Fierce Tip of the Week: Stick with It

Walter Elliot stated, “Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other.” I can relate to this quote a lot lately – both figuratively and literally. 

I have been training the past few months for my first olympic distance triathlon. I have always wanted to finish one, so I have been filled with joy from all the learning and areas of growth I have seen in myself. However, it has also brought out doubts I didn’t even know I had about myself and my own abilities. 

Being an overachiever, “type A” kinda gal, quitting rarely comes into my mind as an option when I set my mind to do something. It has really caught me offguard how many times I have wanted to quit.

I have asked myself: Why am I even doing this? There are so many new things to learn from open water swimming tricks, to buying new gear, to preparing transition areas. It can feel so overwhelming at times – to the point that it feels like too much. Then pile on other life stuff: buying a new home, moving, work projects, volunteer commitments, etc. The list goes on and on.

However, it is all a series of short races (goals), day-by day, that get us closer or farther from what we really want to accomplish in life. I am choosing every day to stay committed – to persevere.

What goals are on your list that scare you?

This week’s tip is to  commit to one of those goals and stick with it. Share with others around you what that goal is, and it may surprise you how many people pitch in. People have volunteered to bike with me, run with me, swim with me, and cheer for me. Their energy has given me new excitement.

After you choose the goal,  reasons may come up for you along the way, probably in unexpected form, about why you can’t do it or why now is not the best time. 

The thing is…now is all you have.

What goal are you going to stick with?