For Thursday’s challenge, start with a piece of paper and a pen. Write down 5 reasons you’re pretty great: “pretty good looking”; “good mac n cheese”; “read a lot” are all good. Be vain, silly, elitist…no one will see your piece of paper. Now edit your 5 reasons, amping them up the way you did about 6 weeks ago during the 1/23 Positive Self Talk Squats challenge. This time, though, there’s no need to limit yourself to a 2-3 word mantra. As you dial up the reason you’re pretty great, “good mac n cheese” should become “I make the best damn mac and cheese on both sides of the Mississippi and if there was a blue ribbon for mac n cheese I would win it every damn day!!”
Stick that piece of paper in your pocket and walk around feeling super fine until you’re ready to do the Thursday challenge:
3 burpees
4 lunges (2 each leg)
5 fast tuck jumps
Rest for the amount of time it takes you to say “I am fabulous because [insert here reason number 1 on your list]”
Now, do 10 rounds by going through your list of statements twice.
Do not skip this challenge out of false modesty! If you get stuck, one item you can put down is “I’m fabulous because I’m so much stronger and more mobile than the last time I did this, when 5 sets of 15 squats seemed like a lot. NOW look at me!”
1 point for letting us know you did it; an extra point for sharing your 5 over the top statements about your awesomeness.
13 responses to “Thur. – 3/5 Three, four, five, fabulous”
Cindy Lutenbacher
March 5th, 2015 at 13:57
Oh, yeah. Done on my Morehouse office floor. Subbed pushups (3), Situps (4), and PT leg lifts (10–only seemed fair).
High Fives:
I am fantastic because Queerfit. Hot Damn, Holy Mama, and let the Universe say AMEN.
I am wondrous because no one can love my daughters and my dogs like I can.
I am amazing because I’m ridiculously addicted to reading.
I am beyond magnificent because you are.
I am fabulous just because. Don’t need no effing reason. 🙂
Monica
March 5th, 2015 at 14:54
Done!
I am fabulous because…
1. I am a marvelous, loving, beautiful person, my milkshake brings all the girls to the year.
2. I am so kind to strangers that I make friends everywhere I do.
3. I’m so smart, I read books like others drink water.
4. I write so well, even a cave man can understand.
5. I am lush and magnificent and awesome and delicious (even better than chocolate cake).
Roan
March 5th, 2015 at 14:56
Done! This was challenging, in a good way 🙂
I am fabulous because I’m super compassionate and a really great friend and listener.
I am fabulous because I will find a silver lining in even the grayest, most tumultuous, and rainy storm cloud.
I am fabulous because I’m ridiculously creative and have the imagination of a little kid.
I am fabulous because my lavender shortbread cookies are to die for.
I am fabulous because I always turn out stronger than my fears think I am, and that’s pretty great.
Chris
March 5th, 2015 at 15:19
Done! Awesome psychological and physical challenge. My statements (doing it for the team):
1. Dolphins feel my presence and flock to me when my feet touch the shore.
2. I can stop prepetrators with just a look.
3. I am ridiculously good at surviving.
4. I hold people up so high that they see over the clouds.
5. I make the world more incredible every day by being in it.
TK
March 5th, 2015 at 15:55
Done
Anushka
March 5th, 2015 at 17:33
Done !
Glo
March 5th, 2015 at 21:24
Check!
eunicehcho
March 5th, 2015 at 22:28
Done. 🙂
Monaco
March 5th, 2015 at 22:30
Done
BT
March 6th, 2015 at 00:11
Whew! Done!
I am a good at connecting folks up to other folks.
I am a very good, thoughtful, loving lover, homie lover friend
I am very good about caring about others
I am a very good son
I am good at caring about the history of people
I am good at being really passionate about the stuff I’m passionate about
I’m good at speaking up for others
I’m good at being me
efiada77
March 6th, 2015 at 00:33
Great stress reliever after work!
Done!
– I just might make you laugh til you bust a gut!
– I can be counted on in the darkest of moments.
– My booty is getting back to being bootylicious, baby!
– I smile as often as possible with the intention of brightening SOMEBODY’s day.
– At the end of the day, I can always say I’ve done everything in my power to help people in need.
#TeamShine!
Lisa
March 6th, 2015 at 00:38
Done.
This one was a struggle because right now affirmations don’t feel right, so I changed my list to prayers.
taliba
March 6th, 2015 at 01:51
done!
Great timing, in need of the affirmations and extra points. 🙂
I’m fabulous because
1. I can feel immensely
2. I believe and fight for liberation and end oppression
3. I have a dope team that holds me down
4. I can twerk without effort and give visual pleasure to spectators. 😉
5. I believe in the magic of unicorns