Business Brink

I've recently taken up running... partly because I have to prepare myself to run a 1/2 marathon in the beginning of March. I've never been a runner and one of my friends asked me if I wanted to run a 1/2 marathon in Moab, UT -- I've never been to Moab and I've never run a 1/2 marathon, so how could I say now?!

There are some very positive things I'm getting from my training that I find to be helpful as I strive to build my business. Here are a few:

- it's great for clearing the mind
- it teaches commitment skills (there are moments when you tell yourself, "hey, just walk for a minute... catch your breath..." but if you resist the temptation and keep running, there is a great feeling of accomplishment and confidence waiting at the end of your run)
- it's good for the body (obviously)

Just like when I'm running, it's easy when you're trying to start a company to seek easier routes, or, dare I say, give up. Don't do it. Resist. And I don't mean that changing your course is giving up... sometimes things don't work out as planned and it's important to be able to detect this and adapt accordingly. I'm just saying don't ever give up on trying your best to use your talents to become the best person (entrepreneur, friend, father, husband, boss, employee) that you can be.