I had a lunch meeting earlier this week where we were discussing hobbies and interests. His is swimming and mine is triathlon. After the initial acknowledgement of our common interest in swimming, he questioned "where do you find the time to workout?"
Simple. I smiled and said "I train when others sleep." While I don't enjoy the daily 4:30AM alarm, the pay-off is huge! Besides, there's no better way to start your day and to prepare your mind and body for the day ahead.
I mentioned that I have another race this weekend and I'm looking forward to it. For the record, I'm not one of the Brownlee brothers, not even close... I'm an age grouper through and through. I'm fortunate if I place in my age group (yes it has happened)...
Simple. I smiled and said "I train when others sleep." While I don't enjoy the daily 4:30AM alarm, the pay-off is huge! Besides, there's no better way to start your day and to prepare your mind and body for the day ahead.
I mentioned that I have another race this weekend and I'm looking forward to it. For the record, I'm not one of the Brownlee brothers, not even close... I'm an age grouper through and through. I'm fortunate if I place in my age group (yes it has happened)...
Why do I look forward to 'race day'? Because I enjoy the competition of triathlon. The best inspiration is not to outdo others, but to outdo ourselves and the principle of competing against myself is about self-improvement, about being better than I was the day before. It's testing my limits, trying to get Better, Faster, Stronger (BFS) in each of the 3 disciplines.
This lunch conversation and the question "finding time to workout and work" got me thinking...
What does training, competing and working have in common?
Plenty!
The first 2 have an obvious connection right? If I compete, I should be training... and let's face it, training and competing are a lot of work. =) But how much time do we spending training for work? How much time do you invest in yourself?
Whether you are training or competing the real 'work' begins when you want to stop! Same holds true for your "day job" which most people call work... because most people want to STOP. To that I say, do what you love & love what you do and you'll never have to work a day of your life!
Train smart; Race smart; Work smart -- the results will come.
Most importantly, don't stop.
This lunch conversation and the question "finding time to workout and work" got me thinking...
What does training, competing and working have in common?
Plenty!
The first 2 have an obvious connection right? If I compete, I should be training... and let's face it, training and competing are a lot of work. =) But how much time do we spending training for work? How much time do you invest in yourself?
Whether you are training or competing the real 'work' begins when you want to stop! Same holds true for your "day job" which most people call work... because most people want to STOP. To that I say, do what you love & love what you do and you'll never have to work a day of your life!
Train smart; Race smart; Work smart -- the results will come.
Most importantly, don't stop.