Reddit mentions of The Runner's Book of Daily Inspiration : A Year of Motivation, Revelation, and Instruction

Hello everyone! Meet me over here! I'm 29, F, 5'2", and 180 lbs. Shorties unite!

So while out doing C25K W2D1 just a few moments ago, I was thinking what 5K I wanted to participate in and last year I really wanted to do the SF Giants race but life went to shit and that didn't happen. Well... IT'S GONNA HAPPEN THIS YEAR! And I'm going to do the SJ Giants race as well! Today, January 27, 2015, I made that decision! And before I even left for my jog, I ordered an armband! I recently moved from simple phone to smart phone world so I can now track my jogs.

Speaking of making decisions, I wanted to quote my book and I have it now: "'I don't make a decision every morning. I made a decision once, long ago, to run every day. When I wake up, the decision is already made.' - Walt Guzzardi, runner" - The Runner's Book of Daily Inspiration. I love this book and especially this quote (I even put a sticky on the page with a star) because I substitute "running" with job searching, meditation, eating healthy, etc. Here is the rest of the page for January 8:

Inspiration comes and goes. You can never be sure where, or when, it will alight.

Inspiration is like a hummingbird, constantly in motion. When it finally lands, it's only for the briefest of instants. One small noise and it flashes away so quickly that you wonder if it was there at all.

Every runner needs inspiration, but the best runners and the ones who have been doing it a long time mainly get their inspiration from running. The act itself is what gives them the motivation.

Some days you're not going to feel like it. You're going to feel like practicing your avoidance techniques rather than your running techniques. That's inevitable--and normal.

But if you can find the wherewithal to drag yourself out of bed or the office (or wherever you happen to be) and run, you will receive an instant supply of motivation. You will be flooded with motivation; it will surge through your veins like a drug. You will be reminded once more why you run and why you make the effort. And you will wonder why you hesitated at all.

Remember that feeling--and how good you feel after a run--the next time your wellspring of inspiration seems dried up.

This page is awesome! And now I'm excited to train for my 5Ks this summer!

Sprint 1 Goals

• Lose 5 lbs to be at least under 175 lbs
  
  
• Read Hyperbole and a Half (January( and Pooh's Workout (February)
  
  
• Daily reading of The Runner's Book of Daily Inspiration and Don't Sweat the Small Stuff
  
  
• Daily journaling
  
  
• February's Board Games: Takenoko & Lagoon
  
  
• C25K: Complete through W4 minimum
  
  
• Taxes
  
  
• FAFSA
  
  
• Daily Meditation
  
  
• Job profile up on Fed & State by Feb 6; Apply to one job from each site, each week
  
  
• Minivacay: Charles Schultz Museum
  
  
• Bike at least 2x a week when not doing C25K
  
  
• Get walking on days not C25K and not biking minimum
  
  
• Pedometer up to 5K at least 3x/week & record 2x/week
  
  
• Clean and Tidy room by end of S1
  
  
• Create & incorporate upper/lower/core workouts
  
  Today's Goals
  
  
• Dailies: Exercise - DONE, Read - DONE, Clean - DONE, Meditate - , Shoulder Exercises - DONE, Journal - DONE, Floss/Brush/Listerine - DONE
  
  
• Read Hyperbole and a Half -
  
  
• Go to work site early - DONE
  
  
• C25K W2D1 - DONE
  
  
• Job getting posted this week. Check FB message for the details and begin prepping. -
  
  
• Lowerbody workout: Pilates, Squates, Lunges - DONE, check how to lunge properly, muscle on right thigh-right side is tight
  
  
• Vacuum - DONE