{"id":98,"date":"2019-10-15T13:59:21","date_gmt":"2019-10-15T13:59:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cdi-africa.com\/blog\/?p=98"},"modified":"2020-04-17T19:17:51","modified_gmt":"2020-04-17T19:17:51","slug":"the-story-behind-the-glory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cdi-africa.com\/blog\/the-story-behind-the-glory\/","title":{"rendered":"The STORY behind the GLORY"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Congratulations Eliud Kipchoge on breaking the world record of completing the Marathon in under 2 hours in the just concluded INEOS 1:59 challenge in Vienna Austria. Subsequently, you have been recognized as a GOAT (Greatest Of All Times). Now I know one more terminology \u2013 GOAT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As Kenyans, we can’t get past\nthe celebratory mood…it’s still fresh… and we will be here for a while. And\nanyone can understand. Eliud proved that we can always set a higher standard\nand achieve it. He proved that we can always better our best.  And that\nyou alone are responsible of allowing the next best version of yourself to\nemerge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Patricia Murugami, must be\ndouble inspired based on one of her slogans – that of pursuit of the next best\nversion of ourselves – and this is what we live for as coaches. We truly\nbelieve in the inherent limitless potential in humans and that’s what we love\nto help others do – discover, uncover, unveil, unlock and unleash. All in\npursuit of greatness of humanity. This is what inspires us to wake up\nevery day and go to work. All clients who work with coaches undoubtedly\nbreak their previous record of personal, professional and leadership potential.\nIt may not be a public win, but they truly do and we celebrate every moment of\nunveiling the next best version of themselves. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Back to Eliud; what’s the STORY\nbehind the GLORY? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. BIG, AUDICIOUS DREAM:<\/strong> He dreamt BIG. To complete the Marathon in below 2 hours\u2026 dubbed \u201cThe INEOS 1:59 Challenge.\u201d In the words of Ronda Rousey, \u201cIf you can\u2019t dream big, ridiculous dreams, what\u2019s the point in dreaming at all? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.\nCOMMUNICATION for ACCOUNTABILTY<\/strong>: The 1:59 was public. We were all holding him\naccountable to this target, even as we waited with bated breath.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3.\nCOACHING:<\/strong>\nEliud did not do it all alone. Behind the scenes were coaches who partnered\nwith him to maximize his potential. Not one but many. And they don’t mind not\nbeing celebrated because it\u2019s never about the coach but the client. Coaches\nnever take credit. They are catalysts, facilitators and midwives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

4.DISCIPLINE\/GRIT\n\/PERSEVERANCE:<\/strong>\nEliud had to stay disciplined – practice, diet and exercise. And all this\nhappened privately.  I doubt he always felt excited about the rigor, but\nhe kept his eye on the ball and persevered. I can bet there were days he\nwondered how he got himself in that whole public accountability… but he kept\ngoing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5.\nRISK-TAKING:<\/strong>\nSomeone said that courage is not the absence of fear. Eliud knew he was taking\na risk, putting himself out there, without any guarantees, but he still did.\nAnything could have happened on that track…even a simple thing like a muscle\npull could have just hampered his speed, despite all the training and preps.\nBut he still took the risk. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

6.\nPARTNERSHIPS:<\/strong>\nBehind scenes, Eliud had many partners who believed in him. And he reached out\nto them and shared his big vision. I bet he was very clear what support he\nwanted from them. There are others who just showed up having believed in his\nvision and wanted to be part of this, like the sponsors. He needed all these\npartners, and some also needed him too to further their agenda\/ brands. Lesson;\nseek to succeed with others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7.\nFAMILY:<\/strong>\nMy heart was so warmed to see Eliud’s wife being the first one to receive him\non the finish line. The joy was genuine. Behind scenes, she was most\nlikely the diet manager, closest cheer leader, and the one who knows the real\nSTORY.  She must have run the entire race with him…mentally,\nemotionally, psychologically. And I am sure she’s made sacrifices too. I bet\nthere were other family members behind scenes. And of course we were all family\nas Kenyans, cheering him and praying for him too.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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8.PACESETTERS:<\/strong>  This was a\nvery interesting lot. They showed up to support and maximize Eliud Kipchoge’s\nsuccess. They didn’t do it for themselves, but for Eliud. The question is; who\nare your pacesetters?  They determine your pace; so choose\nwisely.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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9.GOD’S\nPROVIDENCE:<\/strong>\nWe may all forget that Eliud is not his own. Without God, we can do nothing;\nand with Him, we can do anything. I bet Eliud said many prayers in his heart\nasking God to grant him victory…And He did. On his behalf, we are grateful to\nGod. But he just didn’t sit and pray, he did his part. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I wonder what parts of the\nSTORY you see behind the GLORY that I have missed?  I would love to\nhear your perspectives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Remember you are running your\nunique marathon in this life, you don’t have to be doing it in public. I wonder\nwhat components of the STORY you may want to adopt?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The stage is all set to\ncelebrate your next best version of yourself… your GLORY moment is coming.\nFor now, focus on the STORY, and remember to put God first!<\/p>\n\n\n

Eileen Laskar<\/strong>
Founder & President
CDI-Africa Coaching Group Ltd<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Congratulations Eliud Kipchoge on breaking the world record of completing the Marathon in under 2 hours in the just concluded INEOS 1:59 challenge in Vienna Austria. Subsequently, you have been recognized as a GOAT (Greatest Of All Times). Now I know one more terminology \u2013 GOAT. As Kenyans, we can’t get past […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":99,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-98","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-discipline"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t