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Monthly Archives: July 2010
Good News, Bad News
Today, the USA Masters Track and Field Championships begin in Sacramento, California with one of the biggest fields ever. Over 1400 athletes have signed up to compete in the four day competition. As reported on the USATF website twelve Olympians … Continue reading
1 Thing That Is A Must
Quite simply, the one thing that is a must is this: The extra effort. “In the end, it’s extra effort that separates a winner from second place. It starts with complete command of the fundamentals. Then desire, determination, discipline, & … Continue reading
Posted in How Much Is Enough?
Tagged How To Be Excellent, Jesse Owens, Quotes, The Extra Effort, Track & Field Legends
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How Patient Are You?
We have become a fast-paced society, with the speed (and volume) of change doubling in shorter increments. One repercussion from this is that we have become “addicted” to quick results. (did you take a moment to notice the captions under … Continue reading
Posted in Ever Think Like This?
Tagged 2010, Big Dreams, Hurry, Patience, Rapid Change, Results, Rush
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Speaking Of Childhood Dreams
Do you ever think back to the times, as an innocent child, when you dreamt impossible dreams. Oh, they didn’t seem impossible then. That only happened as you got older. Like many children, I wanted to be a famous athlete. … Continue reading
Posted in USATF
Tagged 2010, California, Lane 8, Sacramento, USATF Masters Track & Field National Championships
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Dust Off Your Childhood Dreams
Can you recall some of your childhood dreams? You know, the ones where nothing was impossible. An acquaintance told me last week that she has always wanted to be able to do a push up. Just one. You know, maybe … Continue reading
Posted in As You Get Older, Impossible Is For Amateurs
Tagged Childhood Dreams, Impossible Dreams
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Back To Health Basics, OK?
Let’s get back to health basics. Man, this seems so incredibly important, and basic. Isn’t that what First Lady Michelle Obama clearly articulated in her June 23 White House Press Release? Here’s the bottom line: We can never tire of … Continue reading
Our Healthy Choices Make Us
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Wrong
Tagged Change, Health Habits, Healthy Choices, Lane 8, Pace, Personal Responsibilty, Unhealthy
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One Profound Secret
Do you struggle to stay focused? Assuming you do, like me, then how does this lack of focus affect you? Want to know a profound secret? Create a ridiculously simple mantra that crystalizes your goal, your desire, your reward. Here … Continue reading
Posted in Buzz Worthy?
Tagged Health Blogs, jeff noel, Motivation Tips, One Profound Secret, Overcome Addiction, Simple Mantras
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Everyday Or Not At All
Eventually, the energy and enthusiasm of a “New Year’s Resolution wears off. Then what? This is where most people fail. Only about 3% of New Year’s Resolutions ever make it. So there was a desperate need for a simple tool … Continue reading
December 31 Was Very Surreal
Yeah, roughly 3,103 days of, “One day at a time”. Three thousand days and nights. Plus one hundred three more. You know, more or less. Somebody want to do the math? I picked the biggest drinking night in the entire … Continue reading