I went for a run yesterday. I knew it was going to rain, but I went anyway.
Besides, it’s cooler running in a rainstorm than the normal 97 degrees this time of year.
Sure enough, the storm blew in. Raining sideways. 50 mph winds.
One lady even stopped to ask if she could give me a ride somewhere. (I declined.)
I know it looked odd. This crazy guy out jogging in a torrential downpour, wind screaming out of the north. I can just hear their comments…
Idiot.
Dork.
Freak.
Maybe so. But I was actually enjoying the weather! After all, it was cooler. And it was sort of a personal challenge.
I also started thinking about the fact that I was willing to do what most other people were not willing to do because I know exercise is important.
That’s one of those things you need to decide in advance (like what time you’ll get out of bed in the morning). If you wait until it’s raining (or until the alarm clock goes off), you’ll make a different decision.
Then I thought of the bigger application. What are people willing to do in their lives that others aren’t?
Make 3 more cold calls? Every day?
Go back and get a Master’s degree?
Show up for swim practice every morning at 5 a.m. to get a chance at the Olympic trials?
Freak.
What are you willing to do that others are not?
