I remember watching the end of a Summer Olympics marathon. The runners had understandably been jogging most of the way.

Suddenly, their eyes fell upon the stadium in which they knew they would find the finish line. The jogging turned into sprinting.

Upon crossing the finish line without exception each runner expelled a burst of air from their mouth, bent over and shook their arms and legs – releasing the energy that had been compressed and focused throughout the race.

That’s when I understood the power of a clearly visualized goal/finish line. It has the power to harness our finite amount of energy and bring it to focus on a specific objective.

Leaders seek to model and instill in their followers the discipline of goal setting – living intentionally rather than reactively.

Categories: Goal Orientation, Intensity

Tags: goal orientation