Run Your Own Race - At Your Own PaceWritten by Eileen McDargh, CSP, CPAE
On Thanksgiving Day, dawn spills over Dana Point Harbor where thousands of runners gather for annual Turkey Trot. The largest holiday race in California beckons folks of all ages, sizes, shapes, and abilities. Waiting at starting line for 10-K, I talk to a Dad and his 7 year-old daughter. Around me, I hear bravado talk about marathons, triathlons, hard bodies and zippo fat content. Thankfully, I spy silver haired folks with knee braces, a young couple with babies in jogging strollers and runners decked in costumes ranging from Santa Claus to Elvis Presley. Running in a gold polyester jump suit, and pompadour wig while carrying a boom box blaring Elvis tunes will be some trick. Me-I just want to finish. The gun goes off and we all inch our way under balloon arch. Runners jostle for position, elbowing their way to break into stride. Me-I just grin at new day and feel righteous for having gotten up and down to event. By mile two, my righteousness turns to dismay as seven year-old passes me by. Elvis has already made turn way before me and I am lagging behind a woman who must have 10 years and 20 pounds on me. The sense of competitiveness heats up and so does my pace. I forget that I already run two miles down to Harbor and have 4.2 miles left to go. The runners around me set my pace.
| | Check Your Comfort Zone At The DoorWritten by Josh Hinds
Check Your Comfort Zone At The Door By Josh Hinds (c) 2004No matter what goals and dreams you desire, there's a good chance it's going to mean reaching beyond what you believe yourself to be capable of. This fine line between what we think we can achieve and cannot is often referred to as one's comfort zone. Whether it's giving a report in class, or preparing to make a speech to board of directors at your company -- we all have a point where we begin to doubt what we're made of. Can we really pull it off we ask ourselves? Perhaps you're asking yourself something similar at this very moment in your life. Let me assure you -- answer is YES! Yes you can. Now that's not to say you're not going to be scared, or perhaps even hear your knees knocking. Fear, is simply part of being human -- to some degree, we all deal with it.
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