Motivation 101

I have to admit that I’m not much of a swimming fan.  I see why people like it, but it’s just not my cup of tea.

However one of the sports stars was profiled on 60 minutes Sunday night and it has provided a new source of inspiration for me.  One thing that stood out about the interview for me was the amount of work this youg kid puts in.  His coach reported that for the last 5 years, Micheal trained every day. that’s over 1,700 days without a day off.  Whether you agree with that level of intensity or not, you can’t argue with the results. It really drove home to me the benefits of hard work. Sometimes we see the overnight successes and wonder how come we haven’t had such “good fortune”, this interview reminded me of why true success (and the enjoyment thereof) is directly proportionate to the amount of hard work that goes into it.

Michael Phelps wins in Beijing