Disney Employee Engagement Speaker
Five daily blogs about life's 5 big choices on five different sites.
Last night, 12,600 5k runners. The second largest Florida 5k ever.
Work hard. Play hard.
Just do it.
No pain, no gain.
It’s who you know.
Climb the ladder of success.
Buzzwords and catch phrases.
IOA Corporate 5k.
Orlando, Florida.
Lake Eola.
Track Shack.
Jon and Betsey Hughes.
Mayor Buddy Dyer.
David and Goliath.
I would be David.
Goals:
Mission accomplished.
Excellence is not a spectator sport.
My list of pathetic excuses?
Sure, it’s a long list.
Just like yours.
Lists can be good.
Lists can be bad.
Shed.
Shed your list of pathetic excuses.
It’s the only antidote for mediocrity.
You should know, in case you don’t, I respond to every single comment and email you send. Yesterday’s Lane 8 post had a comment from occasional Guest Blogger, Skip.
Here’s the reply I just wrote, it feels post-worthy:
What if, instead of your outward appearance, you thought of your “comeback” in terms of showing your daughters that getting older doesn’t mean we have to compromise an active, healthy lifestyle?
That getting older isn’t a jail sentence to ill-health.
Do you want your daughters and your grandchildren to be unhealthy when they get older?
What will motivate them to “break the cycle” and be the change, if you can’t, or won’t, do it?
“Just look at Jeff, he’s athletic”, my friend said to the others, just two days ago.
And they believed him. You could just tell they did.
I almost blurted out something in anger.
Why?
Because 50-years olds aren’t athletic.
But when middle-aged people, men or women, exercise regularly, and with more than a casual approach to exercise and health, well guess what?
They look athletic. Eventually. Say, after a decade.
But no one wants to wait that long, so they either:
Remember, the long way is the short cut.
Yesterday, Lorie Sheffer, from Pennsylvania, debuted here at Lane 8 as a Guest Blogger.
Most of you know she’s been appearing at Mid Life Celebration for several weeks, each Sunday, offering her unique wisdom and wit.
Lorie’s post yesterday was a great reminder, wasn’t it?
Health is relative. It is in our own personal desires, wishes, hopes and comfort level that matter, not what society says is “healthy”.
You may also find Sally’s comment yesterday valuable. Sally added another layer of perspective.
As you go through your Monday today, think about what health means to you. Who defines it for you? Society? Or your own common sense?