Run Your Race Well

Your life is a race and like any race there is a coach, fans, spectators, and other competitors.

Spectators are in there, too. Every time your foot raises up to hurl your body forward, they see you. They are not actively participating in your race (your life), these people are simply watching, observing and assessing your performance. They are so close you often confuse their presence with participation.They mumble and claim you could go faster, try harder and push yourself, but they don’t genuinely wish you did any of those things. They aren’t necessarily watching and waiting for you to win and yet, they won’t admit they may want you to lose.

 

 Similarly, your competitors are watching you run. From the corner of their eye, they fight along side you step by step because they do not want you to win. You often mistake these people for individuals hastening to their own goal, and in some ways they are, but they are also people who would much rather keep you from reaching yours. Competitors don’t want you to get an inch ahead of them (in a new job opportunity, a new love interest/relationship, a new home, another child, a vacation, etc) because they believe this threatens their ability to win. They are disillusioned and these are the most dangerous people in your race. They often share your interests and passion to win. If you are not careful, you will be distracted by them. They are not truly your competition. They are an illusion. Although you may run near them, they do not determine your race’s outcome.