Impossible Is For Amateurs – Page 20 – Disney Employee Engagement Speaker

We All Have Time, Even When We Say We Don’t

Long, Lonely Stretches Can Discourage You

An hour ago (9am), near the end of my morning run, I slowed to talk to the man, and then stopped to walk with him for the next 20 minutes.

I’ve seen him out walking for the past year or so.

He recently retired, at age 50, after 27 years, owning famous-brand counter-service food outlets in Mall Food Courts.

He then gained 35 pounds, which led to walking a mile a day, and then eventually two miles a day.

He’s gone from 301 to 245 pounds.

How?

He walks eight miles daily, six days a week. Rick says it takes 2.5 hours. He’s retired. He’s got time.

Even though we may not have 2.5 hours, we all have time, even when we say we don’t.

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Dust Off Your Childhood Dreams

Can you recall some of your childhood dreams?

You know, the ones where nothing was impossible.

An acquaintance told me last week that she has always wanted to be able to do a push up.

Just one.

You know, maybe if she could achieve one, the second one could, quite possibly, come within reach.

Are you waiting for permission?

If you are, you’ll wait forever.

Huh?

Exactly.

You are the only one who can grant yourself this type of permission.

If you know this to be true, will you still continue to wait for permission to dust off your childhood dreams?

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Everyday Or Not At All

I Needed To Overcome My Addiction — He Needed Me To Succeed

Eventually, the energy and enthusiasm of a “New Year’s Resolution wears off.

Then what?

This is where most people fail.

Only about 3% of New Year’s Resolutions ever make it.

So there was a desperate need for a simple tool to overcome the temptation to give up and revert back to the old ways (again)…

Learn How To Pace

If you want to practice discipline, there are many ways. Mostly though, it requires an inspiring goal. You’ll need to figure out yours.

And if you don’t have one, then what? Consider yourself in a very exciting time – a time to work tirelessly until you’ve got something that makes you cry it’s so good.

I don’t like running 5k’s or 10k’s because they’re too far. No, seriously. Hard to believe, but I prefer 400 meters – 57 seconds or less, and you’re done.

Run a 5k or 10k at a leisurely pace? Preposterous! The primal, competitive urges overtake any rational ability to run slowly.

It is what it is.

Learning pace take practice, determination, and patience. Great news though, these skills are transferable to every other aspect of our lives.

You’re Gonna Have To Bleed

Ok, so Lane 8 is a health blog that just so happens to also be a running blog – that’s what works for me. You’ve got your own thing.

Motivation. How many times does that show up?

Passion. Fire. Burning desire. Steve Prefontaine.

He said, “There may be someone who can beat me, but they’ll have to bleed to do it.”

I’d classify myself as a sprinter, not a distance runner. I (hate) prefer not to run 5k’s, and 10k’s. They make my heart and lungs want to explode.

But I do them anyway, to burn, to bleed, to push the limits of the human heart and to have fun.

Sunday’s goal was to run 20:30. Mile splits of 6:40 + 6:40 + 6:35 + :35 landed this: