Tag: motivation

Now it appears as if he has nothing to worry about (which is garbage)

Moroccan sign at Epcot
Notice the bottom tag line: The Art of Personal Adornment? How about a healthy body and we call it a day?

 

Life is hard. Have personally overcome obesity and nearly everyone would never believe it because it was so long ago and now it appears as if I have nothing to worry about (which is garbage).

Learning how to stay healthy for a lifetime makes sense on every imaginable level.

Doing it, however, creates powerful excuses that have almost infinite possibilities.

We know this and have a personal obligation to use this knowledge to figure out how best to conquer the relentless temptations to take the low road.

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The overlooked (but obvious) reason we do not enjoy pushing ourselves

Amway Center before an event
What motivation is there to play to an empty stadium?

 

Without a crystal clear exercise goal right now, a discovery has been made. Pushing yourself – and enjoying it – is very, very challenging.

And the second discovery without a crystal clear wellness goal? How easy it is to make excuses to pass on, or reduce, physical activity.

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As we seek motivation, we can strive for simplicity and effectiveness

jeff noel's mile time trial time
October 11, 2013’s goal was a 6:40 mile

 

Ran this morning before writing. And the running has been a struggle since the letdown of not going to Nationals – remember the double inguinal hernia repair two weeks before the meet back in July?

As we seek motivation, we can strive for simplicity and effectiveness. Nationals is the only meet I plan to run and set a goal for. One year, one race. It’s enough.

One year, no race.

No worries.

Twice this week did two 800’s at 3:20 pace, with a five-minute rest in between. This was a post surgery ability stretch. An hour ago I decided to do a mile time trial and shot for 6:40, which is back-to-back 3:20’s (with no rest in between).

The time above shows the results. Motivation is like a fire and we must constantly add fuel to it.

You get this, right?

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Join the ‘boy this is sure hard to stay motivated’ club

Long, gloomy, cold, lonely, quiet road
Long, gloomy, cold, lonely, quiet roads are the devil’s work

 

Are you struggling with finding continuous motivation and joy in your exercise or activity routine?

Join the club.

We can know something, use it, then forget it because we take it for granted, then rediscover it again.

A goal.

A goal so clear, concise, and compelling the thought of reaching it excites us and fills us with the fire to burn brightly.

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Live as if our couch, our entertainment center, and our snack supply are key?

painting of a gift wrapped box
Over a lifetime what’s the impact of the impact?

 

What drives our belief that our health is important enough to make regular activity, sensible eating, and adequate sleep a part of every day?

What drives us to say it doesn’t matter and live as if our couch, our entertainment center and our snack supply are as world-class as we can afford?

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