Watching Canada win it's first Olympic Gold on home soil with lex Bilodeau blasting down the Moguls was a very cool sight last night. I'm sure everyone else was just as amazed as I was about the  physical ability he showed. But it also got me thinking how much we are all alike.

Now you might not be planning on going to the Olympics. Hey neither am I. But when you get right now to it Alex Bilodeau has all the same muscles, and bones you have. In fact he's almost exactly like you and me. The only real difference is that he's been training and working his whole life to do that one event.

What he can do with his body is truly amazing, but remember he started somewhere too. At one time he wasn't able to do all that. He had to learn, train and get better. It took years to get to where he is right now.

It makes me think of someone who works out. It's a lot of work, sweat and time. But when you put in the time, you'll get results. just like Alex Bilodeau did.

Some times it can be easy to look at a finished product and say, "I could never do that, or it must be easy for them." But that's because you're looking at the finished product. If you saw all the hours of work and time it took you'd have a different feeling.

Next time you think about how hard it is to exercise and eat right, just think about Olympic athletes. They started from scratch just like you. They have the same bodies, muscles and bones you do. They put in time sweating and second guessing themselves just like you do.

You can do anything, if you put your mind to it. So go out there and do it!

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