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

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

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

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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The More jeff noel Learns, The Easier His Life Gets

What a nice, polite sign for a life-destroying habit

The glorious and frustrating thing about life is the paradox in every situation. We know smoking is bad, but we feel so good when we do it. We know if we quit smoking, our health will improve and we’ll save money. We know if we keep smoking, we’ll enjoy the nicotine buzz, plus we’ll have no need to change, making us happier.

Feeling good is good. Feeling guilty is not. Ultimately, the long way is the short cut. Life gets easier without smoking induced illnesses. It’s a different type of buzz.

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