Hartford Marathon
Over on my EADDblog, I posted an article about signing up for the Hartford Marathon, why I decided to run another marathon and how it relates to business. Here’s an excerpt:
The marathon signifies so many things to me - perseverence, dedication, development, pushing yourself to your limits and beyond, attitude, focus, and more. People ask me how I can do it, year after year. How can I do all the training that is required, especially with a young family. How can I run 4 hours straight. How can I be excited about getting out an running in the rain in the early morning. How can I…
The simple answer is that I can’t do any of that - what I can do is be someone who takes one step and then another and then another. It’s not about running 26.2 miles - it’s about running up to the next corner, or taking the next step - pushing myself to do just one more because I know I can. Small and simple is the way you do a marathon. As the old Chinese proverb goes - the journey of a thousand miles begins with one first step. The same is true with a marathon.
The key for you, my dear reader, is to relate the marathon to yourself. What is your marathon? Is it your business?
Enjoy.