I have been thinking allot about this lately. John Maxwell says that the person that you will become in 5 years is most influenced by the people you associate with and the books you read. I am not sure if you know this, but Omaha has a very famous Elite triathlete. Her name is Mariana Phipps. She won the Iron Man World Championship for her age group a few years ago. She has an amazing story to tell. Clink on the link below.
The point that I want to make is how she won the race. And due to the way the course is laid out. There is a turn around with about a mile left of the run, and she could see the person in second place behind her. Marianna goes on to say that she knew that if she just kept the same pace she was on, she would win the race. When she tells it give you goose bumps. She broke the world record by 45 minutes. The reason that I like to talk about Mariana. Is that she was not an athlete until later in life and it gives inspiration to what you can do if you really want something and put your mind to it. The other thing that I want to point out is to always surround yourself with people like Mariana. If you always have winners around you will by default think like a winner.
Some simple rules:
- Pick the people that you hang around with carefully. An example of this, is that I do not associate with anyone that does not call me back right away. I know it is a small thing but expects the best out of people you spend time with because this will affect how you perform.
- Read positive books. Do not get me wrong the WSJ and OWH are good but can be negative. Pick one of my favorite books and read it.
- Always put yourself in a position of impact. I love to play basketball. I am just no good at it. And often times don’t get picked to play so I stayed away from basketball. Pick sports and jobs that you can make a big difference in not one that you are going to have to sit on the sidelines.
- Get used to losing. I have met a lot of really smart, really talent people in my life. The most successful ones are not the ones that are really smart or especially athletic. The ones that do well in life are the ones have had huge failures and changed what they are doing to get better at it.
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