Tag Archives: Discipline

You Must Love Excuses

My friend and mentor, Lee Cockerell, told me that Bill Marriott once told him, “Lee, you must love flies in your kitchen“. Lee shot back that he hated flies. Bill said, “If you hated them, you wouldn’t have any“. Same … Continue reading

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Out Of Nowhere

How has your health been the past few days? How often does it cross your mind? Never? Rarely? One a year? Occasionally? All day, everyday? What if it did? And what if it was so habitual, you weren’t even conscious … Continue reading

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Only Give Advice

Our differences make the world interesting, don’t they? And they also cause conflict. We all know others who have some expertise where we don’t and vice-versa. Sometimes we pay cash for the exchange, but mostly we just try to help … Continue reading

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Learn How To Pace

If you want to practice discipline, there are many ways. Mostly though, it requires an inspiring goal. You’ll need to figure out yours. And if you don’t have one, then what? Consider yourself in a very exciting time – a … Continue reading

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The Art Of Pace

In running, most sports, and life, pace is a crucial factor. Real life. There’s a runner I know that recently ran two 5k’s. He preaches pace, trains pace, delivers pace. He says pace is key. His goal was to run … Continue reading

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What Motivates People?

A million things probably. What motivates you? What many people waste time doing is focusing on what doesn’t motivate them.  Ya with me? It’s the complete opposite of where people should spend their “emotional labor”. Here’s an overlooked tip:  One … Continue reading

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Don’t Judge A Book By It’s Cover

Some people are gifted. Mentally, physically, spiritually, financially. Where do you place yourself in this mix?  Honestly, on a good day, I’d give myself an average at best, and quite possibly a below average in some. And yet, there s … Continue reading

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Too Damn Busy

We hear it all the time don’t we? “I’m just so busy, I don’t have time to exercise”. Happens all the time doesn’t it. In fact, we’ve all been guilty of saying something like this. Which begs the next question. … Continue reading

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Christmas Eve Lane 8

A Lane 8 Christmas wish to all of you. May Santa bring you one or all of the following: Lower Cholesterol Lower Blood Pressure Higher HDL Great Triglyceride Levels Lower Resting Heart Rate Lower BMI Appropriate Weight Gain or Loss … Continue reading

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The Obvious is Invisible

Because we see it every time we visit Lane 8, we don’t see it any more. The tag line. Huh? The tag line beneath the title, Lane 8, at the very top (header) of this page” “If your goal isn’t … Continue reading

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