Re: One goal down. Five to go.

[Guest guest]

JEFF,

That is good news. Good for you!!

DEAN

--- Isbell <jisbell@...> wrote:

> Good news. I just finished my final and did better

> than I <ever>

> thought I could, or imagined I would.

>

> The goal: To make better than a 90 in EMT class. I

> went in to the

> final wondering if I could pull off a high 80 on the

> test. When I got

> the Scantron back (no hanging chads), I saw

> something that shocked me.

> There in the corner, the grade was circled. 100. I

> am still reeling

> from the rush. I am the same one that was put on

> scholastic probation

> 10 years ago in undergrad studies for reaching a

> 1.25 GPA.

>

> This goal was the top priority goal on my list. And

> here, after 3

> weeks, it is checked off. And I move on to the next

> ones with

> deliberate focus... It's not only the title of

> Bill's book, it's the

> subtitle: " 12 Weeks to Mental and Physical

> Strength " . I learned

> something tonight and it wasn't about EMS, per se,

> but I actually

> internalized it for the first time in my life, and

> now I believe it:

> " We are all capable of greater things than we

> realize. " (Norman

> Peale)

>

> Something else he wrote that has stuck with me: " If

> you want to get

> somewhere you have to know where you want to go and

> how to get there.

> Then never, never, never, never, never give up. "

> Isn't this the

> mindset behind Body for Life...figuring out where

> you want to go and

> how you're gonna get there?

>

> Take care, y'all. And never give up.

>

> Jeff

> I'm desperately trying to figure out why Kamikaze

> pilots wore helmets.

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

WoooHooo Jeff! Great job! With that kind of determination and hard work

you'll meet and exceed those goals. All the best! Kit

[Guest guest]

Congratulations Jeff!

[Guest guest]

Way to go, Jeff....smile Z