Pick one. That’s all we get.
Results or excuses.
We can’t fail to move forward if we keep moving forward.
We will never move forward if we never move forward.
Next Blog
Pick one. That’s all we get.
Author: jeff noel
Retired Disney Institute Keynote Speaker and Prolific Blogger. Five daily, differently-themed personal blogs (about life's 5 big choices) on five interconnected sites.
A 5:53 mile ain’t bad at this stage in the comeback
What if we had a great reputation with ourselves?
You know, that first thing we think of when we think of ourselves.
For example, our ability to do what we say we’re gonna do.
But our dreams are crazy. Tiring. Mundane even.
This is a long hard journey.
Too long.
Too hard.
So…
A sub-six minute mile does not fall from the sky.
Wanted a sub-six. Delivered a sub-six.
Do what we say we’re gonna do.
No?
Next Blog
Yesterday, such a trivial photo on such a trivial morning…
Note: The remaining four posts today will be the ones originally written 100 days ago. And of course the posts written yesterday, today, and the days to come will involve Cooper and this experience.
LSD for 53 minutes yesterday, knowing two things:
- Leaving tomorrow for a five-day Winnipeg trip.
- The day after returning is the annual tradition of the very first 5k ever.
This morning, a mile time trial to run sub six without keeling over. This will be a small sign of decent (but not excellent) readiness.
Next Blog
No one knows this but it’s as true as gravity
(photo: A car, if it stays healthy long enough, becomes an antique)
No one knows this but it’s as true as gravity.
Many do not exercise, not because they do not like exercise (though that’s the excuse) or because they are too busy (another great excuse), but because they are afraid of getting well and then having to maintain it for the rest of their lives.
When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid. – Audre Lorde
A lifetime commitment to wellness means our foundational habits have to change.
We have to change.
For good.
Yuck.
Right?
Next Blog
He was officially deceased
Jim almost died. Well, he actually was dead for three minutes, but was miraculously revived.
Told him long ago that he is inspiring – we’ve been Gold’s Gym Orlando members for years.
What felt like only a month has been 18. He was in a coma for eight weeks and in a hospital for eight months.
Recovering.
A story that can not be told in this post at this time.
A brutal ordeal by any measure.
And insanely lucky to be alive.
And the doctors told him the only reason he didn’t die sooner was because he biked and swam, even while being 100+ pounds overweight.
Next Blog