Boomers trying to regain something they’ve abanoned

November 5, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Greatness isn’t a gift reserved for a chosen few… superstars…

greatness

Greatness is no more unique to us than breathing… we’re all capable of it. All of us…

male Baby Boomers

We Boomers court the notion of trying to regain something we’ve abanoned. The Olympics always heighten this notion. And our awareness of youthfulness and dreaming impossible dreams, well, spikes.

This morning, would you just say a little prayer that a 53-year old Boomer will run his first competitive 1500 meters with courage and enthusiasm. And in a fearless, yet respectful way – simply to stay healthy – to do the “impossible”.

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Over and Over and Over and Over and…

September 22, 2011 by

Pond Scum

Looking much more closely and curiously at nature, stunning, unobservable beauty is revealed. The beauty in repetition is that it teaches us the fundamental law that effort equals results. Good effort, good results. Great effort, great results. No effort, no results.

Rembrandt?

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What Is One Of jeff noel’s Biggest Health Secrets?

September 21, 2011 by

Fall In Love With The Daily Gift of Being Alive

What is one of jeff noel’s biggest health secrets? It’s the daily, repetitive, mundane, unglamorous focus on staying motivated. Of pushing through all the predicatable excuses for not exercising. The daily grind of never giving up.

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PUSH, But Don’t Stop There

September 20, 2011 by

P.U.S.H., But Don't Stop There

Prayer is always good, yet eventually, it’s not enough. Action must be taken. We know this, forget this, and then pretend it doesn’t matter.

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Yesterday’s Message Was Carved In Stone. Ever Wonder Why?

September 19, 2011 by

Some messages are so important, we actually carve them in stone, so they can never be erased. I’m posting this photo two days in a row. It’s that important.

Repetition Is the Mother Of All Learning

Our future health is in our hands, no one else’s.

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Bottom Line At Lane Eight For All This Impossible Goal Talk?

September 16, 2011 by

Get moving and keep moving. It doesn't matter how far or how fast.

Get moving. Keep moving. How fast and how far don’t matter. If you’re impossible goal is to walk a 5k, than lane eight supports and encourages you to chase your impossible health goal. Go.

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The Glorious Thing About Failing Is That If You Set The Bar High Enough, There’s No Regret

September 15, 2011 by

It's all a matter of perspective, in anything

Fail, lose?

Or fail, win?

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If World Peace Seems Impossible, How Does That Compare With A Healthier You?

September 12, 2011 by

Lane Eight

Lane eight is the worst lane assignment in Track & Field. The slowest runner gets this lane. A word of caution here. Never let the worst lane, or even finishing dead last worry you.

Perhaps that would be impossible, to be in Lane eight. But what if it was in the finals, at the world championships. Dead last but eighth best in the world.

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All Beginners Think They’ll Be Great Way Sooner Than It Will Actually Happen, If At All

September 10, 2011 by

Oh, and after Nationals, the Olympics, right?

jeff noel remembers the first Masters Track meet he ran in 2005. Immediately after that 400 meter run in 62.5 seconds, noel was (immaturely) ready to start thinking about the National Championships.

Noel even thought he could go to a big-name running shoe company and work out an endorsement deal. The wise meet organizer just smiled at his comments; he had heard and seen them all before. Many times.

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Blogging And Running Are A Lot Like Growing A Business

September 9, 2011 by

How long before this....

....became this?

Serious running requires start-up investments in a runner’s time, money, learning, practice and growing from their new running experiences. Serious blogging requires the exact same start-up investments. Here’s what’s even crazier… jeff noel has found identical elements in growing Mid Life Celebration, LLC. Perhaps three years, usually more, before enough mistakes have been made and a baseline foundation for upward building – in running, blogging, and, business.

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