November is my month for making key commitments- this week
makes one year at CrossFit and twelve years at UC Davis. Happy
Double Anniversary! Both institutions
have had a huge positive impact in my life. You could say, it is how I spend my
days and nights.
UC Davis has allowed me so many professional opportunities.
To date, I’ve worked in 3 colleges, 5 departments and have had 7 job
titles. All that experience without
having to switch employers. It was my
parent’s dream for me to be a “state employee” and they may have just been
right about something. UC Davis has been there for me when I was young and into
fun, when I went back to school for my MBA and now when I want a work-life
balance.
CrossFit has been an amazing transformational force. It has given me fitness, challenge and social
opportunities. My first six months were
about survival. After I came back from
Hawaii, I really dedicated effort to improving and as someone said “it is like
someone turned a switch on and you lit up.”
I started thriving. I mastered some of my weaknesses (wall balls, box
jumps, and the barbell), I entered a CrossFit competition, I did a strength
program for 10 weeks and I ran a Zombie Mud Run with obstacles! Doing CrossFit is just as much a mental as
it is physical. I’ve discovered I am
capable of so much more than I thought. I do hard things because they are
hard. Perhaps the most unexpected gift
from CrossFit has been mental fortitude, which has applied to every aspect of
my life.
Stable employment, a challenging social activity, good
health and having my own place are the reasons my life is so satisfying. It gives me a strong foundation, so I can be
a good daughter, sister, friend, employee, pet owner etc. November is a month for being thankful and UC
Davis and CrossFit are two things I am extremely grateful to have in my life.
