Falling Is Not Failure, Rising Again Is Your Triumph!
Mar 5, 2023 18:51:39 GMT -5
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Post by Morose on Mar 5, 2023 18:51:39 GMT -5
In front of her home town crowd.
Heather Dorniden was leading this 600 meter race with one lap to go when suddenly, she tripped and fell to last place. Most people would have given up and accepted their misfortune. This wasn't just any race - it was the finals of a college Championship against some of the best runners in the nation. But Heather didn't quit. What she did next shook the entire crowd, and you're about to see why.
If we simply accept everything life throws at us, we can never achieve any important goals. As an 8 time All-American champion, Heather is the most decorated runner in University of Minnesota history.
Much of her success can be attributed not to talent, but to an unwillingness to quit even when the cards were stacked against her.
Heather Dorniden was leading this 600 meter race with one lap to go when suddenly, she tripped and fell to last place. Most people would have given up and accepted their misfortune. This wasn't just any race - it was the finals of a college Championship against some of the best runners in the nation. But Heather didn't quit. What she did next shook the entire crowd, and you're about to see why.
If we simply accept everything life throws at us, we can never achieve any important goals. As an 8 time All-American champion, Heather is the most decorated runner in University of Minnesota history.
Much of her success can be attributed not to talent, but to an unwillingness to quit even when the cards were stacked against her.
YouTube has a super motivational video clip of a young runner, Heather Dorniden from the University of Minnesota, competing in a 600-meter race in 2008 against Penn State. While jostling for first place, Dorniden gets tangled up with another runner and falls to the ground as the last lap begins. Remarkably, Heather gets to her feet and wins the race with a dramatic lunge for the tape. Coaches can teach you ways of conditioning your body, how to swing your arms, and the importance of mixing up race tactics. There isn’t a coach in the world, however, who can teach you to position your heart and mind to pull off such an improbable triumph. Heather was so focused on winning that she naturally got back up and kept running with every ounce of strength and energy she had. Quitting wasn’t in her playbook, so she didn’t waste a single second considering Plan B. Had she done so, she wouldn’t have won. That indomitable, single-minded will to succeed ultimately derives from soul power, the essence of who we are and what we want to be. Aristotle said, we are what we repeatedly do, so get habituated to giving your absolute best in every situation, and eventually that will become your default position. When the imposition of adolescent discipline turns into the self-discipline of adulthood, you are primed for lasting success. Heather Dorniden powerfully reminds us that life is not about the number of breaths we take, but the number of moments that take our breath away. Extract from 'The Successful (Less Stressful) Student' by Coach L
