All the great success stories in history were achieved with a special frame of mind: passion. It was this euphoric strain that allowed Abraham Lincoln to become President of the United States although he only had one year of schooling. Passion constantly drove him to new heights, helping him to overcome all difficulties along the way. We, too, can make use of this source of strength latent within us, especially when we have to overcome seemingly insur mountable obstacles, so it's worth lingering on this topic for a while. I think I can offer a few new thoughts that may astonish you. But judge for yourself.
Perhaps no one has ever put it to you so bluntly before, but from the moment this force takes hold of you there is nothing, but nothing, you can't do. There's no stopping passion, and that applies to a passion forjogging as well. So what if it's raining. You splash through the puddles to arrive home spattered with mud, you toss your gear in the general direction of the washing machine, having rediscovered the world of rain afresh. Now you know what it's like when you, and not the weather, control your own life. The days of your childhood will come back to you, the days when you were always outdoors, no matter whether it was raining in buckets or as cold as ice. This is the sort of carefree attitude that will creep back into your life. Or maybe your muscles ache. They won't bother you for long. On the contrary, those aches will disappear after the first two weeks of running - unfortunately. This "unfortunately" is not ironic. You will find that you miss these mildly painful muscular contractions yourself, no kidding. The reason is quite simple. For two weeks they patted you approvingly on the shoulder, saying "Good work! Now you're getting a move on!" It feels good, andit lets you know you're on the road to success, that you're freeing yourself from the clutches of laziness.
But let's return to passion. What's behind it? What's its secret? Many people use the word, but hardly anyone uses the energy behind it.
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Winni Mühlbauer - Trail Run Diessen 2014 - Finish sportfoto
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