You may have noticed the new installation of these words right above the glass door entering the front gym. I noticed these words reappear recently and was fondly reminded of the days when the same words marked the entry way to CFH when it was less than half its current size, with probably a third of the members. When construction took place a couple of years ago expanding CFH into what we now know as the “front gym” the first wall that held these words was lost in the process, but the sentiment has always held true.
I was happy to finally see these words reappear again to a different wall that each member passes each time they step foot in this place. If you are reading, do me a favor and:
- Pause for a moment and close your eyes for about 5-10 seconds. Take a couple deep breaths.
- When you reopen your eyes, read the following words to yourself out loud:
The Best Hour of Your Day Starts Now
Boom. There you have it. The best hour of your day just started. Take a second and repeat that exercise. Here is the secret to all of this magic. The best hour of your day isn’t going to start simply because you walk into the gym. When it starts is the moment you stop, pause, and tell yourself that the best is about to begin.
You can do this same exercise any hour of any day, from anywhere. In fact, you could do it 24 times in the same day – You could take a picture and set is as the background to your phone and do it as many times as you need to in a given day – and guess what? Your day would continually get better simply because of the mind shift occurring that you decided the hour ahead will be better than your last. I challenge you to repeat this ritual each and every time you step foot into CFH underneath the front door. We may get a back up of people walking into the gym, but that’s OK. I am convinced it will make this an even better place than it already is.
Written By: Alexa Pancza