Pace Yourself
“Rather than grind yourself into the ground, learn to pace yourself properly, so you have the staying power to get everything done.” – Laura Stack When my little brother was in elementary school, he was one of the fastest runners in his school. He ran in a competition and my family was allowed to attend. He had a tendency to start out strong and run hard, then lose steam over time. Some of the runners who started out full blast would stumble early on, some even just a few steps into the race. When the whistle blew, Shannon took off running at full speed. One of his teammates was clearly concerned because she started yelling at him, “Pace yourself, Shannon! Pace yourself!” I don’t know if he heard her or not, but he did slow his pace. There were a lot of kids who started off ahead of him and … Read more