You have a difficult task or project in front of you and you had to give 110% to get it done and not let any of your other responsibilities slip through the cracks. And you know what you did it, but now what?
Theoretically you can't ever give more than 100% of what you are capable of. But you've just proven to yourself and the world around you that you can do more than you thought you could ... or at least more than what you usually do!
Let's say you give 110% again for a few days/weeks ... that becomes your new norm! Your 110% now becomes your 100%! You've proven you can do it and even worse ... now people are expecting it from you!
Keep it up and after a few years of always giving a 110% and creating new levels of 100% (a.k.a. what you are capable of) and you are producing 200% or 300% ... or 500% of what you use to produce!
BE CAREFUL! The converse is true too. If you usually give 100%, but you decide that you are going to ease up a bit and only give 90% for a few days then that becomes your new 100%. Do this for a few years and you never have to worry about anyone expecting anything from you but your ability to breathe and eat. Surely you don't want people thinking that you are only capable of breathing and eating ... do you?
Start giving 110% today. Start growing, start improving, start impressing others. You will be amazed at what you can achieve!
Have a great day!
Sunday, August 21, 2016
Wednesday, July 27, 2016
YOU ARE NEVER READY! OR ARE YOU?
If there was one thing that moving day taught me it was that "you are never ready!" But that's okay, no one ever is!
Regardless of the time and effort that you put into the event "you are never ready!" You spend hours on 'experts' blogs; you comb through books and magazines articles; you talk to friends, colleagues, mentors. But you are still not ready.
You've run through all of the possible scenarios (that you could think of) and planned for every potential roadblock (read catastrophe) ... but you aren't ready! Or are you?
No matter how much research you put into planning, no matter how many experts you seek guidance from, no matter how many contingency plans you have ...there will always be a scenario that you couldn't have possibly foreseen!
What do you do? YOU GO ANYWAY! YOU PULL THE TRIGGER! YOU LAUNCH! YOU HAVE TO!
Everyone's expertise is based on their experience, what they've learned from other's experiences and what they've read in 'history' books (magazines, blogs, websites, real books). No one can predict with certainty the future 100% of the time. So once you have put in a substantial amount of effort and the timing "feels right" you launch, you go, you pull the trigger!
After recently getting married to my gorgeous wife, we consolidated two homes into one. The events were about three weeks apart. We researched and planned for the first event, we learned from it, we corrected our plans for the second event. While it all went pretty smoothly there were still hiccups. We were very blessed, there weren't any catastrophes, but there were hiccups. It's going to happen.
So pull the trigger ... do your research/due diligence ... but pull the trigger!
Monday, June 13, 2016
You are capable of more than you thought!
About six months ago my girlfriend Lori (now my beautiful wife, Lori Willson Hermenau) dragged me to The Track Shack to buy me some running shoes. I have no idea why she had it in her head that I would need (or want) running shoes ... but apparently she thought that I did. Perhaps she saw me as a challenge, as she already knew that I had a predisposition against running. Don't all women think they can change their man? (I type in jest ... I swear!)
So, I had shared with Lori that I didn't like running, but I enjoy brisk walks and that I wanted to be healthier so that I could enjoy a long life with her and future grandchildren. From that point Lori developed a plan, whether it was conscious or subconscious she'll never admit, but there was definitely a plan taking form. We've never discussed it (so this blog entry might surprise her), but in looking back over the last six months she has magically and methodically put a plan into action for me:
I am truly grateful to Lori and I know that left to my own will I would still be walking about three or four times a week and just three miles. Which would be better than nothing, but I wouldn't be growing. Now, Lori has (consciously this time) discussed a training plan for the half marathon we are doing in December. Since "Shoe Day", Lori has helped me accomplish several milestones: we have Run-Walked several 5K's, a 10K on the beach and we Run-Walk on a regular basis. I have moved from running for 7 seconds and walking for 23 seconds to running and walking for 30 seconds each. By half marathon day I am sure that I (with Lori's encouragement) will be up to 2 minutes (or more) of running and 30 seconds of walking.
Which brings me to the blog entry title "You are capable of more than you thought!" I thought (or believed) that I didn't like running, although I never really tried it. But in hindsight I believe I was more worried about the things that runner's talk about and whether or not I would ever be able to achieve any of those "things"?
