Life Lessons I Learned From Competitive Swimming
In this webcast we continue our series on setting and achieving personal development goals. Today I talk about my venture into swimming for fitness which then advanced to competitive swimming. From this I discovered four very important life lessons that apply to all areas of life.
The four life lessons are:
- No excuses – Start where you are – The pool (and life) belongs to those who show up
- Personal development is a journey, not a quick trip. It will hurt sometimes, never give up.
- Push yourself to go a bit faster and a bit further than yesterday. If you never push yourself you will never change.
- Hard work is essential, but so is skill – You need a coach and a trainer.
By applying these principles, over time, I realized that I could do things I previously thought impossible.