What are all these health-blog people trying to say? Please let me summarize for you:
Dream Big
Get There
Stay There
If your goal isn’t impossible, you’re not reaching high enough.
PS. Do your excuses make you stop or make you sick? Mine made me sick. Sick to think that I’m the only one responsible for my actions and I wasn’t doing anything about it, except making excuses.
“Everyday courage has few witnesses. But yours is no less noble because no drum beats for you, and no crowds shout your name.” — Robert Louis Stevenson
Maybe you believe in yourself, or maybe you don’t.
The more days that you go without quitting what you you really want to do, the stronger your belief will become.
There really is no other way to change.
You simply must have resolve. A goal is not enough.
You must want this for the rest of your life.
Remember, your everyday courage will have very few witnesses.
I could try and explain it to you, but you already know what I’m talking about, don’t you? If you are confused, this 30-second You Tube video should clear it up:
There, that’s the point of this Lane 8 message today. We succeed in proportion to our willingness to fail.
Fearing failure is a sure fire way to have success elude you. Who wants that?
If this is you, then you have sisu (pronounced “C-sue”). It’s Suomi (Finnish) for guts, determination and not quitting.
While in Lahti, Finland, representing the United States at this year’s WMA Masters Track and Field World Championships, I met a Finnish couple and overheard them say, “She’s got sisu (C-sue)!”
They were talking about one of the women who was competing in the W80-84 1,500 meters. Can you comprehend that? Early 80’s, running in the Masters World Championships?
The man is human. Enough about Tiger Woods already. Can we move on?
Are you ready?
I mean, for the New Year?
Okay, are you ready for December? It starts tomorrow.
This gives everyone who needs it, 31 more days until the New Year starts. A new year, a new beginning.
Seriously, if you are not going to focus on your health this coming year, there is only one simple question.
“Why not?”
Sorry if this sounds pushy. It’s the way I’ve learned to talk to myself. Once I accepted the truth that it ain’t ever gonna be easy, and that I’ll have to talk like this until I die, well, it started to get easier.
PS. Here’s a surprise. Who doesn’t like surprises? Driving home yesterday from a meeting, my son and I were surprised at the new road-side circus.
Yes, staying with a healthy routine is hard. It’s difficult. Don’t let anyone try to tell you otherwise.
I mean, even if you are highly motivated, eventually, you will find it easier to not keep your routine.
Look at professional athletes, or even Olympic Gold Medalists. Are they the picture of health and wellness ten years later?
Hey, thanks for visiting, gotta go for now. Exercise is calling my name. It would be much easier to ignore the call, but ultimately, life is hard. Do it. Now! Carpe diem.
Wellness Challenge? Today. Tomorrow. Next week. Next month. Next year.
Huh? Exactly. I need to remind myself of this every single day.
Wellness – physical well being – is not something that I can take lightly. Most people understand this. And yet, the pressures of our lives can make it so challenging to be well, that we succumb to the pressure.
What happens next? We all know the answer to this, don’t we?
So, knowing the answer, what are we going to do about it? What am I gonna do about it? What are you going to do about it? Today, I mean. Seriously.
What will your wellness challenge be today? Carpe diem.