Exaggerated examples:
"I ran a 2 min pace on my 50 mile run this morning ...
I feel great, maybe I'll run another 100 at lunch?"
"I never eat, all I do is juice and run, sometimes I'll go weeks
where I don't even sleep because my 'runner's high' carries me.
I feel so productive!"
I can now admit to myself (and to you) that I honestly didn't think that I was capable of "running". I may have been a little worried about fitting in with other runners, but the truth was I wasn't sure that I could run down the street, let alone around the block! It was my limiting belief (mental attitude) about my physical capabilities that kept me from running. Today, it's as much (or more) my limiting belief (mental attitude) as it is my physical ability that is keeping me from running 2 minutes and walking for 30 seconds starting tomorrow! But I know now that by adding a few seconds to the running portion every run I will conquer my limiting belief.
What dreams or goals have you not pursued because you have a limiting belief? Why not start like me taking (literally) a few steps in the direction that you want to go in? As Henry Ford said, "Whether you think you can or you think you can't, you're right." Believe you can! What if you are already succeeded, what's next? Well if you think that you've done all that you can ask yourself ... what if I move my goal 1% higher, or lowered my lap time by 1%, or gave 1% more of my time? Just because you hit your goal, that doesn't mean that's all you have to give; or all you have to achieve.
Have a great day!
So, I had shared with Lori that I didn't like running, but I enjoy brisk walks and that I wanted to be healthier so that I could enjoy a long life with her and future grandchildren. From that point Lori developed a plan, whether it was conscious or subconscious she'll never admit, but there was definitely a plan taking form. We've never discussed it (so this blog entry might surprise her), but in looking back over the last six months she has magically and methodically put a plan into action for me:
- Step 1: Buy Running Shoes
- Step 2: Buy Garmin Band to track steps
- Step 3: Get Warren to commit to a long term goal (Half-Marathon in December 2017)
- Step 4: Introduce Warren to Jeff Galloway for inspiration and the Run-Walk-Run method
- Step 5: Sign both of us up for milestone runs along our way to 21K (13.1 miles didn't rhyme)
I am truly grateful to Lori and I know that left to my own will I would still be walking about three or four times a week and just three miles. Which would be better than nothing, but I wouldn't be growing. Now, Lori has (consciously this time) discussed a training plan for the half marathon we are doing in December. Since "Shoe Day", Lori has helped me accomplish several milestones: we have Run-Walked several 5K's, a 10K on the beach and we Run-Walk on a regular basis. I have moved from running for 7 seconds and walking for 23 seconds to running and walking for 30 seconds each. By half marathon day I am sure that I (with Lori's encouragement) will be up to 2 minutes (or more) of running and 30 seconds of walking.
Which brings me to the blog entry title "You are capable of more than you thought!" I thought (or believed) that I didn't like running, although I never really tried it. But in hindsight I believe I was more worried about the things that runner's talk about and whether or not I would ever be able to achieve any of those "things"?
Exaggerated examples:
"I ran a 2 min pace on my 50 mile run this morning ...
I feel great, maybe I'll run another 100 at lunch?"
"I never eat, all I do is juice and run, sometimes I'll go weeks
where I don't even sleep because my 'runner's high' carries me.
I feel so productive!"
I can now admit to myself (and to you) that I honestly didn't think that I was capable of "running". I may have been a little worried about fitting in with other runners, but the truth was I wasn't sure that I could run down the street, let alone around the block! It was my limiting belief (mental attitude) about my physical capabilities that kept me from running. Today, it's as much (or more) my limiting belief (mental attitude) as it is my physical ability that is keeping me from running 2 minutes and walking for 30 seconds starting tomorrow! But I know now that by adding a few seconds to the running portion every run I will conquer my limiting belief.
What dreams or goals have you not pursued because you have a limiting belief? Why not start like me taking (literally) a few steps in the direction that you want to go in? As Henry Ford said, "Whether you think you can or you think you can't, you're right." Believe you can! What if you are already succeeded, what's next? Well if you think that you've done all that you can ask yourself ... what if I move my goal 1% higher, or lowered my lap time by 1%, or gave 1% more of my time? Just because you hit your goal, that doesn't mean that's all you have to give; or all you have to achieve.
Have a great day!
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