I met a couple of inspiring people today. Iain and Heidi are going to complete the Thames Path ultra challenge (50km) on Sunday.
Their story is one of adversity, courage, resilience, incredible determination and deep care.
Check it out here: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18GRLAvwyo/?mibextid=wwXIfr
Perhaps their story will move you to sponsor them: a small or large amount.
They are a lovely team and I wish them well from 06:30 today until after they finish and recuperate.
You really notice a difference when someone has that energy, that sparkle. They are great to be around, fun, playful and energetic.
They engage so passionately that it is impossible not to feel great and uplifted.
Get more of these people in your life.
If you fly through life spending more time noticing what’s “wrong”, today is a great day to flip that on its head.
Millions of tiny things have to happen for you to have a day even close to what you hope or expect. Alarm clocks have to be set correctly, no heart attack, stroke or illness with anyone who will transport you, and you must find all the food you need.
Appreciate all the people in the chain that help in some way to make your day as effective, efficient and enjoyable as possible.
Be amazed and be appreciative.
Find the people that uplift you and challenge you to be the best version of yourself. Surround yourself with people that will stretch you and encourage you to do the work on yourself and maintain the discipline required to succeed in your preferred field.
Find good people, not easy people. Look for those people that will call you out on your pity party nonsense. Don’t find an easy crowd, go where the stakes are high and the challenges stretch you every day.
If you like or love someone, let them know. Tell them so they can feel it now, not later when it’s too late.
Let people know, while they’re alive, all the good things you notice about them. Say it daily. Write them notes. Send them a full page letter.
People rarely hear enough good things about them after the age of 18. Let’s change that.
When you go through hard times, you can become more resilient and eventually the pressure will form you like the elements form a diamond.
Become tough, as in resilient, not just tough like a hardened heart. Keep the magical flow of life flowing.
Once you’ve been through a difficult stretch, there’s no need to repeat it. Neither in a physical sense or in a mental, keep replaying it in your mind, sense.
I know we can get busy, frustrated or even cross, but do treat people decently. This attitude will shift the behaviour of many others and the knock-on effect will be incredible!
Spend more time with people who are trying to improve. Get yourself around people who are doing well in at least one area.
Reduce the time you spend with people who are not where you want to be or aren’t helping you get there.
Be selective.
It’s tough. But required.
Seek out people that are going where you want to be. Learn from these people. Work with these people. Travel together.
If you were heading to the centre of London, getting in a car going there would be way better than getting in a car headed to Liverpool.
So whatever you are doing in life, get around as many people as you can that are going to the same destination in life.
