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Finishing the Race

Finishing the Race


1 have done my best in the race,

Jp 1 have run the full distance,
ws and 1 have kept the faith.
J 2 Timothy 47

I am sure you have heard the phase, "Make it to the Finish Line" or "Just Finish the Race."聽I want you to understand that the FINISH is just as important as the START. I feel they have that Yin and Yang relationship even though the goal is the Finish.

Finishing the race or goal you have set takes not just dedication but a sense of direction. Without this direction, you will never find the finish line. We can stay in action mode but going in circle. Sometimes, the start can also be the hardest part of any goal. The reason for this is not because of circumstances, yet because it is a state of mind.

Finding a reason to take action, or START is probably the hardest challenge we will ever face. Starting isn't just 'walking' past the starting line of a goal. Yet, it's setting a goal, creating a plan of action, having everything thing just as needed, and taking action.聽 You and I see our goals we want at the far distance all the time. "Yet, are we every truly taking action towards these?" That is a personal question to ask our-self. Those few times we do, for example, "New Years Resolutions", how long do we stay in the race.

Almost 80% of people quit on there goals after only three weeks and go back what I call the "Uncomfort Zone". This is a point in life where they are not happy, yet their circumstances don't hurt enough for them to take action to create a change. This usually happens when we hit either an obstacle in our path and have to temporarily change direction to reach our goal OR we have reached a plateau in our growth and assume we can't go any further toward our goal.

The problem at the start of the RACE TOWARD THEIR GOAL was their direction was off. Our direction is our Dream, our vision, or our motive.聽If it is off just to a little to the left or to the right, no matter how far we walk, we will never reach our destination unless we make adjustments along the way. Few of us do. ACTION IS BETTER THAN NO ACTION. Belief and Trust in a daily plan of action will always bring someone back to their correct direction. We just need a course correction like looking at a map. Where is our goal and where are we now going?

The Key is Consistent Action in the right Direction and remember where it will take us.

I feel that people quit because they think they failed if they are off course toward their goal. There is no such thing as Failure, ONLY Feedback.聽If something you are doing is not working, than make a change, yet keep your eyes on your goals.

I never Lose. I either Win, or Learn.

I SEE MY GOAL, LET ME HELP YOU REACH YOURS,聽CLICK HERE


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