The Stockdale Paradox This is taken from the book, From Good to Great. The author, Jim Collins, focuses on how an average company can achieve greatness… “…..the name refers to Admiral Jim Stockdale, who was the highest ranking US military offier in the “Hanoi Hilton” as prisoner-of-war camp during the height of the Vietnam War. Tortured over twenty times during his...
Doing normal stuff… Just like to share what I have done over the weekend. Saturday, my Fellowship volunteered at Operation Christmas Child. It is a Non Profit Organization that send shoeboxes stuffed with toys to children in Third World Country. Our job was to sort through the shoeboxes to make sure they are safe for the kids. It was a great experience. In the shoeboxes, there were often...
Data Entry Marathon…. Maybe this is to train for my mental toughness….4000 entries need to be made into a inventory database. Spent 4 hr last night doing it. Should be done by today. I am close to half way mark. The community opened at 6:30 am. Today I thought I could have the pool all to myself. Then I could do some drills. Argh…there were grandpas and grannys. More than the...
How come…
people think we are crazy if we get up at 5 am to run. Yet the same people get up at the same time and line up for Boxing Day sale?
Hmm…
Tonight I am going to my church. They have invited a Chinese Christian rock group to play. Let see if I can squeeze 30 minute of running before then.
I did my homework today. Woke up at 5:45 am. Fought with my brain for 10 min (like Wil). Got up dressed and went for a 45 min run. I tested my winter gears. They worked flawlessly. My YakTrax gripped the snow like velcro. My Seirus Combo scarf kept my nose, mouth and throat warm. My winter jacket from MEC blocked the wind. My combo gloves did the job. And the ladies ski socks I bought from an...
Consultation (confrontation) with Swim Coach and more random thoughts… Ok, it wasn’t really a confrontation..I only say that b/c I enjoy being sarcastic..(like my last post). The consultation with the coach was very good. I expected him to be much older. Like in his 50s, bald, muscular. What I get is a skinny dude in his 30s. Age doesn’t matter, as long as he can teach a rock to...
Everything is starting to fall in place…. Do you feel like sometimes your life is like a raft in the river and you are just going along for the ride?? This week I am stepping up and getting my tri gears: tonight, grab a half balaclava and spikes for shoes to run in the snow. This should be all that I need to run in the cold. tonight, meeting with Swim Coach for consultation and signing up...
The day before the consultation…and other things. Tomorrow I am going to see Coach Kelvin to see how my swimming style before I take his lessons. He has a lesson on how to train triathletes to swim. I can already picture tomorrow’s consultation… —-Coach: “Cliff, I don’t know how to break this to you. You just suck. I’ve seen people that swim bad. But not...
Hannukah Aftermath, I got HUSTLED. (extra long) I picked up Melissa at her house early in the morning. This was her first race. She seemed more ready than me. We went over to the registration, got our chips, our bib. They were giving out free massages. It was the best thing that ever happen to me (before a race). It felt so nice. From now on, I would race for messages, they can keep the medal :D...
The night before the Hustle I went for a jog today. I haven’t jog since…hmm since I don’t even remember. Tommorow is the Hannakah Hustle. It is a 5 k/10 k local race. My friend, Melissa, is doing her first race. This is the second person that I brought (indirectly) to running. Awesome :D. I hope she has a lot of fun. For me, I want to run fast. I was thinking how fast I can go...
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