Tuesday, September 18, 2012



I would love to earn a wage as a writer and a triathlete.  I don't need to earn a million dollar paycheck, luckily my husband does most of the heavy lifting in that arena, but I would love to actually make some cash off of my two greatest passions.  In my free time, I am huge fan of learning about my idols in both the triathlete and writing field.  There are two quotes that have struck a chord with me over the years in both universes, "People need time to become great". This from possibly the greatest Triathlete of all time, Chrissie Wellington.  Then, "Read and write four to six hours a day.  If you can not find time for that, you can't expect to become a good writer."  These honest words were uttered by Stephen King.





The funny thing for me is that I do have time to accomplish both of my passions, because I do have the time.  I have the rare lifestyle set up that I can train for five to six hours a day if my training schedule calls for it, and then read and write for easily another four to six hours.  This of course is much easier to accomplish if I turn off the boob-tube.  Yes, to answer the befuddled look on your face, I am by myself a lot.  I do run my step-daughter around town every other week, but she is settling into her teens nicely, so she does not need constant attention like the years of yore.  Plus, my husband is ALWAYS working, and barely ever home by 10PM at night, and barely ever two days back to back on the weekends.  Yes, this is a pretty cool set up if you are an independent woman life myself, yet it does have a lonesome underbelly to it also.  The fact is, my dream is to become a writer people love to read, and a triathlete that people fear to race against, and I do have the time to become both.  I just celebrated my 33rd birthday yesterday, and now is the time to dedicate the daily hours I spend dreaming and planning for greatness, to actually do it.