The Thrill of Victory
London 2012
Most of us have been watching the 2012 Olympics. It is so exciting to see athletes from every country, people who have sacrificed, driven themselves to train for long hours and long years, finally get their opportunity to come onto the world stage and compete.
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Record Breaking
In the Summer 2012 Olympics, 25 world records were broken. These amazing feats came in the sports of Archery, Track and Field, Cycling, and Weight Lifting.
Records are Made to be Broken
I was reading a chapter in Your Best Life Now, by Joel Osteen, in Chapter 4, Breaking the Barriers of The Past. Osteen made mention of a barrier that was basically a given in the Track-and-Field arena for decades, namely the four-minute mile.
The Benefits of an I Can Do Mindset
Experts declared that no runner could break that barrier, and pretty much everyone took it as a law of the universe, everyone that is until Roger Bannister. After many attempts over about four years, on May 6th, 1955, on the Iffley Road Track, Mr. Bannister shattered the four-minute mile barrier. Since that time more than 336 runners have also crossed that barrier.
Preparation
It took preparation, it took the right kind of coaching, it took refusal to give up after repeated failures, but Mr. Bannister proved the experts wrong.
Where are our barriers? We all have them.
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Roll Up Them Sleeves for Work
Each one of us, if we are willing to put in the time and work, can go beyond our past limitations and achieve a higher level of excellence. In our relationships, in our work, in the way we carry ourselves, we can each exhibit the heart of a champion.
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Just Start
It all starts with a decision. Maybe we need somebody else’s help. No man is an island. Mr. Bannister would not have achieved his dream if he hadn’t stood on the shoulders of the champions before him. None of us has arrived. Each of us can each go higher. We can dare to dream. We can dare to act. We too can win.
