The first mile is always the hardest though. The first few minutes with your feet hitting the pavement. During that period of time, you tell yourself you want to quit. It's the same with Spin. It's the same with writing. Heck, sometimes, it's the same with anything new you're trying. That's why I like running--it's such a challenge. It makes me realize I can do something I never thought I'd be able to do. I feel so good once I get through the first mile, and I know at that point I can make it to the second mile and so on. But sometimes, I just stop. I stop when I'm ahead, or when I don't think I can move another muscle. I stop when I'm behind or because I'm telling myself I can't keep going. Sometimes I stop, because I have a defeatist attitude.
I've defeated myself so many times in my life. I stopped writing for years, because I thought no one would like what I wrote. I stopped exercising, because it got hard. I basically stopped trying. I want my kids to see my try and succeed. I want to be a healthy influence on them, and I want to stop defeating myself.
I want to tell myself these things: I can run a mile. I can run 2 miles. I can run a 5K. I can write a book. I can get a book published. I can do anything I want to do if I just round the corner and get past the first mile. The first mile is always the hardest. That's where your legs tweak, your breath catches, and you run into little roadblocks that can stop you if you let them. I'm going to run around the roadblocks from now on. I'm going to reach my goals: exercise, career, and life. I'm not going to let the little things stop me from achieving what I want to do in life and from winning the race.
If you quit in the middle, you never know how far you could have gone.
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