I think I can.... I think I know I can..

Judith George is the founder of Reel Invitations.

Finish More Magazine's 1/2 Marathon. That was and still is my New Year’s resolution. Not being much of a runner I knew I was taking on a very large challenge for me. Something I could never see myself doing. But that was part of the allure. What would happen if I actually completed something I could never imagine myself able to do? What would that mean in other areas of my life?

So it’s now a week away and I’ve kept up my commitment to myself. It took me awhile to officially “sign up” however. For awhile I wanted to leave myself an out - just in case. I didn't think I could go the distance. I turned to Jeff Galloway Book’s “Galloway’s book on Running,” for inspiration. In one portion of his book he talks about taking walk breaks. Saying that it’s better to run for 5 minutes and walk for 1 minute than to run for 20 minutes and take a 5 min walk. The shorter times keeps your muscles from getting fatigued and worn down sooner. Essentially allowing you to run longer and farther. Even though I’m the type of person who feel it's better to push hard to the end his words made so much sense. Besides there was no way I could realistically try to run the whole thing.

The 5 to 1 suggestion made me wonder what if I applied this thought to my life? Most of the I feel like all I’m doing is running to keep up. With having my “day job” and then going home at night and weekends to work on my business. Every minute seems to be spoken for. What if I took the 5 min – 1 min approach to my life instead of the don’t stop til you drop mind set. What would that mean for me? I know that this also would be a challenge for me. I’d have to take baby steps. Real baby steps like shutting down my computer an half hour earlier at night so I can wind down before bed. Even leaving my day job 15 minutes earlier would give me some extra time to walk slower to the subway. I’m betting little moments like these can take the edge off – at least it has for my running. Building my business will take time. A marathon of another kind. So I need to enforce some training here too. I want staying power .

This weekend is the run. It's a 5-1 to the finish. Oh maybe a 4-1 or 3-1 on hills. Either way it's to finish! Wish me luck!

Comments

[katrin]

I love the idea of 5 - 1. There has to be some way to keep something of ourday, of our life, of our future, to and for ourselves. What you need to make you feel energized and happy is so important. Without it, you won't be any good to anyone.

Katrin
www.momstimeouts.com

[Holli Ehrlich]

Great post. Good luck! I know you can!

Holli Ehrlich
Co-founder, Marketing Director
Wedding Podcast Network™
www.weddingpodcastnetwork.com