Enthusiasm is common, endurance is rare. Would you have kept running? Knowing you'd come last place? Cambodian runner Bou Samnang refused to quit when so many would have. She could have easily given up, but instead, she faced adversity with unshaken grit and determination, crossing the finish line 6 minutes after the winner. We’re all going to have our own storms to face this week, whether personal, financial, work, business, relationships, whatever it is. How are you going to face them? My theory is that relentless consistency is usually the answer. I’m not talking about a sprint, I’m talking about a multi-decade race.
If you don’t want to form a habit of failure you better finish what you started, even if the heavens fall.
So amazing to see someone so focused and resilient and not giving up in the face of adversity 👏
It would have said more if the winner and the other competitors had stayed at the finish line to greet her and congratulate her on doing her best and finishing. When I worked for Seagate they held team building exercises every year bringing people from all over the world, from all levels of the organisation with differing skills and fitness levels to come together as a team and to compete in an Eco Challenge race. I competed in Team Heartbeat down on the Gold Coast of Australia where expert training was provided for a few days before the race started and included orienteering, swimming, cycling, canoeing, rock climbing and abseiling. The rule was that all 5 members of the team had to cross the line together to successfully complete the race. As each team finished they waited at the line for the rest meaning that the slast team to finish was the one most celebrated. What a lesson to learn!
There are many ways to win in life, crossing the line first is just one of them.
As someone rightly said, “Run your own race”. 👌👏
Overcoming your own storms makes you an ultimate winner regardless of how it looks on the outside.
Happy to validate this, with one “if” only. Relentless consistency is undeniably one of the best life strategies, as long as it doesn’t take its toll on one’s auto-immune system. Not all people are genetically conditioned to succeed by being relentlessly consistent, because their chemistry (hormones) can’t take it 🍀
I was at the stadium watching as this unfolded…around her all of the other events were packing down due to the weather, the crowd had dispersed and she kept going…it was truly inspirational…the biggest cheers coming from other athletes participating at the SEA Games.
Wow, to me, finishing the race in itself is an incredible achievement. My advice for her would be for her not to focus on coming last, but focus on the fact that she pushed through the pain and discomfort to cross that finish line. She showed immense courage and determination. It's not about winning or losing, it's about the journey. She has inspired others with her perseverance and grit. That should count for something The applause from the crowd is a testament to her strength and dedication. She has earned the respect and admiration of her true supporters and country. She is a cham in the making.
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1wIt’s all about finishing and pushing yourself, in life we mainly compete against ourselves not others