I think the above story in amazing. It is a story that is about goal setting, persistence,
determination, and focus. It is a video
of a man that was quite overweight, but had a lifelong ambition to run the
Boston Marathon. When that desire crossed
with his passion to raise money for his niece who has Cystic Fibrosis, he was
able to reach his goals. He set goals
along the way, but he used his determination and his passion to keep him on
course. He wanted to achieve a goal that
was bigger than himself.
Isn’t that what we do?
Personally and professionally we need some of the same ideals that he
had in the video. He is inspiring
because he did something that seemed impossible. So can our kids. We can show them that goals that seem too
lofty ARE reachable by setting small goals.
If you can only run 100 yards now….that doesn’t mean you can’t
eventually run the Boston Marathon.
I appreciate you guys and the passion that you have for
education. I love seeing kids excited
for school and excited that they learned something new and challenging. It isn’t easy to find a way to “light a fire”
under kids all the time, but you are called to do it everyday. Thank you for doing that.
This weekend think about what areas professional and
personally that you can apply some of the values from Roger’s life in your
own. It is way more than just about
weight and running….
If you want to see his follow up video where he talks about
HOW he did it….check it out at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_qufoiKfgw
(7 min)
Happy Friday!
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