“The more challenging your goal, the more unknowns there tend to be.
That means the more difficult goal you have, the more you’ll have to
recalculate throughout the process.” Joel Runyon
In the past month I got a “recalculating” to my dream and goal. Why you might think, well I got sick, I was unable to qualify for disabled swimming team for 2015 and I have to start recalculating my plan and process to still pursue my dream. The route might have changed slightly but the DESTINATION/DREAM/GOAL is still the same, although it has taken me some time to decide is the DESTINATION/DREAM/GOAL really worth it?
“You get a goal, make some plans and start working on it, but if you’re a human living in reality with any sort of ambition, it’s not long until the situation changes and you have to start recalculating.Plans change. Situations change. Life is a constant variable. The only thing that’s constant is you.
Learn. Adapt. Recalculate. But keep going.” Joel Runyon
BUT KEEP GOING – I have had to remind myself a few times the past weeks to keep going, reconsidering my options my dream my goals. Asking the question is it really worth it? And should I change my dream?
Yes it is worth it because we get one life to live, one life to dream, one life to inspire, and one life to risk all we can for all we believe we could possibly achieve even if the dream seems impossible.
No I shouldn’t change my dream, I just need
to recalculate the journey and focus on the “road” I am on at the moment to the
final destination. The “road” will be many and I have realised I might actually
miss a few turns and need to recalculate a few times, but working towards the
destination is worth the risk even if it seems impossible.
“In other words, I’m doing the best to do what I
can, where I am, with what I’ve got. Just
because you missed a turn, mile marker or goal doesn’t mean the trip is over
and it doesn’t mean you have to start over. You can still keep going. You don’t
have to give up. You just have to recalculate a bit. Most people
don’t really fail, they just give up too soon.” Joel Runyon
My
focus for the next few months is just getting back into the pool and train.
Swimming length after length, pushing weights after weights and building on
from where we left off. Yes we don’t have to start over we just have rebuild
from where we left off to get back on track to the dream.
So
let me encourage you today, if you missed a turn in your dream and decided to
give up, DON’T, re-look at your options, recalculate the route and pursue the
dream. You have one life to live, one life to dream, one life to inspire and
one life to risk all for the hope of reaching your dream.
“Know also that wisdom is like honey for
you: If you find it, there is a future hope for you, and your hope will
not be cut off. Proverbs 24:14
