Find your inner strength, embrace your challenges, work hard, persevere, believe and win...that is the Primo Philosophy. My goal is to spread the word of the Primo philosophy first, sell t-shirts second.  There are the basics of doing this...word of mouth,  marketing, PR, advertising and all that good business stuff, but how about spreading the philosophy by example.   I'm just one person but if my family and  friends can see me finding my inner strength, embracing my challenges, working hard and persevering to reach a goal than maybe I'm taking a step in the right direction. 

This is an important week in my adult life and one that I hope my kids will remember and learn from as they grow up.  We can Find our inner strength in the emotional sense or the physical -- sometimes it's a combination of both.  Almost 3 years ago I took on a new challenge, I decided to hang up my dancing shoes and get my black belt in karate. There were certainly times along the way when I had to "dig deep" to get to class- like on cold rainy nights or after spending a few weeks at the beach, but nothing compares to the inner strength I've had to conjure up the last 6 weeks and what I'll need to make it to this Saturday...the big black belt test.  My house, my husband, my kids, my business are all feeling the affects due to this "goal" of mine. 

Is it ever really going to come to an end...maybe I should just quit now. I actually thought that a week ago--have you ever had that feeling when something big is about to happen and your mind starts to play tricks on you like it's really just a joke and it's never really going to happen...like a few days before having a baby?? Will I ever be home when my husband gets home from work, will I ever make dinner for the family again, will I ever put my PJ's on early and just sit on the couch and watch t.v., will I ever not have a damaged big toe, bruises on my arms, a stiff neck, messed up hip, and cuts and scratches in the oddest places????  Will my husband forgive me for abandoning him every night, puncturing a tiny hole in his chin with my ring when he was helping me with my defenses, what about that accidental fist to the groin??? Will the kids remember me anymore...who's that lady cooking us dinner and tucking us into bed???

This week I have hit my high point of having to "dig deep to find my inner strength",  I've embraced all the challenges of pursuing this goal while being a mother of 3, wife, business owner, and may I add no spring chicken, I've persevered through the bodily pain, exhaustion and guilt of not being there for my family, I believe I have trained and done all I can do so that this Saturday I will give it my all and with that final humble bow know that I  "FOUND MY PRIMO" --after much Gatorade, a nice shower and plenty of good food there is no doubt I will surely throw up my hands, arch my back, puff up my chest and shout at the top of my lungs "Whoo, hoo" I did it!!!.  ....and that is a beautiful thing!  (see "who is primo" at  www.primoactivewear.com) .