Business Lessons from the Half-Marathon, Part 3

Posted on November 26, 2008 - Filed Under Jane Thoughts

A  continuation of business and life lessons learned from my half-marathon race on Sunday:

Lesson #3:     You’re going to stumble sometimes – the key thing is to keep going after you do.

 

Four times during that run a tree root jumped up, grabbed my ankle, and yelled “fall!”  Four times, I stumbled.  I never actually fell to the ground, but that was luck as much as anything.  Each time, my adrenaline raced, my heart started pounding, my knees and ankles cried out.  I thought to myself at least twice, “This is stupid!  Why are you doing this?”  But I kept on going. 

 

In life, we’re going to stumble.  Things outside our control sometimes seem to conspire to create obstacles.  But maybe, those obstacles are a key opportunity to show what we’re made of.  Once you dust yourself off and keep on going, you have a renewed sense of pride and have learned more about yourself and what you’re capable of.

 

When was the last time you stumbled?  Did you get up and keep going?  What did you learn about yourself as a result?

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