RunOnPurpose

There are two kinds of people on earth to-day;
Just two kinds of people, no more, I say.

Not the sinner and saint, for it’s well understood,
The good are half bad, and the bad are half good.

Not the rich and the poor, for to rate a man’s wealth,
You must first know the state of his conscience and health.

Not the humble and proud, for in life’s little span,
Who puts on vain airs, is not counted a man.

Not the happy and sad, for the swift flying years
Bring each man his laughter and each man his tears.

No; the two kinds of people on earth I mean,
Are the people who lift, and the people who lean.

Wherever you go, you will find the earth’s masses,
Are always divided in just these two classes.

And oddly enough, you will find too, I ween,
There’s only one lifter to twenty who lean.

In which class are you? Are you easing the load,
Of overtaxed lifters, who toil down the road?

Or are you a leaner, who lets others share
Your portion of labor, and worry and care?

“Running is just you, the work you put in, and the clock. You can’t cheat yourself. If you don’t put in the miles, you can’t go to the starting line thinking you’re going to pull a miracle out of nowhere. You get out exactly as much as you put in.”  –Desiree Davila

I hope you are ready for 2012.  For some 2011 was a great year and for others, not so much.  I trust you have taken some time to prepare for 2012.  I read this quote below and thought it was an interesting thought.

“The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we pretend to be.”  Socrates

Never be afraid to write your goals in pencil is one thought I have for 2012.  In the past I have been so stuck with what I think the year should be but I have learned to be flexible because those goals were made in December or January.  It is like an in race adjustment.  Sometimes during a marathon you have to adjust your goals.  I think it is the same for a new year.  Make your goals but remember, each month you might have to make adjustments.  Sometimes for the better and sometimes for the worse but don’t be afraid to make the changes.

I wish you a Happy New Year!

Happy running….

“A difficult time can be more readily endured if we retain the conviction that our existence holds a purpose—a cause to pursue, a person to love, a goal to achieve.”  John C. Maxwell

4 days left in 2011.  I hope 2011 was a great year for you.  A simple question to ponder.  Have you taken time to spend with yourself this month?  One of the best things about doing a year in review is the quiet time to get away and take an honest assessment of what your year really looked like.

I hope you have had a chance to get away and determine what your 2012 plan will be.  There is still time.  It is easy to just look past the final few days of the year but let me just encourage you to use the final four days of this year to spend time with yourself and plan for 2012.

Happy running….

“Treat a man as he appears to be and you make him worse.  But treat a man as if he already were what he potentially could be, and you make him what he should be.”  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

As we continue to plan for 2012 I thought this was fitting.

“You must have a long-range vision to keep you from being frustrated by short-range failures.”  Charles Noble

Happy planning, and Happy running….

I hope you each have the most amazing Christmas day this year.  Enjoy time with friends and family and reflect on the magic of the season.

Merry Christmas

Happy running….

It only seems fitting, enjoy…. (Happy running and Merry Christmas….)

“A leader is one who sees more than others see, who sees farther than others see, and who sees before others do.”  Leroy Eims

Tom Landry was one of my favorite coaches growing up.  I remember his classic stone face and you could never see how he was feeling.  I remember him talking about it and the biggest reason is that he was busy planning his next move and not celebrating the most current.

Happy running….

In honor of the champ Joe Frazier who we lost this year.

“You can map out a fight plan or a life plan.  But when the action starts, you’re down to your reflexes.  That’s when your road work shows.  If you cheated on that in the dark of the morning, you’re getting found out now under the bright lights.”  Joe Frazier

It reminds me of one of my favorite sayings I have heard my Dad say over the year that always makes me laugh.  Calories eaten in private always show up in public.

Short cuts on your training always show up on race day.

Happy running….

“People become really quite remarkable when they start thinking that they can do things. When they believe in themselves, they have the first secret of success.” —Norman Vincent Peale