New York City Marathon ambassador Michael Wardian on setting ‘audacious’ goals, as he takes on a virtual race in Hong Kong
- The American ‘runs the New York City Marathon’ in Hong Kong, raising money for the charity RUN, which supports refugees
American marathon and ultra runner Michael Wardian says there are three stages to setting and achieving “audacious” goals. It all starts with finding an objective that excites you.
“First, think about something that lights you on fire, that gets you excited,” he said. “Something that is on the fringe of what you think is possible for yourself.”
“Second: Take action. Sign up or at least figure out how you can do it. Like the World Marathon Challenge. I wanted to do it as soon as I heard about it, but it's [US}$50,000,” he said. “I thought ‘OK so how am I actually going to pay for this, how am I going to get support to do it and what does that mean’.”
“Thirdly: What makes it real, is making it public. It's in your head, but until you write something down it almost isn't real.”