Today was 90+ degrees. I believe that this deters a lot of people from doing activities. This for me though is what makes me feel alive. I ran 8 miles at noon today and was completely zapped (a real Maine reference) to the point that I haven’t been happier finishing a run in a long time. Pushing yourself in conditions like this is how you know what you are made of. After that I went to play golf for the 3rd time in 4 days. I completed 18 holes on Friday (81 at Raven’s Claw), 41 on Saturday (87 at Westover and some unkempt number at Limekiln), and 18 today (90 at Lederach) to sum up a mostly golf weekend. Why? I point to the title of this post.

I want to get better at everything I do. I don’t just do tasks half assed. I work at them until I feel that I put forth my absolute best effort. The point to realize is that you don’t improve overnight. It takes time and effort. The other concept to take out is that you have to enjoy doing the activity. If you just keep doing things that you hate just because you want to get better, you won’t. I’ve learned in life that you need to pursue things that you like. Whatever it is you want to do, do it.