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Do you think you pay attention?

Seriously.

Do you really think you do?

It scares me to think about my blind spots.

Blind spots?

Yes.  Like my health.  My finances.  My spirit.   My intellect.

It’s so tempting to be so busy that the really important things get neglected.

Why?

Maybe it’s just easier for me to not have to think about my deficiencies, particularly self-control and will power.

Hey, I don’t have the answers.  But I do have one thing.

Know what it is?

It’s a young boy I want to be an excellent example for.

I want to overcome all the crap and excuses many people, including me, make.  

All I can do is try and bust my hump.

I’d rather try with all my might and fail, than not try.

Carpe diem, jeff noel  🙂

Hard Work is the Key to Great Results

Last night, after a hard workout at Gold’s Gym, my son and I were walking out.  There is a slogan on the wall that we always walk by, but rarely pay attention to.

Last night, it caught my eye.

Here’s a short You Tube video clip to explain why.  Click Results For Everybody to play.

Hard work is the key.  Since I’ve accepted that fact, I’ve gotten much better results.  Go figure.  Carpe diem, jeff noel  🙂

Slowest of the Fastest?

I’m still set on trying to become the slowest of the fastest.

My son likes this metaphor, and so do I.

To be out in lane 8, the lane the slowest contestant is assigned, seems like an unworthy goal, doesn’t it?

Shouldn’t the goal be to win?

Well, for me, just being at the World Championships is winning.

To end up in the finals? 

Beyond my wildest dreams.

And, simply impossible.

This is why I run.  This is why the goal seems absurd.  This is why I believe, and want our son to believe, that nothing is impossible.

Carpe diem, and good luck with your outrageous dreams.  May you become a shining example for someone you love.  jeff noel  🙂

Michael Johnson 1996 Olympic 400m Finals

Michael Johnson in the 1996 Olympic 400m Finals.  Watch the clip here.

This is the same race I run, 400 meters.

Many Track & Field enthusiasts say that the 400 is the sports toughest event.

While many Baby Boomers are running 5k’s, 10k’s, half-marathons and full-marathons, I’m running one lap – 400 meters. 

That’s almost absurd.

Until you step on the track as a 50-year old and try to run one lap in 55 seconds.

Make it a great day.  Life is full of surprises.  I hope today, for you, they are good surprises.  Carpe diem, jeff noel  🙂

Damn the Doubt!

Damn the Doubt!

First pain, then doubt.

Add in the underlying concern about expenses in both time and money, not only to travel to Finland, but the constant preparation.

It does wear on me.  A lot of things wear on humans.  We are all carrying a heavy load.

Yesterday’s “walk, stretch, slow jog, stretch combo”, for about 35 minutes, was relatively pain free.

A far cry from the previous day.  This added some hope, to what could have been a hopeless day.

Heading out for another run before Church, so I better get going. 

Make it a GREAT Sunday, because if you don’t, who will?  If not today, when?  Seriously!  Carpe diem, jeff noel  🙂