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Saturday, January 24, 2015

The journey will begin soon....

The journey will begin soon....I have been thinking a lot lately. I will run another full marathon in 2015. It's going to be a matter of where. I am so excited.

My confidence stems from:

I have one more year of experience
I have one more year filled with cross training
I have one more year to eat better
I am more determined
You will help me
My family and friends are my rock
I like competing
Goals will be realized
I run for JP!
A charity needs me...could it be Diabetes in Action, Livestrong, American Cancer Society, or others....

If you have a charity choice or like the ones above, let me know what charity you would select. :)

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http://www.progressivesoccertraining.com/confidence-tricks/

Saturday, January 17, 2015

emotions feelings goal thoughts

2015

James Connely at 9:04 AM No comments:

I just read some cool stuff from Brian Tracy. He is one of the most down to earth self help content providers. Early in my career, I used to read a ton of Brian's work and even saw him talk a number of times. He rocks, I enjoy his message. The piece I read was about how the following four things must be in alignment for you to be successful:

Thoughts
Feelings
Emotions
Goals

http://www.briantracy.com/

So I read this and thought about how I get out of alignment with 1,2 and 3. It's amazing how a shift in your thoughts, feelings and emotions can impact your ability to reach or crush your goals. Needless to say, I am will continue to focus managing on my thoughts, feelings and emotions. I will be getting my ducks in a row:) My son loves this picture from clip art.

How about you? Are all four of these aspects important for you? Are they in alignment?

Jim

Monday, August 25, 2014

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James Connely at 7:57 PM No comments:

As many of you know, I have a goal in mind for the marine corps marathon. My goal is a PR. Today, I was thinking about my last couple of weeks of running. They have been solid from a mileage stand point. However, I need to continue my focus on getting faster.

The past two weeks I have "slid" a bit on my overall pace per mile. It's not something to panic about-yet. I have time to re-calibrate and figure out my plan of attack. The marathon is a long haul with many ups-downs and trips sideways. I am a three time finisher and can attest to the perils of training and the race. Tomorrow, I will re-focus my energies on smiling more during my runs and a slightly elevated pace. The hard work is now. This week I am excited as it is "dress rehearsal week". This means a little less mileage and a half marathon at the end of the week! YES! It's time to test the plan.

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Monday, June 9, 2014

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Sleepy Head

James Connely at 7:26 PM No comments:

Last night, I said to my wife Teri "I am so excited for my morning run tomorrow". I told myself, pop up out of bed at 5:30 a.m..

Sounds great- right? I am motivated, internal alarm clock is ready.

Teri nudges me to wake up at 5:30 a.m. on the dot.

Jim wakes and talks himself into closing his eyes for five minutes. At 6:10 a.m. Teri said "Jim did you run yet".

In a flash, I shoot up and had to run really fast to get my mileage in. I was glad I did it, but mad at myself.

The moral of the story...listen to your body, get to bed early and rise early. Your body needs to rest to be in tip top shape.

OK...here we go again, I am excited for my morning run tomorrow. My goal to get up and out the door by 5:40 a.m. This way, I can get more miles in.

WOO HOO!

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http://peanuts.wikia.com/wiki/File:WoodSleepingSnoopy.jpg

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