A few months back I was sat on a train with a copy of Cosmopolitan, and I started reading the note from the editor that you always get at the front of the magazine.
She was talking about how she was training for a marathon (I think that’s what it was), and how hard it can be to keep going with training and planning for the race when you feel like you’re not good enough.
Then she wrote this:
“There will always be those faster, smarter and hungrier than you, but if you don’t push past the fear of failing, you’ll never know what you’re truly capable of. Because part of the secret of success is being in the race in the first place”.
I just thought it was such good advice.
Not just for runners, but for everyone. It’s pretty good advice for life in general, isn’t it?
If there’s something in life you want to do, just get in the race. By all means look around at the other people who are already doing the thing you want to do. Admire their success. Be inspired by their drive. Just don’t let them put you off.
Don’t worry that you’re not as good as them at the start. Even the top people in their field were beginners at one point.
Don’t stop before you’ve even started. You’ll never know how good you might have been if you never try.
Just get in the race!
This is a great quote, sometimes it does take courage to be in it in the first place and that should never be under estimated – so inspiring! xx
It is a pretty inspiring quote isn’t it, a good reminder to just get in the game! x
I love this quote. Such good advice – you’ve got to be in it to win it, as they say. Fear of failure can be daunting, but if you don’t try you’ll never know! #CandidCuddles
It’s a great quote isn’t it, and such good advice for life! x
Yes yes yes! This sort of reminds me of my own #candidcuddles mantra of the other week run your own race. To be honest running philosophies (on FB pages etc) are often used for life a lot of the time and it’s easy to see why. I do agree with this one absolutely and funnily enough it’s a great tie-in for my mantra I’m hooking up for the last candid cuddles before Christmas. #candidcuddles
So true Madeline. We have to have the courage to get into the race before we can win it for sure. I agree this quote works for every aspect of life – blogging for one!! Thanks so much for linking with us at #candidcuddles weekly, I really appreciate your on going support & quotes xx