Disney Employee Engagement Speaker
Five daily blogs about life's 5 big choices on five different sites.
In America, the most prosperous and civilized country, most kids have it pretty good. Free access to a vast educational system. Health care insurance for most of the basics. Clean drinking water. Excellent transportation infrastructure. Free public libraries, playgrounds, even parades.
Not much to worry about…..until we move out, get a job, pay rent and buy groceries.
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Ever have some ache or pain and wonder what to do about it? Wonder how long it will last? Or expect it to go away in a few days?
Me too.
For three weeks, resting, stretching, taking it very easy, being careful.
And the pain is getting worse.
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So the second week, I ran two mailboxes a day. Third week, three mailboxes a day.
Yes, many of you have heard this before. Which is one of the secrets to excellent results – repetition. Never get tired of doing the basic, common sense things.
Stories are critical to perpetuating past success and moving to even greater success. You already knew that right?
Eventually, the goals became impossible, but their pursuit was compelling.
What’s fascinating is how intense it was to rise to the level of representing the United States at the 2009 Master’s Track & Field World Championships, without anyone knowing.
Neighbors. Family. Work. Ten years. Ten years of dedicated, relentless effort.
Invisible to everyone around me. For a decade.
Now, neighbors know. And Family knows. Yet to this day, most where I work have no idea.
And so the question today is this, “What is your impossible goal and will you persue it without any fanfare or glory, but just for the sake that it’s a noble goal?”
What is Lane 8? I’m sort of confused about Lane 8.
Okay, Lane 8 is about the physical gifts we have been given – our body and all the things that make it work.
How we take care of it is our responsibility. No one else. Ours! We own it. Or not.
At 50, I’ve found that taking care of this “gift” is increasingly more challenging. As we age, if we get that privilege, we experience things that no one talks about with any decent wisdom.
Part of my vision at Lane 8 is to help people make common sense, common practice. And, um, oh yes, one other thing – to help people not only get motivated and reach a great health goal – but to stay there. That’s the key. Staying healthy.
Doing it wrong is easier than doing it right. You can screw it up by doing it wrong.
And doing it wrong, is as easy as doing nothing.
Ya with me? Let me say that again. Doing it wrong is as easy as doing nothing.
Doing nothing is easy. Maybe that’s why so many do nothing. Doing it right, is hard work.
The people who do work hard are also tempted to do nothing. Most don’t believe this, but it’s true.
Take me for example. Last night I made plans to run five miles this morning. Instead, I’ve made a few rationalizations so I can do nothing instead. Actually, I’m very busy this morning. But not physically.
And so it goes….