Since the Winter Olympics began I’ve been mesmerized by these world class athletes. It’s not only the incredible skills they possess that I’m in awe of but the sheer dedication to their sport, the intensity of their focus, the willingness to challenge themselves, the commitment to their rigorous training schedules, their ability to recover from a dissapointing performance as well as their ability to envision their dreams of achieving an Olympic medal manifest into reality that’s been so inspiring to watch.

When you take a closer look at the characteristics these athletes all share, it’s easy to see that these are the ingredients necessary for success-not just as an Olympian but for anything worth achieving in life. Wouldn’t these same qualities be necessary if you wanted to achieve success in losing weight, becoming fit, improving your relationships, beginning a new career or even just trying to change some old habits that weren’t working for you anymore? Think about it, if any of these Olympic atheles didn’t push themselves past their comfort zones, if they let their negative self talk take over or allow a setback to derail them we wouldn’t be watching them today.

Watching them has inspired me to take my training and my business to another level. If you’ve been reading the last few newsletters and posts, you already know (and may be sick of hearing about it already!) about my first upcoming half marathon (13.1 miles). Call me crazy but this experience inspired me to submit my application for the New York City Marathon (26.2 miles.) Participants run based on a lottery drawing so I entered and if I get chosen…let the training begin!

As far as business goes, things are “movin’ and shakin’ “ there too. I realized how much I missed connecting face to face with clients so I’ve been busy creating an exciting new live, face to face, group coaching program for Long Island, NYC women which will be rolled out this May (details coming soon).

What can you take away from the Olympic spirit and apply to your life so you can finally live the life you crave? Remember this-it’s not that anyone who’s achieved anything significant or spectacular has anything different from you. They’ve just tapped into their passion, envisioned a goal and choose to relentlessly pursue it until their dreams become reality.

What’s next for you? Leave a comment,  I’d love to read it!