Whatever works...

It recently occured to me that the one thing that works for me in life is to "just do it".

When I started running, I started with two days per week.  Why?  Well, simply because it was more than one.  It wasn't too long before I was running four days per week.  Why?  Well, because when there was time available in the day, I would go for a run.  It wasn't planned. I didn't set a schedule.  I just did it.

Once I realized I had become  "a runner", I started to incorporate goals like 5k races, 10k races, half marathons and my first marathon.  I joined running groups for support.  I lost weight because of my running.  I cared more about my diet and the health of my body.  All because I "just did it."

I didn't think about the time it would take out of my day to include a run (some days  I didn't even know when I would run, I just knew I would), I didn't think about how much the shoes cost, the races cost, or how many years I would run.

It works for me.

If I think back to when I was in college, I remember taking classes because I wanted a degree.  I knew I wanted a degree.  I didn't think about the fact that I was working full-time (sometimes part-time) or that I couldn't really afford the tuition.  I just applied.  I took the classes.  I got my degree.  I never questioned whether or not I would get it.  It didn't happen in just four years.  Perhaps I could pick on myself and say, "well, you know, if you put some requirements on yourself, maybe you would have completed your degree in a shorter amount of time". 

But...why?  Why question what works?

I think it's an awesome thing to be able to look back on your life and see yourself and what you do successfully and see how you do it.  If you know how you've done it in the past, then you'll know how to achieve success in the future.

So, ask yourself... What works?

And "just do it."