Ten Years for Less Than One Minute

Ten years of effort in exchange for less than one minute of “glory”.

Would you invest a decade in exchange for one minute?

Would you invest an entire lifetime for one minute?

I would. I have. I am.

When the proverbial judgement day arrives for me, there will be less than one minute to hear, or not hear, “Well done my good and faithful servant”.

The great mysteries of life are called mysteries for a very specific reason. We can not fathom them. They will always remain a mystery.

Our challenge, I believe, is to find a way to embrace life and be a good and decent person. It’s called Peace.

Carpe diem, jeff noel 🙂

Just Keep Telling Yourself

I just have to keep telling myself why I’m doing this.

Why?

To leave a trail for our son.

Carpe diem, jeff noel 🙂

God Is Great!

God is great!

How do I know?

Because I listen.

To what?

I have a few aches and pain that are currently keeping me, and have kept me, from peak performance, as I head into the final days before the Master’s World Championships in Lahti, Finland.

“And your point is what”?

Even in adversity, there is God’s grace and mercy, as well as his never-ending Love.

Just ask Nick Vujicic: (I’m betting most of you will not have the guts to watch the entire 4-minute video – what a waste, in my humble opinion)

Ask Nick if God is Great.

Ask yourself. Carpe diem, jeff noel 🙂

The Hardest Thing

The hardest thing for me to do isn’t to get started.

Then what?

The hardest thing is to stay motivated.

Stay motivated?

Yes.

For what?

To stay motivated to not quit.

That’s one of the secrets to great results.

For example, when do we ever reach a place where we can stop praying? Or stop exercising? Or stop learning? Or stop saving money?

We can not quit, can we? Well, I guess we can quit, but then we shouldn’t complain about where our spirit, our body, our mind, or our money goes.

Carpe diem, jeff noel 🙂

We Agree To Disagree

We Agree to Disagree.

It’s healthy to have open, honest communication, right?

No secret there.

But it’s like many things in life – common sense, but not common practice.

And so it goes. We travel through life pretty aware of what we should do, but not motivated enough to do it.

Why?

Because, life, in general, is hard.

The antidote?

Focus, discipline and hard work.

Carpe diem, jeff noel 🙂