Summary: Winning a race and setting a record does not happen by accident. Without the proper preparation, planning and the ability to choose the environment–and reject unhealthy environments–success will not happen. And even then, usually success only occurs after at least one failure.<br> Roger Bannister set a new record in the one-mile race on May 6, 1954, but only because he failed two years earlier and then he used what he learned to get better.<br> <a href="https://i0.wp.com/makeyoursomedaytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Spikes_shoes.jpg"></a><br> <a href="https://i2.wp.com/makeyoursomedaytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/stretching-muscles-579122__340.jpg"></a><br> Racing spike photo via Wikimedia. This file is made available under the <a class="extiw" title="w:en:Creative Commons" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Creative_Commons">Creative Commons</a> <a class="external text" href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en" rel="nofollow">CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication</a>.<br> Woman stretching is via <a href="https://pixabay.com/">Pixabay</a> by <a href="https://pixabay.com/en/users/skeeze-272447/">Skeeze</a>.<br> All images from <a href="http://LoseIt.com">LoseIt</a> are mine, and cannot be used without permission.<br> _________________________<br> Music composed and performed by Jason Shaw, courtesy of<a href="http://audionautix.com/"> Audionautix.com</a><br> Voiceover courtesy of Matt Young. Matt is a <a href="http://www.voicespro.com/uk/mrmattyoung">professional voiceover artist</a>. If you have any need of voice-over work, for your podcast, radio spot, or whatever, you can reach Matt by a variety of methods. He is on <a href="http://uk.linkedin.com/in/mrmattyoung/">LinkedIn</a>. On <a href="https://twitter.com/MrMattYoung">Twitter</a>. And <a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/+MrmattyoungCoUk/about">Google+</a>. Follow his <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MrMattYoungDJ/">Facebook page</a> to learn how to better use social media. Matt was also my guest on <a href="http://makeyoursomedaytoday.com/MattYoung">MYST 54</a>. Give his story a listen.<br>
