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Are You an Overcomer?
November 28, 2023
How to manage a marathon.
Have you ever seen the movie Overcomer by the Kendrick Brothers? It’s an incredible story of a teenage girl with asthma who is raised by her grandmother and goes on to become a champion, long distance runner. As she progresses through her rigorous training routine, you see her grow in strength and in competence. This is exactly what an entrepreneur needs to do in order to become successful.
Just that word in itself — overcomer — means that you already know that you’re going to be facing obstacles but that you are not going to be defeated by them. The best thing about getting past an obstacle is learning that while it can slow you down, it doesn’t have to stop you completely.
Running a marathon requires you to think both in the present and in the future. You have to keep your eye on what is happening right now, but you also have to realize that there is a distance between where you are and where you want to finish. As Stephen Covey said, “The long view sharpens the short view.” That means that you can’t expend all of your energy right now or you’ll never get to your destination. You have to learn how to conserve some of it now and also when to pour it on later.
Overcomers don’t fear adversity; they expect it and they plan for it. Are you preplanning for the next downturn in the economy? Are you keeping your eye out for potential, great new employees in the future? Are you paying attention to requests that your customers are making about new items or services they’d like to see you offer? Overcomers don’t get to the finish line because they avoid hardship. They get there because they are mentally prepared for it and have learned to harness the rush that comes from moving past it.
“Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out that they have a second.” – Anonymous
Let me hear from you .
This excerpt is taken from my all-new seminar entitled Designing Your Destiny VI: Crossing the Finish Line. I encourage you to click here to watch the Designing Your Destiny VI: Crossing the Finish Line seminar video at Dave Romeo Online University or purchase my brand-new book Crossing the Finish Line at www.romeonetwork.com.
Just that word in itself — overcomer — means that you already know that you’re going to be facing obstacles but that you are not going to be defeated by them. The best thing about getting past an obstacle is learning that while it can slow you down, it doesn’t have to stop you completely.
Running a marathon requires you to think both in the present and in the future. You have to keep your eye on what is happening right now, but you also have to realize that there is a distance between where you are and where you want to finish. As Stephen Covey said, “The long view sharpens the short view.” That means that you can’t expend all of your energy right now or you’ll never get to your destination. You have to learn how to conserve some of it now and also when to pour it on later.
Overcomers don’t fear adversity; they expect it and they plan for it. Are you preplanning for the next downturn in the economy? Are you keeping your eye out for potential, great new employees in the future? Are you paying attention to requests that your customers are making about new items or services they’d like to see you offer? Overcomers don’t get to the finish line because they avoid hardship. They get there because they are mentally prepared for it and have learned to harness the rush that comes from moving past it.
“Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out that they have a second.” – Anonymous
Let me hear from you .
This excerpt is taken from my all-new seminar entitled Designing Your Destiny VI: Crossing the Finish Line. I encourage you to click here to watch the Designing Your Destiny VI: Crossing the Finish Line seminar video at Dave Romeo Online University or purchase my brand-new book Crossing the Finish Line at www.romeonetwork.com.
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