GO FOR THE “GOAL”

As the Olympics goes into it’s second week of competition I have to admit I am not the kind of a person to sit and watch a full game or downhill skiing or what ever the event maybe. That does not mean I am not proud of our Canadian Athletes. I am. I just don’t enjoy the sport of watching.  What does interest me are the human interest stories of the athletes. The sheer determination of all the athletes from all the countries to be at the Olympics competing for a spot on the medal podium. No curler is at the games curling their first game, no skier is skiing downhill or cross country for the first time at the games, no skater is stepping on the ice for the first time at the games. Everyone one of the competitors at the games, trained hard, work long hours, made mistakes, had setbacks, had victories and maybe more set backs. And everyone one of them started out an ordinary person looking to do extra ordinary things.   What strikes me the most is the fact that many of those who compete have come back from setbacks and many have accomplished many victories already before the world stage games. What I am taking from their determination is that set backs did not stop them from working harder, longer, to get to be at these games. So why is it that those of us who have our own “Goal Podium” will take a setback as a negative and give up on our Goals. I believe that a setback is a learning experience and victories are to be celebrated but that they too are learning experiences. I am certain that quitting was not an option for any of those that made it to the games. So why is it that when we have roadblocks on our journey to our “GOAL” we look at quitting as the only option. I believe that we have the choice to make our “GOAL” a no option zone.   I want to stand on my Medal Podium to reach for my “Goal” to get the Win that I am reaching for. What about you? Build a bridge with your gathered experiences and get over the road block.

You maybe ordinary but you can accomplish extra ordinary things. Go for the “GOAL”