OK Ten Tigers Team, I have a confession to make.
The 35,000 pushups wasn't really about doing pushups. It wasn't even about physical fitness. It was about setting a goal that seemed overwhelming and pushing through to achieve it. It was about finding the discipline and tenacity required to complete it. It was about finding a way to organize your life around a goal.
The pushups could be replaced with anything, kettlebell swings, sprints, pages read of inspirational books, acts of charity. . .
The pushups and the resulting fitness were just side effects of the real goal.
Personally I learned a lot from it.
Only 325 of them left to do.
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Thank you for inspiring me and motivating me to keep going. You are me hero. Thanks to all of the ten tigers for following through. It helps to know we are not alone reaching our goals.
ReplyDeleteYep, life can either push you into a shape, or you can push life into a shape that suits you best. This year has been a lesson for me too -- one of many, if I keep my focus.
ReplyDeleteThe physical fitness, though a side effect, has some pretty powerful benefits and, I now think, must be part of any goal-reaching. It's a way of remembering that the physical self is directly connected to the mental and spiritual self... Also a lesson of this ten tiger year.
Speaking of confessions, I started out just wanting to be part of something larger, and ended with so much more than that.
AND, I think you should consider setting aside all of January as a non-pushup zone.
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