This post is for you.
Have you set a goal for yourself recently that you think is unreachable?
Here is the thing about a goal.
It should be hard to reach, it should make you work and move in a forward direction, preferably up a big hill ;)
My point is this.
DO not sit there and doubt yourself.
Do not wait another day to start tackling that mountain that is standing in front of you.
When this girl started asking people if they thought she could/should run a marathon:
(Sometimes I do not recognize her)
I will be honest. No one thought I could/would do it. I got some chuckles. I got some well maybe you should stick to half marathons ... I got the eye rolls. I got the do you know how far 26 miles is?
I heard a lot of doubt from people who I expected to motivate me. I was confused. I began to self doubt. I still self doubt. But there comes a time in your life when you make a stand.
You decide that you will make a goal and work towards it no matter what.
My first goal was to get to a healthy weight for the first time in my adult life. Not many believed I would be "skinny". Well I am fit not skinny now ;)
My next goal is to run this marathon in my time goal. Yup I have a time goal for my first marathon. Yup everyone tells me I should not and my goal should be just to finish. Well I do not usually just do things to do them. I usually am pretty agressive, this is what works for me personally it is what keeps me motivated. I understand it does not work for everyone. But I respect that.
I have my next goal already in my mind after this marathon one is reached. Yes I tend to always be one or two steps ahead of my body ;)
I know this. If I set a goal for myself I will work my ass off to meet it and celebrate the victory that comes when you reach it.
(This is the girl I recognize these days ;)
Do you have a goal you are working towards? How do you over come the roadblocks?
Have you set a goal for yourself recently that you think is unreachable?
Here is the thing about a goal.
It should be hard to reach, it should make you work and move in a forward direction, preferably up a big hill ;)
My point is this.
DO not sit there and doubt yourself.
Do not wait another day to start tackling that mountain that is standing in front of you.
When this girl started asking people if they thought she could/should run a marathon:
I will be honest. No one thought I could/would do it. I got some chuckles. I got some well maybe you should stick to half marathons ... I got the eye rolls. I got the do you know how far 26 miles is?
I heard a lot of doubt from people who I expected to motivate me. I was confused. I began to self doubt. I still self doubt. But there comes a time in your life when you make a stand.
You decide that you will make a goal and work towards it no matter what.
My first goal was to get to a healthy weight for the first time in my adult life. Not many believed I would be "skinny". Well I am fit not skinny now ;)
My next goal is to run this marathon in my time goal. Yup I have a time goal for my first marathon. Yup everyone tells me I should not and my goal should be just to finish. Well I do not usually just do things to do them. I usually am pretty agressive, this is what works for me personally it is what keeps me motivated. I understand it does not work for everyone. But I respect that.
I have my next goal already in my mind after this marathon one is reached. Yes I tend to always be one or two steps ahead of my body ;)
I know this. If I set a goal for myself I will work my ass off to meet it and celebrate the victory that comes when you reach it.
Do you have a goal you are working towards? How do you over come the roadblocks?
6 comments:
You are so awesome. I love that - set a goal and stick to it. You have inspired me to start training for a half marathon. What training plan did you follow as you embarked on your first half marathon journey?
You look fantastic!!
I have a couple of half marathons I'm training for. You're an inspiration for me!
I am trying to run my first 5K this Thanksgiving day. Its sounds like a good idea to add a time goal.
Now I want to know what the goal after the marathon is! I am a curious type!!! :D
I'm back where you were before the marathoning... am trying to lose weight and get healthy. I'm on my way, but I actually doubt I can get to my goal - because I've failed so many times before.
Deb
Hi Colleen
After leaving my other comment I pondered on this for a while and ended up writing a post about it. Hope that's okay.
http://dietschmiet.wordpress.com/2011/10/16/when-you-think-you-cant/
Deb
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