I had written earlier that I did not do well in any of my disciplines while gone to Alaska fishing for three weeks. But since I have been home, I have worked really hard to keep all my commitments faithfully. The one I have worked hardest on was my eating goal. I weighed this afternoon and was down to 211 lbs after being up to 220 just ten days ago. Super!! Not much helps my attitude as much as winning, and I love to win against my flesh and the devil. Momentum is a big deal in any accomplishment. When you have momentum, it is much easier to keep it going than it is to start it. It’s sort of like a car car zooming down the freeway in high gear. One of my favorite writers on “Leadership,” John Maxwell, calls it the “Big Mo.” He says everything is easier when you have the “Big Mo” going, but life is like walking in foot-deep mud when you don’t.

I have the “Big Mo” going now in all my disciplines, and I feel motivated. It doesn’t take much to kill “Big Mo,” a major killer is coasting, skipping, taking it easy, and letting up on the gas because things are easier now. If you are driving down the freeway at 70 mph and you take your foot off of the gas because you have cruise control on, you will slow down and eventually stop; because there is no cruise control in “Big Mo’s” car, you have to keep the gas on yourself.

I am well aware of this law of motivation because I am guilty of killing “Big Mo” many times in my life.

Another major killer of motivation in life is not being prepared for the hard times, the slow times, and the hills. When riding a bicycle on a long trip, you recognize that most roads are uphill or downhill; there really isn’t much that is flat. When you are riding downhill, you want to go as fast as you can so the momentum will carry you up part of the hill coming, and when it gets hard, you don’t quit; you grind it out, anticipating the crest where you get to coast and enjoy the thrill of going fast again.

Winning is fun; losing is a bummer.