Tim Hague
I just finished Tim Hague's book, "Perseverance, the seven skills you need to survive, thrive, and accomplish more than you ever imagined" It was a good read and I recommend it to everybody, but especially to PWP.
Reggie Leach
Tim's book made me think of a quote I had hanging on the wall of my classroom when I taught Grade 9 Math. It comes straight from the mouth of Reggie Leach (for readers outside of North America, Reggie was a famous hockey player). He said:
"Success isn't the result of spontaneous combustion.
You have to set yourself on fire."
Good advice for PWP when deciding whether or not to exercise with an eye to slowing the progression of the "disease".
What is your IQ?
To add to Tim's definitions of "perseverance", I have always thought that there is a direct relationship between intelligence and IQ. Perseverance is definitely a quality of the highly intelligent.
What is all the fuss?
The morals gleaned from today's little gems are, or should be:
- Read Tim's book. It is highly informative and a pleasure to read.
- Reggie was a great hockey player who was not known for little plums of wisdom, but he hit the nail on the head this time. So everyone, but particularly PWP, should turn off the TV, get off the couch and go boldly into the future, walkng or running or yada, yada....some form of exercise.
- Get smart, get fit and when you tire of exercising and want to quit, keep on keeping on and the fear of failure will disappear.
In other words, persevere.
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