Author: jeff noel

Retired Disney Institute Keynote Speaker and Prolific Blogger. Five daily, differently-themed personal blogs (about life's 5 big choices) on five interconnected sites.

Run, people, run. See the people run.

Masters Track and Field announcement
Find a million ways to stay motivated to stay healthy

 

Run, people, run. See the people run. From the classic “Dick and Jane” series, right?

When we see TV commercials using starving children and are asked for donations, what are we supposed to feel and do?

What are we supposed to feel when we see adults, starving for a healthy lifestyle, what are we supposed to do?

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Read this for solace in our struggles and successes, as they ebb and flow

Disney Soccer scoreboard
we win some, we lose some

 

Read this for solace in our struggles and successes, as they ebb and flow. It feels like win some lose some doesn’t it?

Dropped below 160 two days in a row. This morning back up to 161.5. Darn it!

And yet, four days ago, set a personal record for parallel bar plank at 40 seconds.

There was a time the plank couldn’t be held for one second.

There was a time when anything over 155.0 felt overweight.

We’re in this for our lifetime right? Setbacks are temporary.

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How long should we be willing to wait for the breakthrough we desperately need?

Masters Track athlete bib number
What’s your motivational carrot?

 

How long should we be willing to wait for the breakthrough we so desperately want?

As long as it takes.

Weeks. Months. Even years.

Not since last summer have I weighed under 160, and this morning was the breakthrough.

Insight: Good things happen to those who wait and refuse to cave to mediocrity.

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