What an electric experience!! If you missed the broadcast, I’ve got two versions of my run shared below. One is the version edited for broadcast, and the other is a Behind-The-Scenes style angle filmed vertically on a phone behind the camera line. On that one I have added my own commentary to talk a little about what was going on in my mind while I was running the course.
Thanks to everyone for your interest and support!
“Size matters not. Judge me by my size do you? Hmm? And where you should not. For my ally is the force, and a powerful ally it is.”
Yoda
I was always the smallest kid in my classes at school. I recall a memory of being in a gym class maybe in 6th grade, in a line of kids taking turns to shoot free throws. As I stepped up to the line, the teacher, noticing my small size, motioned for me to take a step or two in front of the foul line.
I’m sure I looked confused for a moment until I figured out she was trying to give me some extra help. She didn’t think I could do it. Or maybe she just wanted to help me because she felt bad about my “disadvantage”.
Either way, she was underestimating me and my abilities, and I was a bit insulted at the offer. I didn’t want an easier shot or special treatment. I wanted to do the shot by the same standards as everybody else, even if I missed. “Judge me by size, do you?” I could’ve written that line.
Sometime we are underestimated by others, and sometimes we even underestimate ourselves. In both cases it seems we have a simple choice of how we respond to it: You can choose to believe it, or you can use it as motivation for your success.
You already know which one is the right choice.
Wise, you are.
Have I told you lately I’m gonna be on TV tonight? Catch me on an all new Ninja Warrior tonight (July 7th) at 8pm eastern, 7pm central and next day streaming on Peacock TV
Did you know your diaphragm has a huge role to play in the proper mechanics of nearly every movement? Neglect it at your own peril!
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