charthegreatest

This morning’s workout was HARD CORE.  Normally it takes a few minutes for me to get moving (because it’s 4:30 am), but this morning it wasn’t an issue.  The anger I felt at the firing of Willie Randolph by the NY Mets (my favorite team through all eternity)  gave me the extra boost to push through.  I know that everyone has an opinion on this…he should have been fired…he should not have been fired.  I have my own opinion.  I love Willie Randolph and think the Mets made a HUGE mistake and I will miss him.

But that’s not the reason for my post. I took away a life lesson from Willie’s dilemma.

Ever since the Mets’ colossal collapse last year, Willie’s job has been on the line.  For months and months, the media and some Mets fans have been relentless in demanding Willie’s firing, criticizing and second guessing every move he made.  It was brutal.  But now that Willie actually HAS been fired, the tide has turned.   The media is on his side and Mets fans are "shocked" at the poor way that Willie was treated.  I don’t get it…the very people calling for his removal became his staunchest allies after the ax was dropped.  Huh??

During some prayer time, I saw the light…and the lesson.  People are fickle.  They like you one minute, the next they don’t.  People’s opinions of you can change at the drop of a hat, whether you’ve done something to deserve it or not.  The key is to do what Willie did.  He did not put a real value on what people said or thought about him.  He just kept doing his job, kept doing what he enjoyed, kept doing what he knew was right.

In my own life, I can’t tell you how many people have given me a smirk or an odd look when I tell them of my interest in bodybuilding and my goals.  Sometimes I’m approached out of the blue because "they heard it from someone else and just had to ask."  I hear the same things over and over…why do I want to look like a man, normal girls don’t want muscles, I shouldn’t get too big, etc.  I find myself constantly explaining the facts of women’s fitness, or even worse, trying to assure them that I’m not going to turn into the Hulk.

All of this stops today.  I’m going to take this God-given wisdom and do what Willie did.  I’m not going to be overly concerned or put a real value on what people say or think about me.  I’m just going to keep doing my job, keep doing what I enjoy, keep doing what I know is right.  Thanks Willie.

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