On Your Mark! Get Set! GO! These three simple commands prepare us to be ready to GO when the gun goes off! However, how often do we miss an opportunity because we are not in the “GET SET” mode! Think about it. What does the sprinter do on these commands? “On Your Mark” suggests preparation. We see the trained and prepared athlete, after warming up, settling themselves into the blocks. They adjust their feet carefully, they lean back and wipe the dust off of their fingerpads, and then they carefully place their hands strategically on the start line. Once situated, they drop their head, breathe, and relax while waiting for the next command.
And then it comes! “GET SET!”…what a command!!! At once the athlete raises their butt in the air and leans into their hands pushing their feet against the blocks harder in preparation to EXPLODE out of the blocks when the “GO” happens! Upon the “GET SET” command every fiber of their being is prepared to GO! Without the “GET SET” there is NO GO!
Now apply this to your life, your work, and your purpose. How often to we wonder why, after all of the preparation, reading, planning, and goal setting, we seem to never get where we want to go? Could it be that we are stuck in the “On Your Mark” command? Have we trained and prepared, and yet find ourselves relaxed with our heads down missing the opportunity that may be right in front of us?
If so, I encourage you to work on the “GET SET”! Lean forward, push hard, and stand poised, ready, and confident that every fiber of your being is prepared to GO when the opportunity presents itself! You are the only one who can get yourself out of the blocks! Now go do it! On Your Mark! GET SET! GO!!!!!