What is the shortest distance between
two points? A straight line!
I did not excel in Geometry and Trigonometry in school, however this aforementioned principle has remained with me. The understanding of this principle has proven invaluable in each of the 400 to 500 cross country and road races that I have competed in.
Courses often curve, following the roads on which they are marked, especially in marathons. If you follow the center of the road while running, it can an add hundreds of yards to the length of the race. I am amazed that many of the best marathoners in the world follow the yellow line, the center of the road, versus running the tangent (the shortest distance between two points). Thereby expending excess time and energy, two vital components of your life. I have outperformed some of the world's top marathoners, who far surpassed my talent level, by running the tangents while they were following the yellow lines. I chose "Tangent Activities".
Running the tangent requires knowing your goals and objectives while looking ahead to the next turn. As we begin our race for achievements in 2012, we must be looking ahead to our desired goals and objectives, in the six main areas of our life:
I did not excel in Geometry and Trigonometry in school, however this aforementioned principle has remained with me. The understanding of this principle has proven invaluable in each of the 400 to 500 cross country and road races that I have competed in.
Courses often curve, following the roads on which they are marked, especially in marathons. If you follow the center of the road while running, it can an add hundreds of yards to the length of the race. I am amazed that many of the best marathoners in the world follow the yellow line, the center of the road, versus running the tangent (the shortest distance between two points). Thereby expending excess time and energy, two vital components of your life. I have outperformed some of the world's top marathoners, who far surpassed my talent level, by running the tangents while they were following the yellow lines. I chose "Tangent Activities".
Running the tangent requires knowing your goals and objectives while looking ahead to the next turn. As we begin our race for achievements in 2012, we must be looking ahead to our desired goals and objectives, in the six main areas of our life:
1.
Spiritual
2.
Financial
3.
Professional
4.
Educational
5.
Recreational
a.
Emotional
well-being
b.
Physical
well-being
6.
Interpersonal
Relationships
Any thought or activity that does not correlate with our stated goals and
objectives is "running on the yellow line" instead of the
"running the tangent". We must inquire if the thoughts occupying our
minds, the words spoken from our mouths and the activities capturing our time
are goal achieving? Everything we do and say begins as a thought! If our
thoughts are not goal achieving we must change our thoughts, or reevaluate our
goals.
For example "Does watching this T.V. program or possessing this thought assist in achieving my goals (recreational, spiritual, professional, educational, recreational or any other desired achievement)?" If you answer anything less than "YES!"
- Do not watch the program or allow the thought to linger in your mind.
Choose "Tangent Activities" creating a straight line from one desired objective to the next. By "running the tangents" in life you will achieve your desired goals and objectives; producing World Class results.
Congratulations on Choosing "Tangent Activities" in 2012!
For example "Does watching this T.V. program or possessing this thought assist in achieving my goals (recreational, spiritual, professional, educational, recreational or any other desired achievement)?" If you answer anything less than "YES!"
- Do not watch the program or allow the thought to linger in your mind.
Choose "Tangent Activities" creating a straight line from one desired objective to the next. By "running the tangents" in life you will achieve your desired goals and objectives; producing World Class results.
Congratulations on Choosing "Tangent Activities" in 2012!
See Christ, Believe Christ, Achieve with Christ!
Rick E. Meyer
See, Believe, Achieve Inc.www.rickEmeyer.com
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