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Really, it’s simply too difficult to change.
Sure, I want to be healthy for the rest of my life.
Who doesn’t?
But my gosh, there is so much stuff clamoring for my attention, my time.
Ever feel like this?
Maybe we’re all a bunch of fools to believe we can change.
How much “on-purpose” thinking and acting do you do in your day-to-day routine?
A lot? Some? None?
How would your days look and feel (differently?) if you tried to be more “on-purpose”?
What are the advantages, the disadvantages and what doesn’t even matter?
These are all opportunities to make your life and the lives of others different, better.
When I run and it’s windy, I always run harder into the wind than when it’s at my back.
When I run and there are hills, I run harder up the hill than down it.
When I warm up, before running in a competition, I sweat and breath hard, really hard. You have to be in shape just to warm up.
And when the race is into the wind, because often it is, guess who has an advantage?
We often don’t know why we run, we just do. Not because it is doing us good, but because we love it so much and can not stop ourselves from doing it.
Do you have passion? I mean, passion for your health. Do you have it?
Most don’t. How do I know? Because I’m a wellness expert. As Malcolm Gladwell points out in his best-selling book, The Tipping Point, anyone who invests 10,000 hours in a specific area will become excellent at it.
So, how do you define passion? How about FANATICAL? Does that work for you?
Every chance we get to get a glimpse at our health numbers, we should fanatically do it.
Like three days ago at Gold’s Gym. Free body fat percentage testing. Free. Can’t beat that price. Took less than one minute.
Sixteen percent. Anything under 19% is considered excellent. Bet you have no clue, and you have no clue because you really, deep down inside, don’t want to know.
How do I know? Wellness expert. Remember?
The people at the gym who inspire me the most are in two categories.
People older than 50.
People who look desperate to become active.
Many of the over-50 demographic were once the latter, desperate to get (and stay) well.
In 1999, i was desperate.
My college roommate, Skip Gaskill, offers insight and encouragement. Skip’s challenging you to do the same. Take it away Skip:
Have you ever seen an obese person out jogging or walking in an unquestionable attempt to get control of their health?
If you did what did you do? Did you say anything? Did you smirk or make a fat joke?
Or did you go out of your way to encourage them to keep up the fight?
Next time you see someone like this (hopefully while you are out exercising as well) tell them the following:
Congratulations! You’re doing great! Keep up the good fight and never quit!
You might buy them another quarter mile or uplift their spirit enough to help them finish what they started.
Who knows…you might even feel better about yourself.
“Ever worry about being too fast?”
This is usually not anything that crosses a runner’s mind.
And if you’re not a runner, think of it this way, “Ever worry about being too good at something you’re working hard to be good at?”
Um, let me guess, “No, it never crosses your mind. Why would it? Who doesn’t want to be really fast, or really good?”
Exactly.
Except.
Except when too much too soon could be detrimental to your long term success.
Heading out for a five-mile run. I sure hope the fourth mile isn’t under six minutes.
Not yet anyway.