Off The Podium

Prep and practice
Strive and strain
Wake up achy
Don’t complain
Get unlucky
On the day
Call it worth it
Anyway

Training Is Never Wasted

Plan for the ideal
Accept what the day provides
Redefine success

Finish Smiling

Perfection’s not the enemy
Unless we make it so

A well of will-to-win’s in me
And yet I’ll let it go

When that reflection in the glass
Is grimacing, not grinning

Excellence will come to pass
When we’ve moved on from winning

Good Night?

Overnight success
Often ends when we wake up
At least that’s the dream

Celebrating While I Can

For eleven days
I’ve kept all the promises
I made to myself

Striving Still

I heard somebody claim today
That what you’ve dreamt will fade away
As soon as you’re awake and moving;
Not, though, if you’re still, thus proving
That the secret to success
And dreams-come-true is moving less.

Dressing For Suicides

At work I used to eat a tire.(?!)
Sorry. Darned auricular.(!)
I mean auricular.(!!) Good fan it!(??)
Isn’t this what spellcheck’s for?

Lockdown Diary: Day 428

You solved the problem
But you don’t know how. That sucks.
Settle for success.

Lockdown Diary: Day 35

I cleaned the garage!
But now’s not the time to rest–
My laurels weren’t there.

Who Needs Sleep?

Hyperfocus
Is required
For success
Unless you’re tired
In which case
It’s likely fine
To dial your focus
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