Dear Risk

Magic Kingdom Town Square
Decided to work from here yesterday, September 11.

 

Dear Risk,

Sometimes what you think will scare me doesn’t, and other times what you think i’m not paying attention to is actually what scares me the most.

What scares me the most is neglecting my health.

Heck yeah i understand the commitment required to live a life which opposes neglect. And if it wasn’t so risky, i probably would have simply followed the Herd’s (society in general) path.

 

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This website is about our physical health. To easily leave this site to read today’s post on jeff’s spiritual health website, click here.

 

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At least i tried

SunTrust personal banker
The first person i met was surprisingly delightful. i should have known.

 

At least i tried.

Chase Bank, only a mile from our house, missed an opportunity to wow me.

The thought of being able to walk (or ride a bicycle) to our bank is appealing.

But alas, we will need to drive.

i would like to thank Chase for reminding me of a SunTrust Branch (close by) i had completely forgotten about.

Note: On Tuesdays (yesterday) and Thursdays, i do not exercise. These “off/rest” days allow time for administrative tasks, etc.

 

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On April Fool’s Day 2009, jeff noel began writing five daily, differently-themed blogs (on five different sites). It was to be a 100-day self-imposed “writer’s bootcamp”, in preparation for writing his first book. He hasn’t missed a single day since.

This website is about our physical health. To easily and safely leave this site to read today’s post on jeff’s spiritual health website, click here.

 

Taking the risk of an unknown path

Frost on Orlando vehicle
Frost is rare near Walt Disney World.

 

Map My Run screen shot
yesterday’s run included taking the risk of an unknown path.

 

Waited until noon for the January chill to leave the air. It was noon when i took off in a tee shirt. It was 38 when i crawled out of bed seven hours earlier.

i found the shortcut i had always wondered about. It required, as i knew it would, off-road running to accomplish. The GPS only shows paved roads, not swamp.

Swamps are everywhere.

Swamps provide one option.

Turn around and go back.

With the gift of an open schedule, i ran, not worried about turning around.

This short cut to Disney University creates another running option.

Options are the cornerstone for saying motivated.

 

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On April Fool’s Day 2009, jeff noel began writing five daily, differently-themed blogs (on five different sites). It was to be a 100-day self-imposed “writer’s bootcamp”, in preparation for writing his first book. He hasn’t missed a single day since.

This website is about our physical health. To easily and safely leave this site to read today’s post on jeff’s spiritual health website, click here.

 

Will i have the guts to use this example?

Winter Garden Theater at night
Last night on the way home.

 

Will i have the guts to use this example?

Talking to a room full of health care leaders, will they be able to see past the example to allow the point to sink in?

When it comes to health and wellness there are seven areas for world-class results:

  1. Cardio
  2. Strength
  3. Nutrition
  4. Rest
  5. Core
  6. Flexibility
  7. Motivation

i will challenge them to discern which of the seven is most important.

Why?

Because the answer applies to what they do as leaders.

 

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This website is about our physical health. To leave this site to read today’s post on my spiritual health website, click here.

On paper his strategy was a mistake

Windermere 2015 5k results
Yesterday’s 5k results for 50-59 age group.

 

At 55 he wondered if he could run as fast or maybe even faster than when he was 45.

Like a zealot, and although he had never done this, he ran the entire course as a warmup prior to the race.

He should have saved his energy. Conserved his resources for the big event.

His goal was to run the 22:10 he ran 10 years prior. His actual result was 21:50.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

We know this.

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