Motivating Monica
This weekend, I visited my parents down in Lincoln. Whilst there, my mum gave me some old documents she found from back when I was in college doing a Performance BTEC Diploma. I found a particular assignment that I remember very well. We had to do body maintenance plans for others in the class. The person I had to do one for was an American goth lass called Monica. Six weeks into the course, she only turned up twice.
The following are extracts from my written assessment about the course. It’s what we had to hand in to show what work we had been doing. Bear in mind this was eight years ago, and I was 16 at the time.
If Monica ever turned up to lessons, I’m sure we would have accomplished a load. Saying that, she did arrive last week, did about 10 jumpropes, and claimed she did all she could.
Anyway.
Monica wants to build up the strength in her upper arms, tone her stomach and pass this course without ever turning up. She doesn’t want to change her diet of biscuits, pasta and virgin blood, but I’m going to try and make her eat green vegetables. But how can she when she doesn’t turn up?
She does smoke (but she did quit for new year. Oh wait, no she didn’t) and occasionally drinks.
I can’t do this. At all. Anyhoo…
If she came her, like, ever, I would have made her do the following:
- 20 press-ups (building up arm strength)
- 30 sit-ups (toning abdominals)
- Four episodes of Buffy (to make her come to the damned class)
- A big bag of haribo
- The offer of helping me pass my course
I think during her exercise, she should listen to some motivational music, like The Rocky Theme Tune, that song from The Karate Kid and maybe the Greatest Hits of “Ouch, My Soul Shatters” or whatever grumpy music she’s into this week.
I got a Distinction in this, by the way.
