She was running for her team, for her school, for her family and community. I like to put myself on the edge and find out what I’m made of.
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A setback can bring out our best if we’ll play full out regardless: “That last 50 meters, I hit a gear that I never knew I had,” she said. Instead, she marshaled her strength and found out what her true potential was.Īnd it surprised her. Kampf could have finished without giving it her all, and no one probably would have noticed-except her. Whatever we think about ourselves or the future, if we walk off the track, we never really know what we’re capable of or what’s truly possible. Staying in the game tests our true abilities.When the urge to walk off the field comes-and it will-ask yourself what kind of person you really want to be. We develop our character in a positive way. When we push through difficulty and see things to the end, we grow. As Oscar Wilde said, it’s made and unmade by our decisions. Very often in those moments where we are tempted to bail, our character is at stake. Staying in the game builds our character.And like Kampf’s amazing win, the successful Platform University relaunch highlights three reasons to stay in the game when we face a major setback: In the end we actually beat our projections. We rolled up our sleeves, retooled the campaign, and drastically changed the results. Was I quitting before the whistle sounded? There was still time to reboot the campaign and change the outcome, she said. The results weren't stellar, but they weren’t terrible either. The initial response was below our projections, but I was tempted to let it go. Staying in the GameĪ couple years back we ran a campaign for my membership site, Platform University. Sometimes the game is won in the final seconds. Sometimes the game is won in the final seconds-or even less than seconds in Kampf’s case. How often do we use our setbacks as an excuse to check out? We walk off the field before the whistle blows because it’s easier on our bruised egos and depleted resources than getting back in the race.īut Kampf’s comeback is a powerful picture of why we can’t afford to quit before the end.
To the amazement of the announcers and spectators, she passed one runner, then another, then finally her own teammate to take first place! Kampf got up as fast as she went down and started catching up. Since Kampf’s teammate had moved into the lead, he said, it might be okay if she came in last. One of the announcers even tried smoothing it over. She could have easily become discouraged and admitted what everyone was already thinking-that her race was over. It was a rough fall that instantly knocked her to the rear of the pack with precious little hope of catching up. You can see Kampf skid forward as her momentum throws her legs up behind her. In the final 200 meters, right as Kampf took the lead, she tripped and went sprawling. But what’s most impressive was the time she won first place in the 600 meter dash-after falling flat on her face. Heather Dorniden, now Kampf, is a highly decorated runner with an impressive string of accomplishments. What do you do when you find yourself down on the track while the race goes on without you? We all trip and fall. 3 Reasons to Stay in the Game When You Face a Major Setback
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