Aging – Page 19 – Disney Employee Engagement Speaker

So Then What Happened?

So the second week, I ran two mailboxes a day. Third week, three mailboxes a day.

Yes, many of you have heard this before. Which is one of the secrets to excellent results – repetition. Never get tired of doing the basic, common sense things.

Stories are critical to perpetuating past success and moving to even greater success. You already knew that right?

Eventually, the goals became impossible, but their pursuit was compelling.

What’s fascinating is how intense it was to rise to the level of representing the United States at the 2009 Master’s Track & Field World Championships, without anyone knowing.

Neighbors. Family. Work. Ten years. Ten years of dedicated, relentless effort.

Invisible to everyone around me. For a decade.

Now, neighbors know. And Family knows. Yet to this day, most where I work have no idea.

And so the question today is this, “What is your impossible goal and will you persue it without any fanfare or glory, but just for the sake that it’s a noble goal?”

Tell Me Again About Lane 8

What is Lane 8? I’m sort of confused about Lane 8.

Okay, Lane 8 is about the physical gifts we have been given – our body and all the things that make it work.

How we take care of it is our responsibility. No one else. Ours! We own it. Or not.

At 50, I’ve found that taking care of this “gift” is increasingly more challenging. As we age, if we get that privilege, we experience things that no one talks about with any decent wisdom.

Part of my vision at Lane 8 is to help people make common sense, common practice. And, um, oh yes, one other thing – to help people not only get motivated and reach a great health goal – but to stay there. That’s the key. Staying healthy.

Wrong Is Easier

Doing it wrong is easier than doing it right. You can screw it up by doing it wrong.

And doing it wrong, is as easy as doing nothing.

Ya with me? Let me say that again. Doing it wrong is as easy as doing nothing.

Doing nothing is easy. Maybe that’s why so many do nothing. Doing it right, is hard work.

The people who do work hard are also tempted to do nothing. Most don’t believe this, but it’s true.

Take me for example. Last night I made plans to run five miles this morning. Instead, I’ve made a few rationalizations so I can do nothing instead. Actually, I’m very busy this morning. But not physically.

And so it goes….

Master’s Advocate

Getting motivated is one thing. Achieving a big goal is another. But staying active for the rest of your life, now there’s an impossible goal.

Motivation is like a meal, several hours later, we are in need of more. Here’s one of my favorite “restaurants”.

Only you can make the choice. No one else. It’s very challenging to stay motivated. Find a million ways or people might look at you as a warning instead of an example.

Why We Get Old

“We don’t stop doing things because we get old. We get old because we stop doing things”. — unknown

There is good reason for staying active. It’s so we don’t get “old”.

Our mind has an instrument that measures our belief system. It’s pass or fail – it’s the quote above.

It’s up to you and I to make our choice. Always has been. Always will be. Carpe diem! 🙂