"Success is ..... "

“Success is the sum of small efforts,

repeated day in and day out.”

Robert Collier

I love this quote by Robert Collier and I would like to run a marathon. You don’t just wake up one morning, go out, and run a marathon. That would be foolish and potentially harmful.

The running of a marathon is the sum of a lot of small efforts.

First, you have to commit to do a marathon; mentally say you want to do one. Then you have to start on your physical training. Depending on your level of fitness that might be starting with jogging half a mile. Then slowly increasing your distance and speed.

Your training needs to be almost every day with the goal in mind to keep improving. You may run some shorter races; say 5 or 10K, to gain experience.

You will need to be determined and keep that vision of successfully running that marathon one day. All of these; the physical training, the mental preparation, the determination, the balanced diet, the self-discipline, etc. are the ingredients you will need to be successful.

Once you actually run that marathon, you will feel like you are on top of the world. You will have accomplished what so few have ever done. You will feel and be successful in your accomplishment, which was the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.

Whatever your marathon in life is, know you can accomplish it with the right attitude and training. Never give up. Repeat those small efforts daily and be amazed and the total effect!

Have a great day, and hit the road of life.