Amazing
What does amazing look like? For a marathoner amazing looks like a 2:04 marathon. For a skateboarder it could be the first 900 on a half-pipe. I love this video because it visually shows you what amazing looks like. This is really motivating
If you set goals and go after them with all the determination you can muster, your gifts will take you places that will amaze you.
There are amazingly wonderful people in all walks of life; some familiar to us and others not. Stretch yourself and really get to know people. People are in many ways one of our greatest treasures.
Anyone can do something amazing but amazing does take determination, perseverance, and willingness to accomplish your goal no matter what it takes. When I was a kid I loved skateboarding. When Tony Hawk wrote a book I couldn’t wait to read it. In his book he explained the commitment it took for him to complete the first 900 during an X games competition. He didn’t just show up one day and complete the trick. He actually started trying the trick years earlier. Most times after attempting the 900 he would end up with some type of injury or falling and hitting the ramp very hard. However, he kept after the trick, and was determined to be the first person to complete the trick in competition, Finally, after many attempts and years, and years of skating he pulled off the most famous trick in skateboarding. It is a great feeling to accomplish a difficult goal. The feeling of accomplishment and completing a difficult journey builds your self-esteem, and just makes you smile.
How do you do something amazing in your own life? Start with the following list.
1. Set a big goal. My running goal for next year is to run a sub forty minute 10k. I will need to average six minutes and twenty five seconds a mile. This will be three minutes faster than I ran last year and I will be 53 years old.
2. Map out a tentative plan for accomplishing the big goal. I have mapped out my workouts for the next six months. It always helps to have a plan in order to have direction. Our brains like to have plans to follow.
3. Get to work today. Do something today to accomplish this big goal.
4. Make a commitment to accomplish this goal. I have a marathon running group that I have run with for ten years. I have learned from this group of people how to set a goal and then put in the work to accomplish this goal no matter what. At times it feels great to put in the work, other times it just feels like work, but you do the work regardless.
I would love to hear what your big goal is that you are trying to accomplish. Please leave a comment and tell us.
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