A Race To The Top

When my sons were young and living in Savannah, Georgia, I use to race them up and down the street. At that time it was easy to achieve success, they seemed to always look forward to those father/son challenges. However, as the years passed and as my sons grew older, stronger and wiser, the roles soon changed. Our races took on new meaning and the results changed as well. I was no longer winning, but rather just trying not to finish last.

Similarly, all races worth running will change over time. However, each race requires purpose, preparation, and perspective. Having a clear purpose of why you are in a particular race helps to maintain your motivation. And motivation is the fuel that ignites the passion that give the race real meaning.

When preparing for our races, one must keep in mind that “It’s not how you start, but rather how you finish” and that preparation is necessary to ensure that outcomes are achieved. We always must remember that most races are not won by the most talented, best looking, most skillful, most successful; but rather are won by the best prepared.

Keeping a proper perspective about what the race is really about, to keep it in context helps to maintain a healthy balance between expectations and outcomes. Perspective is linked to perception and it finds its foundation in what you can believe about something, past experiences, what you read or hear or even learned from the experiences of others.

“Know this Today, our road map to the top is always known by God, for God will order our steps and will provide us with the necessary help along the way.”