commitment

I have a friend who is training to do an Ironman. When I met her two years ago, she had run the Boston Marathon a few times, but was terrified of open swimming. During the past two years, she has conquered her fear of swimming in lakes and oceans, has completed three sprint triathlons and a half ironman race. She’s also a union painter, which means she’s on the job by 6:30 a.m. five or six days a week.

She’s one of the few people with whom I feel comfortable saying that, in order to fulfill my commitment to write every day this year, I’ve started getting up at 3:45 a.m. I am a mother of two young children, an entrepreneur, an athlete, and a morning person. If I want to commit to doing something that requires physical or mental focus, I put it in my schedule for early in the day. I’m committed to starting the day with my kids at 6 a.m. I’m committed to running at 5 a.m. I’m committed to working with my clients and business team by 9 a.m. That left 4 a.m. as the optimal time to commit to my writing.

I read a quote by Simon Pegg that says, “Being a geek is all about being honest about what you enjoy, and not being afraid to demonstrate that affection. It means never having to play it cool about how much you like something. It’s basically a license to proudly emote on a somewhat childish level rather than behave like a supposed adult. Being a geek is extremely liberating.”  [Read more…] about Being an Olympic Geek