Marathon Goal Guarantees

How Would You like a Virtual Guarantee to Finish the marathon or complete it in your time goal, or even qualify for Boston?

This morning I spoke about a 3 step process to do just that. First, understand that by participating in and finishing the program as outlined by Fort Bend Fit you have a 98% chance of successfully completing the marathon.

The other 2%, if you want that, is fairly straightforward, but does require you to think outside the box and to get out of your comfort zone.

So, step #2 is to make a promise to someone that you will do something. #3 is to at put yourself at risk, enough to put your stomach into a knot. You promise someone you will complete the marathon on the terms you set out or you will somehow experience a negative consequence. The examples I used this morning were cleaning your mother-in-law’s house or making a contribution to your opposition candidate’s campaign fund. In actuality, the possibilities are endless. As long as it is something you dread doing or puts you at some risk.

The reason this works is that it involves the concept of intention. When your “true” intention is to qualify for Boston, set a PR, just finish your first marathon, the three step process outlined above serves to reinforce your deepest commitment and to make your intention very clear. Thus, when your intention is clear a mechanism to accomplish your goal will appear.

One way to look at this is to look at the difference between being involved and being committed. Your being involved in a marathon training program compared to being committed to a marathon training program is much like the old story about making a bacon and egg breakfast: the , the chicken is involved, but the pig is committed!!! Marathon goal success, as well as any success in life, comes from being committed, not just involved. Think Pig!!

Until next time, there you have it. Stay “thirsty” my friends.