box,
Jrob