Slow & Steady Wins This Race

There is much to be said about a disciplined person. Be it a professional gymnast, basketball player, or a Pulitzer Prize author – it took discipline to get there. It took discipline, sacrifice and hard work for Cathy Hughes to build the empire that she now has. Most of us saw the transformation as Oprah went from being Donahue’s competition to having no competition at all. Again, it took discipline. And discipline can be a tricky thing. I think many of us have set our sights on a goal, developed some new habits to ensure we reached the goal, but for whatever reason we fell short somewhere. Somehow or another our newfound discipline lasted for only a little while. Mind you – during those few precious months [or weeks] we were a force to be reckoned with, but those gale force winds soon calmed to quiet whispers, and before we could count to 10 the old habits had returned, and that new discipline was no where to be found. And when this happens we often times beat ourselves up as if we’d never even stepped foot onto this new path. The mental bashing continues for so long that it takes another lifetime for us to re-saddle our horses and begin the ride to accomplishment again.

Here’s my suggestion: let’s mentally shrink these mountains we’re trying to climb by setting smaller goals for ourselves, and treating the grand achievement like a marathon. Along the way we’ll win a battle here, loose a battle there – but in the end we will win the war, and finish the marathon as proud contestants. Someone once asked, “How do you eat an elephant?” ANSWER: One bite at a time. Let’s not bite off more than we can chew. We *are* conquerors and we *are* overcomers – we just have to pace ourselves a little better.

Are you with me?? If so – see you at the finish line!

~jaz