In the Heat of the Night
Today’s Run: 3.07
Run Time: 31:45
Total Miles to Date: 600.2m
Thoughts on the Run:
Wow! 600 miles! Okay, so some people do that in a few months but for me, a great accomplishment.
This morning the alarm went off at 5:30am. I banged the SNOOZE bar and slept another hour. Had a meeting so could not get in the workout, and decided to push it off until the evening. Evening came at quarter to nine and it was a balmy 97 degrees. Again it felt like I was pushing through bricks the first few minutes of the run but then I crested that first hill and it was smooth sailing. It felt great and I’m sure I sweat about 10 pounds off my frame.
Weight is being stubborn and not budging in 3 weeks but my runs are also short. Last round I started shedding fat when I started doing longer runs so I’m being patient and waiting for that. I’ve held true to my commitment to avoid alcohol completely until my Thanksgiving Day race. Been eating lots of fruits but probably still need more vegetables. I’ll get there.
Here’s an interesting blog post about one of my heroes, Dean Karnazes. It’s an interesting view point. Note that he has raised a ton of money for charities, etc. Then we find out …
“His often blatant self-promotion gets on a lot of people’s nerves.”
Personally, I’m thankful for his self-promotion. If not for that, I wouldn’t have found and been inspired by his book. What’s always interesting is the people who complain, “But I’m better” yet “But I could never sell my idea” and then “I wish it would reach more people.” I struggled with those concepts with my book.
When I released it, I tried to avoid “blatant self-promotion.” So I just shared it with a few people and put up a web site and let it sit.
And sit.
And sit.
You could almost hear the crickets.
A few people did buy it. I received feedback like thank you for the great inspiration and helping me to unlock some of the reasons why I have been untrue to myself and It is just like a big treasure chest… I keep reaching in and getting little nuggets of knowledge, inspiration, and help. Now these weren’t me soliciting viewpoints or testimonials, but honest, heartfelt feedback.
Then, one my clients who I coached and helped lose over 80 pounds (and let’s give credit where credit is due … he did the hard work and earned the results of his phenomenal efforts) told me the crickets aren’t going to influence anyone’s lives. If I wanted it done, I’d have to do it.
So, I began the “blatant self-promotion.” Two things happened.
1. I had a lot of people tell me how evil, horrible, etc I was for actually having the nerve to take something I spent months creating and invested thousands to get to print and then actually expect to receive compensation for selling it, and
2. I sold a lot of copies
The result of (2) was more people whose lives changed.
Even just one life impacted in a positive way is more valuable than everything - time and money - invested in the effort, so having so much feedback has been a true gift and helped I believe many people take their next step.
So, between crickets and no customers or a few people mad at the idea of capitalism and reaching thousands of people, I’ll take the latter.
Apparently, the blog author came to the same conclusion about Dean. He’ll admit he’s not the strongest, fastest, etc. But he does put forth an effort to raise awareness. He’s good at marketing himself. And because he did such a good job, my neighbor bought his book, handed me a copy, and now you are reading this blog!
If you’re reading this and sitting on the fence, go ahead and order a copy of Lose Fat, Not Faith right now. Don’t wait. Seriously. Because you can’t lose anything but fat. First, it’s free shipping anywhere - as long as the USPS ships to you, I’ll drop it in the mail and not charge you a penny for the cost to get it to you. Second, if you don’t like it for ANY reason, I accept ALL returns, whether it came from me, Amazon.com, or the local bookstore. If you don’t receive value, let me know and we’ll take care of you. It’s as simple as that!
Mothers, not to scare you, but if you are pregnant and overweight, or thinking of getting pregnant, then this is an important article to read. The summary: Women who were obese before they became pregnant had a higher risk of having babies with certain birth defects, including missing limbs, malformed hearts and underdeveloped spinal cords, a new study found. But the researchers cautioned that overweight women planning to get pregnant should try to lose weight sensibly and carefully.
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So, that’s it for now … have a wonderful time, and until next time, I am
Originally posted: In the Heat of the Night
