It’s that time of year again to start planning for the Lexington 3rdF 5K. This year’s race will be held on May 5th at the Timmerman trails at 8am. We will race the same course as last year. This is and always will be a no-fee event with donations accepted online and in person. This …
Not the most exciting workout, but a solid upper body weight-lifting based workout with a little cardio to finish off IMO. Let’s build up our guns (i.e. arms)! Muggy morning, but perfect warm temp. Let’s do it ! Run to park: Got cinder blocks for upper body exercises. circled up, and warmed up with 20 …
Conditions: Nice cool August morning, partly cloudy with a 100% chance of sweat! The Thang: No FNG’s – Welcome Klinger from F3 Hartsville – Disclaimer – Mosey over to first speed bump for warm up. SSH x 20 TTT x 20 LOC 10 front / 10 back YHC brought our old friend the Not Your …
Daily Maxwell JULY 17 DO THE RIGHT THINGDoing the right thing doesn’t come naturally to any of us. As America’s first president, George Washington, said, “Few men have virtue enough to withstand the highest bidder.” Yet that is what we must do to develop the kind of character that will sustain us.It’s not easy to …
Daily Maxwell July16 THE POWER OF A DREAM I believe that each of us has a dream placed in the heart. I’m not talking about wanting to win the lottery. That kind of idea comes from a desire to escape our present circumstances, not to pursue a heartfelt dream. I’m talking about a vision deep …
Daily Maxwell 07/13/17 VISION My observation over the last twenty years has been that all effective leaders have a vision of what they must accomplish. That vision becomes the energy behind every effort and the force that pushes through all the problems. With vision, the leader is on a mission and a contagious spirit is …
Daily Maxwell July 15BREAKTHROUGHEvery major difficulty you face in life is a fork in the road. You choose which track you will head down, toward breakdown or breakthrough. Dick Biggs, a consultant who helps Fortune 500 companies improve profits and increase productivity, writes that all of us have unfair experiences; as a result, some people …
Daily Maxwell JULY 14 SELF-IMPROVINGWe live in a society with destination disease. Too many people want to do enough to “arrive,” and then they want to retire. My friend Kevin Myers says it this way: “Everyone is looking for a quick fix, but what they really need is fitness. People who look for fixes stop …
Daily Maxwell 07/13/17 COURAGEOUS LEADERSHIPWhen I began my leadership career, I was very ineffective as a leader. I believed I had talent. But when I got out into the real world, I fell far short of my expectations. How did I turn things around? By making small decisions that were difficult. With each one, I …
Today’s Maxwell 07/11/17 PREPARATION FOR TOMORROW BEGINS TODAY Recently, a few friends and I were privileged to have dinner with former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani and his wife, Judith, in Orlando after a speaking engagement. I found the mayor to be a very warm and personable man who was an easy conversationalist. During …