As You Get Older – Page 51 – Disney Employee Engagement Speaker

I Ran Into Mike

How was your day yesterday? Are you happy with your results, your determination, your creativity? We contemplated yesterday that slacking off might actually pay good dividends. Case in point.

Had a great run yesterday and ran into Mike. Mike looked to be in the 40-50 year range. Just by chance, we found ourselves engaged in conversation. “What motivates you to run?”, I asked, always curious.

He’s been running for 30 years. “For fun!”, he said.

Challenging that, I said there’s got to be something else, something deeper. Just doing it for fun, to me, would wear off after say 10 or 20 years. But 30 years, that’s amazing. Do you think you can stay with an exercise you like, for 30 years?

Pre-Track Work?

Are you a storyteller?

No matter your answer, you are a storyteller. We all are.

We tell stories through our actions, by the things that we do, and don’t do.

For example, people who exercise and use greater self-control with their food choices, are going to appear healthier than those that do not. It’s simply a fact of life.

It’s like two gardeners. One spends a fair amount of time, each day, weeding, pruning, fertilizing and pest controlling. The other does not. Do I even need to ask, “Which garden will bear more fruit?”

Lane 8 is a metaphor for life. It appears Lane 8’s story may be picking back up where it left off last August, in Finland.

Cheap Sunglasses

Do you wear sunglasses every time you go outside? Maybe you should. I do.

When Cheryl and I made our decision to relocate permanently from Washington State to Orlando in 1984, we realized that there were going to be some changes we’d need to adjust to.

One of them was learning how to cope with the unrelenting sunshine. Don’t get me wrong, we moved to Florida because we discovered we are solar-powered individuals. Nothing better than being surrounded by palm trees and sunshine.

Yet, ultimately, everything has a price. too much of a good thing can be harmful. Wear the sunscreen and have several pairs of sunglasses.

Our health is our responsibility. The healthier we act, the healthier we stay.

Both Men Have It

In yesterday’s post Michael Johnson interviewed Usain Bolt. Both men currently hold world records.

Both men did something no other human has ever accomplished.

And on closer inspection, we find that off the track, they are fun-loving, casual, “normal” human beings.

On the track, polar opposites.

Michael = laser-focused, and dead serious
Usain = casual, almost comical

Whatever your health goals are, there is no one “correct” way to pursue them. We all need to remind ourselves that in fact, there may be many approaches over our lifetime.

We can learn a lot by watching others. Others can learn a lot by watching us. Knowing this, do you consider yourself a health example or a health warning?

Just To Be Clear(er)

I am not a medical doctor. And do not possess any scientific answers you may be seeking.

You know this. Everyone knows this. But I do know one thing. We all get one life. It will be difficult. And if we are decently lucky, it will also be fairly long.

Do you treat your body like a temple or a tent?