Tag: Track

Very Interesting Breakfast

Just had breakfast at the Sokos Hotel, here in Lahti, Finland with a fellow Team USA member.

We’ve enjoyed each other’s company the past couple days, and have quite a bit in common. We are even in the same age group. In Master’s track, that’s like a bonus.

Our conversation made me think, “Do I start every day on my knees because of obligation or guilt?”

It took a split second for the answer, “Those reasons never crossed my mind. Ever”.

The reason for doing it is simple.

It is a symbolic habit.

Symbols help provide a frame work from which we can trigger important things in our thoughts, and be better prepared to act on our thoughts.

Thinking good thoughts is not enough for me. Action is what is required.

Always has been, always will be. At least in my world. Carpe diem, jeff noel 🙂

I Must Confess

I Must Confess, please forgive me, but the last four days, I forgot to start on my knees.

In Finland since Sunday, and trying diligently to adapt to many things: Language, signage, food, customs, directions, and most challenging – the seven hour time difference.

The good news, it’s not very long after awakening that I remember, and take appropriate action to honor the commitment.

Ever find yourself making a commitment, working through some challenges, then hitting your stride so to speak – and then in just a few short days, the commitment seems like it could become a memory?

Right there with you. Let’s commit to each other that we won’t give up, even when we have a million distractions, which is about, oh, every single day.

Carpe diem, jeff noel 🙂

Practice Makes Perfect

Practice Makes Perfect.

I’m amazed at how many times I’ve told others the vision for Lane 8 and Mid Life Celebration.

The two are not mutually exclusive.

It makes me better prepared to teach Leadership as a Professional Speaker, which I’ve already been doing for ten years.

Why would I suddenly be better prepared?

Because for the first time in my life, I’m talking about something so big, I find it difficult to say it the same way twice.

It feels so lofty, so hard to articulate, maybe even impossible.

What’s been revealing, is that the more I talk about it, the more confident I get. Why?

Because I can feel the positive vibes from the listeners.

There has not been a single person who has said they thought the vision was stupid or ill-conceived.

In fact, quite the opposite.

I hope you get to practice what is important to you and that your confidence continues to grow. Carpe diem, jeff noel 🙂

What’s Big in Finland?

What’s big in Finland? Skiing. Seriously big. Like, they held the 2001 Skiing World Championships here. Other years as well, but most recently the year our son turned one.

Lahti, Finland Ski Jumps
Lahti, Finland Ski Jumps


So many new and good things coming my way. Will try to share as much as possible. Tomorrow is race day. Stay tuned at www.Lane8.org . Carpe diem, jeff noel 🙂

Racing to The Gate

In racing to my Finnair flight this morning in Paris, I passed three armed security guards.

Like seriously armed. Uzi’s. Seriously.

I hope my son never sees anything like that when he becomes an adult.

Hopefully, no public place will need that kind of protection.

I once saw a bumper sticker that read, “War is failure of the imagination”.

Now there’s a vision for peace on earth, imagination.

Carpe diem and Peace, jeff noel 🙂