Winning Gold - You Can too!
Last night the Women’s 100m final was run. While Covid restrictions have prevented the assembling of crowds the Japanese made up the pump with a dazzling light and sound show.
Although my local Trinidad and Tobago girl, Michelle Ahyee, just missed the final cut, I was particularly glued to the TV because other Caribbean ladies were in the final. You could not miss the 3 Jamaicans - Elaine, Shelly-Ann and Sherikah – not an ounce of fat on their bodies piping hot in their national Jamaican colours, black, green and gold.
From start to finish the race was a sizzler with Elaine taking the gold in 10.61, the second-fastest time over the distance since the 10.49-second world record set by Flo Jo (Florence Griffith Joyner) from the US. Shelly-Ann and Sherikah came in 2nd and 3rd with 10.74s and 10.76s times/
Elaine was not a phenom back in 2014. She actually was considered pretty average and not one of the big guns. She was often taunted until her coach pulled her aside and said that she could become great if she was committed and believed in herself. She shrugged off the taunts and set her mind to the task eventually winning gold in Rio in 2016.
What was pretty amazing is that Elaine was not sure she would be able to compete at all since just one month before she had been struggling with her Achilles heel. An injury that has plagued her for the last 5 years.
What stood out for me is something my high school coach taught me. He said “No matter how difficult circumstances may be, the best athletes rise above them"'.
Lesson Learned
Quite similarly despite the challenges, you may face in the pursuit of your online business. Remember to always
- Believe in yourself,
- Stay focused
- Do not allow anyone to take away your shine
- Find supporters
- Have a mentor or coach
- Keep reassessing your plan to achieve your goals
Keep doing these things and you too will see your glory and win gold.
Hugh
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You are perfect right, Hugh!
They will try to put you down, hurting you bullying you make you bend your shining head until you even wonder if you deserve it.
Never ever no one should do this to any living being!
Unfortunately this is the unrepairable society we all leaving in.
All we can do is, to change our mindset to stay focus on our mind dreams so we can express to the exterior the light within.
Thank you
Ariana/Ct
You are so right Ariana. We have to develop our coping skills so that we can weather any storm that tries to knock us off balance. Eye of the Tiger all the way lol. Hope you have a wonderful Sunday and if there are any particular skills that you think you have used that make you more resilient let me know.
Hugh
I will certainly do!
Thank you for your feedback, my dear Hugh.
Have an amazing Sunday too
A?CT
Hugh right on dot, my prince always see you are one of the best mentor for us here!
Don't go changing you are simply the best!
Your blog say it all, thanks for caring its very moving!
Good nite
joce
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This is a keeper, Hugh, and I have tagged it for my success referencing.
Many do not see what it takes to get to the top.
We see the 10.61 seconds that win the gold but do not pay attention to the years - decades sometimes that goes into winning the crown.
What struck me about the race as well are the 2 seconds between the 2nd and 3rd place.
2 seconds!!
Michelle Ahyee missed the finals by 1/1000th of a second!!!
That is what strength training gives you - the ultimate edge. 🙂
Thank you for sharing.
Cassi
That's right Cassu there are gigantum jumps of effort between being the best and being an all time world class success. Bolt had it. Biles has it. Let us make sure we do it in our online world. Yeah Yeah. Onwards to our success.
Hugh
I am with you there, Hugh!
We have a really good Caribbean team here at WA.
Let us commit to expanding it and building some mass.
I am ready!!!!
Cassi
Sounds like we have to make a rallying cry
That we do, Hugh!!