Are Mondays Really Only Once A Week????

According to Pablo Picasso....

Action is the foundational key to success.

I believe most everyone would agree with that statement. It's rare to hear of someone who lives their dream life that didn't have to invest years of blood, sweat and tears to get there. With the Olympics in full swing now, we've all been watching with great interest as the elite few compete for a prize they've been chasing their whole life. It's hard not to get swept up in the idea of being the best of the best. There always seems to be that little voice in the back of our heads that makes us think we could have done that too. And maybe we could have...we the right training and the perfect coach. What else do you need....except a bit of single-minded motivation? What else you need is the willingness to sacrifice...a lot.

You see, for every Olympic champion standing on the podeum, there are hundreds who didn't quite make the team... who had an off day during the qualifying heat. These people are Olympic champions minus a fraction of a second. All these men and women worked equally as hard, often training side-by-side. All these people deserve our admiration and praise, even though only the few with medals hanging around their necks will bask in the glory.

So now when that little voice suggests you could be an Olympic champion too, ask yourself if you would be willing to do the work for fourth place? Still requires the same amount of time and effort but with significantly less glory and endorsements. Doesn't taste quite as sweet, does it? But all these athletes started their journey with the same goal in mind, knowing that only a few would make it. Yet they willingly sacrificed their lives for this dream. And their families sacrified their lives for the dream of this child. They gave up school dances and sleepovers. They altered their sleep patterns for 3AM wakeup calls and 7PM bedtimes. In some cases the whole family packed up and moved across the country so this athletic child could train with the best and if that was impossible, the child moved alone to live with strangers. They let nothing stand in the way of pursuing their dreams...knowing that the chances of actually making the Olympics was slim....yet still they sacrificed their life...still they pushed forward with their eyes on the prize.

For those who didn't quite make it, I salute you. Your single-minded devotion deserves all our praise and admiration.

So what's the moral of this Monday's Motivation? Sometimes a dream just has to be pursued...no matter what the sacrifice. Even if you don't quite make it today, you'll be among champions for tomorrow's race.

So start running!!!

Thoughts, comments, musings??????