So I taught Bootcamp on Wednesday. Our teacher was away for the week and she asked me and some of the more experienced campers to be in charge while she was gone and Wednesday was my day. I’d been to a peer-led class the day before so I had some idea what to expect and it was a blast! This isn’t like an aerobics class where I get my leotard and leg warmers on and adjust the mic just right. We have a prescribed workout and we do it. I was just there to demonstrate the exercises and double-check form.
The experience was great. I’m certainly no Robyn (or regular coach who is phenomenal), but I did a good job. And it was a real testament to how hard I’ve worked at Bootcamp. I am not the most senior there (in tenure or age) by a long shot, but I come regularly and I work hard and it was very nice to be recognized for that. I have no designs on coaching Bootcamp full or part time (our coach is mostly a one-woman show anyhow and I’m not leaving her gym anytime soon), but I’d be happy to fill in again.
It made me reflect on the fact that I really am good at quite a few things. I’ve talked about this before, but it seems to be such a problem with adults – we can’t admit when we’re good at something. Ben tells me once a day how awesome he is at something. And he is utterly, wholly, completely convinced. Adults brush off compliments and make self deprecating remarks. I think in part, it’s because with our greater breadth of knowledge, when compared to our kids, we know that there is ALWAYS someone out there better than us. And I think we also fear being found out as a phony.
So I want to, more frequently, take inventory of all the things that I’ve done well lately. From this week:
- taught a darn fine bootcamp class
- won my DietBet
- got my project out of a logjam
- fixed a coworker’s iPad
- found a damn good bargain on backpacks and lunchboxes for the kids for next year
- planned one helluva surprise
- comforted my baby girl with an earache
- made some awesome party invites that were a huge hit
- successfully completed another month of daily Instagrams
Yay me! 🙂
That’s awesome! You’re a rockstar!
You are totally right about compliments. And go you for teaching boot camp. I took bootcamp once and for now I will stick to Zumba for now. With my Zumba instructors. Each song has a particular set of moves. So you are conditioned to move a certain way during the songs.