Disney Employee Engagement Speaker
Five daily blogs about life's 5 big choices on five different sites.
And our unhealthy choices break us.
But they do it so slowly.
Deceptively slowly.
Painfully slowly.
In either case.
This is why lifelong success is so elusive. We don’t see results fast enough.
And why health wake-up calls are so painful. We never see it coming.
Ultimately, our choices make us.
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:
Do you keep track of your progress? I mean, with a few things that are really important to you.
Your checkbook maybe. Or your vacation savings. Or your weight loss or weight gain. Or your running distance or running times?
I love running.
And sometimes I don’t.
Like yesterday at the Central Florida 5k (sponsored by Track Shack) Watermelon Run, I wanted to stop a few times.
You know, quit.
But I didn’t.
Hope you find whatever it is you need to not quit.
Quitting is for amateurs.
Become a pro at not quitting.
And be prepared to bleed to make it a reality.
How often do you struggle with things that ought to be pretty simple?
And when it comes to your health, what and how do you stay motivated?
Lane 8 is a health blog.
The catch is, I’m a runner.
Running is how I stay active. But running is really just the tip of the iceberg.
Running goals, ultimately, are simply a carrot.
Every day is the same. We all have a ton of things to do. A ton of things on our minds. People clamoring for our attention. Deadlines. Bills. Chores. Routines. Obligations. Hope. Dreams. Worries.
Getting healthy and staying healthy are probably two of the most desirable on the entire wish list.
Do you want it or not?