Tag: health

The Beautiful Thing About Having Overcome Past Obstacles Is That Futures Obstacles Are Less Intimidating

The Finnish Olympian wanted to trade his Suomi (Finland) team jersey for my USA team jersey.

Couple things. Didn’t start running to compete, only to get healthy. Only started to compete (5k’s) to stay motivated and fend off boredom. Discovered age group competition completely by accident. It was fun. One thing led to another. Plus, I wanted to prove that Walt Disney’s business principals could work anywhere, even running.

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Most Lane 8 (Eight) Readers Are Too New To Realize That Associating With Excellence Can Take A Decade For World Class Results

The night before jeff noel's first World Championship race, the "Senior" Olympics in Finland, 2009

If any of you (Donna, Craig, Bob and a few others for sure) were with jeff noel and Lane 8 early on, you know the story of noel’s childhood dream to represent the United States in the Olympic games. Who knew in 2009, he’d be 50 when it happened? Sure it took a decade of preparation, and sure he could only run 100 meters a day when he began. Quit? Never!

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Associating With Excellence Works In Business, In Health and In Wellness

Hayward Field, Lane 8, jeff noel, USA Team jersey from 2009 World Championships

From running one mailbox a day (100 meters) in 1999, jeff noel, America’s Wellness expert began building a healthy foundation with no limits or preconceived notions about how long it would take to get well or how far he could go with his health. That’s one of our Baby Boomer’s biggest obstacles – creating unrealistically short deadlines for results.

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Midlife Is No Time To Quit, Midlife Is The Perfect Time To Be Bold And Daring

jeff noel and Social Media's Evolution

jeff noel’s LinkedIn profile no longer reads the way this older photo depicts. Why? Because life, midlife, is an experiment. Just like social media. New things, ground-breaking territory. Excitement. Engagement. Midlife is no time to quit, midlife is the perfect time to be bold and daring.

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Baby Boomers Go Round And Round In Their Search For Health And Wellness Success

Kissimmee, Florida Was jeff noel's First Florida Hometown, 1982

Remember what jeff noel always says, “The long way is the shortcut”. Driving home from a Cub Scout camping trip, we passed the Kissimmee, Florida Fair. Couldn’t help but snap this photo. A year later the photo’s purpose is revealed: we Baby Boomers go round and round searching for our health and wellness shortcuts. It makes me nauseous.

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