The following is a writing from this day in 2022…
A couple of weeks ago, I made a slight adjustment in my swim stroke.
Upon making this adjustment, I felt an instant increase in buoyancy and speed.
This minor shift in my stroke led to cutting about five seconds from my 100-meter time, and my swim became a faster version of slow.
I quickly did the math and figured that changing my technique would cut my half-ironman swim time by almost two minutes.
Two minutes in a 1/2 Ironman swim equals about fifty swimmers I would beat out of the water. If I maintained a decent pace throughout the bike and run portions of the race, I would beat fifty competitors to the food buffet afterward. 🙂
My point?
Small changes can lead to significant progress.
What changes are you trying to make in your life?
What habit are you trying to stop?
What habit are you trying to start?
The most impactful “stops” and “starts” begin with minor adjustments.
What minor adjustments do you need to make to your daily routine to help you stop your debilitating habits and start habits that will help you become a better version of yourself?
Minor adjustments in sleep habits, work habits, exercise habits, and what you put in your mind, body, and spirit habits–create considerable improvements in your life.
Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together. ~Vincent Van Gogh
By the way, I have logged about one thousand miles of swim training over the past twenty years. Unfortunately, I’ve wasted nearly one day due to poor swimming technique.
5 seconds/100M x 16 = 80 seconds/mile x 1000 miles = 80,000 seconds divided by 60 = 1,333 minutes divided by 60 = 22.22 hours.
A minor adjustment can lead to significant progress.
Back to the present
Suppose you couldn’t tell, I long to compete in a triathlon. My heart is beating smoothly again, and maybe I can make some adjustments in my training and get one race in before the season ends. 🙂
Thanks for the prayers and thoughts sent my way this past Tuesday!!!
Philippians 4:8-9, “Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. What you have learned, received, heard, and seen in me—practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you.”
P.E.A.C.E.
Jay@EagleLaunch.com
