Progress not Speed

[Starting & Finishing - VII]

You can’t run a marathon like a 40 yard dash.

You can’t run a single mile like an all out sprint, either.

Heck, you can’t run a 200 yard dash like a 40 yard dash.

An all-out sprint works for one thing and one thing only: an extremely short burst of explosive speed over a short period of time. (And many of us would probably pull a hamstring in the process.)

But every 40 yards, even if traversed slowly, counts. And there’s a lot of 40 yard increments in a mile (44) and a marathon (1,153). Each one should be celebrated.

Speed is a better measurement of technique than progress. In our forward march of changing the world (or our neighborhood), even the smallest progress should be highlighted and celebrated.

Choose achievable milestones. Celebrate them.
Ignore the speed—we’re in it for the long haul.