"It is not the critic who counts.
Not the one who points out how the strong man stumbled
or how the doer of the deeds might have done better.
The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena
whose face is marred with sweat, dust, and blood.
Who strives valiantly,
who lives and comes up short again and again.
Who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions
and spends himself in a worthy cause.
Who, if he wins, knows the triumph of high achievement
and who, if he fails at least fails while daring greatly.
So that his place shall never be with those cold and timed souls
who know neither victory nor defeat."
Quotes
Good Monday Morning /
As I mentioned on our Facebook page this morning...
"Boot campers, way to get your morning started. To those who skipped... a little message, your body doesn't know that its a holiday...it needs to be challenged in order to improve. Get after it!"
A great message from my buddy Frank Pucher of Fitness 121 Personal Training...
"Promise yourself to be so strong that noting can disturb your peace of mind. Look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true. Think only of the best, work only for the best, and expect only the best. Forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future. Give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticize others. Live in the faith that the whole world is on your side so long as you are true to the best that is in you!"
More news later today, as I'll give a round up from the Perform Better conference that Marie and I attended over the weekend.
Something to think on... /
“If I tell you, you won’t remember;
if I show you, you will forget;
if you learn it for yourself, you will know it forever."
Art of War /
"Can you imagine what I would do if I could do all I can?"
Sun Tzu
Inches Make Champions /
"What's the difference between success and failure? Ideal conditions? Half again as much effort? Twice the talent? Ten times "the breaks"? Or is it simply that some people have what it takes and some people don't?
Vince Lombardi, the football coach who brought the Green Bay Packers from fifteen losing seasons to successive world championships, thought success was a matter of inches. A bit more concentration, one extra push in practice, a consistent second effort for a tiny additional gain. He didn't ask his players to be something other than they were - he asked them to improve their best an inch at a time. He knew inches add up, in life as in sports.
In life as in football, it is often the little things that count: going to meetings when we feel like staying home, or speaking our minds, no matter how insignificant our opinion may seem. When we feel like simply hiding - inches make the difference.
Today, I will be aware that I am a champion in the making. I may not make a complete turnaround today, but I will make progress."
-Vince Lombardi