It's tough to announce these goals for fear that I won't reach them, but I know that with your badgering I'll be more motivated to achieve them. With that in mind here are two goals that have been dreams for too long:
- Ski the Iditarod Trail Invitational in 2015. This is something I've thought about for a while and now realize is within my grasp. It won't be easy and I'll have to overcome some bad races in the past year to get there, but I am confident I have the ability to do so. Of course it isn't all in my power. The race is an "invitational" after all. I'm not guaranteed a spot, but I think I can convince the race directors.
- Finish college. I will be going back to school this fall, part time for now at DMACC and then back to a four year institution. I had been waiting for a sign from God that I was supposed to go back to school, but realized that wasn't going to happen. It is time to shift the onus off God and onto myself. It's going to be a lot of hard work and a big time commitment.
4 comments:
Go Matt, Go....
You can easily do the ski gig. Never forget that you have finished the AHU in all three modes. Not many hard core guys can say that! Besides, you have 5-8 years before you hit your prime!
I consider the ski race to be the easier (and cheaper) of the two goals. But both have similar aspects: confronting past failure, taking small steps every day, getting out of my comfort zone. All good things.
Good for you fro putting the goals out there. Brave step.
School is a big challenge! As a "non-traditional student" during my last degree (and for a chunk of my previous degree) I found that I had a keen sense of why I was there - and the costs - so had a motivation that some of my younger classmates were lacking.
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