Wednesday Wisdom: Stretch

Wednesday Morning, Wednesday Wisdom for Women Entrepreneurs, Female Athletes

I liken taking the time to stretch before a run to filing papers piling up on my desk – not fun and not what I love to do. Most of the time it is because I have too high of an energy level to sit still and file or stretch, I just want to do or go! Is this you too?

But I’ve learned that in athletics, life, and running a business, we must do the things we don’t like to do, as much as the tasks we do like. It really makes a difference when we can prepare, catch up, get organized, or lean into those daily or monthly tasks we tend to avoid because they aren’t exciting or in our energy wheelhouse.

Half the time when I am doing stretching, recording financials, filing, or sitting still to read something, I am clamoring to be done; but I have learned the past couple of months as I prepare for the Boston Half Marathon on November 12 that I must, truly must, stretch and take some slow time to be prepared properly. It reminds me of gathering my company’s receipts for my annual tax appointment. “Just be patient, it is once a year,” I tell myself.

Although stretching might not be on your daily agenda, I have learned that it has made a huge difference in the activity of running, just like staying on top of our filing and mundane tasks makes “running” our companies easier. It’s the small things – the daily things – that add up to feeling confident and prepared.

Today’s Wednesday Wisdom is to motivate you to tackle some mundane tasks you’ve been avoiding, or commit to finishing a project that is almost done so you can feel proud. Push back the high energy and rest for a day or two to get what must be done so that when the items have been completed, you can rest assured you are prepared for the next more important project.