Deserving To Win

Sure signs that mediocrity awaits if it's a week day and:

• You have taken direction from someone else without proactively creating for yourself
  
• Your day timer is empty
• You've celebrated the success of another without risking a win of your own
• You've neglected to pay a compliment to someone that is close
• You have failed to draw close to someone that you know that you should
• You have judged someone inwardly or outwardly in your efforts to cast down
• You have read nothing but the news in all its negativity
  
• You have used language that is foul believing that it boosts your standing amongst men
• Your beliefs are affixed without temperament for possibility
• You believe that you "can't" and you're right
• You have put off something that you know should be done
  
• In any effort you are afraid of what somebody else will think
• You have barred a spiritual ominpresence
  

Are You a Runner?

If so - I must share tid bits of an article dealing with running technique that I read today from some source that I can't re-locate to cite. I actually just got back from testing out the tips. When I recollect my track class in first year university taught by an old Hungarian guy named Gabor Simonyi, the lesson from then and today seem to equate. In other words, I once knew these things but upon analyzing my technique recently, I have obviously forgotten.

Most folks land on their heel and this is wrong. By landing on our heel we are landing with our center of mass behind the accelerating position. This landing creates stress upwardly in our joints. Instead, land on the center of of your foot keeping your weight forward. Pull your shoulders back creating a flat back. Now you will obviously need to have some hip flexion to get the weight forward. A flat back with hip flexion landing toward the center-front of the foot and pushing off with ease. You will find that this takes less energy. Flex forward at the hips more going up a hill to get the necessary thrust. In time, you may require less hip flexion upon trusting your center of mass to simply fall forward. With practice, you'll develop a kinesthetic (I can use this word as a Physical Education major :)) sense about using gravity to your advantage.

I just got home from using the improved technique for the first time and sense that I ran much more efficiently. It seemed like I glided along with less up and down. Try it!

Freedom Isn't Free

Reasons To Be Concerned:

• Consumer debt is through the roof
• Government debt is now difficult to service. Europe on brink of going off side
• Propensity to avoid risk associated with capital growth
• Arrogance and elitism among international power brokers
• Corruption now considered a way of life in too many developing countries
• Promises to provide crisis relief (Haiti) at risk of default
• Stifling tax burden squelching creators of commerce
• Personal intransigence toward change

What can you do about it? Commit to a purpose and see it through! Seek absolute personal autonomy for you and your family. One person at a time we win through the execution of strong ethics and a zeal for contribution. Your successes will arise from your failures while you give and you give and you give some more.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wi_zErADO8k