Ultramarathoners
A recent Time magazine article documented a unique group of athletes for whom running a marathon just isn’t challenging enough. They are called “ultramarathoners” and they have trained their bodies …
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Extremely Early Rising
A few years ago, I wrote a little booklet called “Learn How to Wake Up and Get Up!” where I talked about the dangers of oversleeping and how to know …
Read More Working Through the Night
An experienced trucker told a new driver, “Here’s a tip to stay awake on long hauls. Put a $100 bill in your hand and hold it out the window.” While …
Read More Poem- The Difference
I’d like to share with you a little poem called, The Difference: I got up early one morning and rushed right into the day; I had so much to accomplish …
Read More Boeing Numbers- Snooze Button
How often have you started your day by counting through the Boeing numbers? Just like the Boeing airplanes your effort to get up starts at 727. But you hit the …
Read More Blocks of Time
The ability to concentrate on a project for extended blocks of time is a common characteristic of successful people. An example of this is the greatest inventor of all time, …
Read More First Button Wrong
Someone noted, if you get the first button wrong on your shirt, the rest of them will be off as well. That principle certainly applies to how we spend our …
Read More Waking up Grumpy
The bumper sticker on a lady’s car read, “Sometimes I wake up grumpy. Other times I just let him sleep.” If her husband really was waking up grumpy he had …
Read More Benefits of Early Rising
What time did you get up this morning? A little later than you planned perhaps? But, you say, it’s because I stayed up late last night. But what were you …
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