Running 4 Your Life

In his book True Success: A New Philosophy of Excellence, Tom Morris states: “The quest for success always begins with a target. We need something to aim at, something to shoot for.”

In order to achieve success, we need goals. For me, part of the fun of running is choosing which race I’m going to run next…which challenge I’m going to take on. I choose a race, train for it, and when I complete it, I feel a sense of accomplishment.

That’s not to say that I never run just “to run.”  I love my days when I just go out and run along the river not focusing on hitting a certain time on my watch or covering a certain number of miles. And including these days in my training doesn’t mean that I don’t have a goal. My constant overarching goal is to stay fit and healthy, so every activity I do is in line with that ultimate goal.

Goals motivate us. Goals guide us. We all have short-term and long-term goals. A short-term goal might be to cross-train 2 times a week whereas a long-term goal might be to set a personal record in a particular race. We need both.

I love setting my own goals and striving to achieve them. And, I love helping other people achieve theirs also. Most of us are more capable than we think we are. It may be time for you to re-evaluate what you want for yourself and others. Set some goals. I guarantee you will feel re-energized as you start working to achieve them.

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