Our results are the feedback that tells us if we’re doing the right things, and if we’re doing them well enough. ––the Wealthy Gardener
I haven’t made a blog post in a week. I’ve been licking my wounds after my annual triathlon. I’m stunned by my poor 2019 results.
In my age group, I finished 15th out of 16 males. Compared to five years ago, I finished 40 minutes slower! How did this happen?
Life is like juggling. We focus on one ball, and lose focus on another. We choose our priorities. Our time goes to one goal, and we sacrifice another goal. Our time and energy lead to our results.
The Greek poet Archilochus said, “We don’t rise to the level of our expectations. We fall to the level of our training.”
He knew what he was talking about, being a poet. I have given my life for several years to writing a book. I have logged an awful lot of sitting. The writing drained me, and my exercise was mediocre.
The value of objective measures in business, relationships, and finances is to be aware of reality. We must know the score, the reality of our condition, or we’ll constantly drift like the masses.
“The reason to keep score,” said the Wealthy Gardener, “is to gain insight and discipline over the daily choices that impact your wealth.”
What are your goals today?
What is your measure of success?
Losers don’t set goals for fear of defeat. But defeat is only feedback that instructs winners to change the quality and quantity of their work.
It’s nice to see you posting again. You raise some good points too. If parts of our life are important, it is helpful to measure and see the reality of how we’re measuring up. I log a decent amount of time in the gym for example. I recently had my body composition tested. I was happy to learn my muscle mass is well above average. I wasn’t so pleased to learn my body fat was also way above average. I’d become a bit blind to how bad certain measurements really were, telling myself “it’s not so bad.” Now I’m working to correct that too.
Thanks again for your work.
Thank you for your comments.