Determined To Succeed
Lance Armstrong won the Tour de France so many times, despite the bitterness of the French press that tried to discredit him time and again, that it astonishes us. He rose from cancer victim to cancer conqueror to cycling champion. He was determined. At times he fell in the rear other cyclists in different stages of the races. Reportedly, falling in the rear was on purpose so he could conserve his strength for more hard stages. Other times, it was because someone, perhaps a sprinter, place on a burst of speed and outdid him.
He was determined. At times he fell in the rear other cyclists in different stages of the races. Reportedly, falling in the rear was on purpose so he could conserve his strength for more hard stages. Other times, it was because someone, perhaps a sprinter, place on a burst of speed and outdid him. Whatever, he kept himself from being discouraged, figured out how he could have done better, and charged forth again with victory in mind.
Nevertheless, champion though he was on the bicycle, he was a dud when it came to relationships and marriage. With several legitimate and illegitimate children to his credit and discredit, he seems to show no remorse, at least publicly, over his apparent failure as a excellent husband or father. We say that because if he were a excellent husband, he would have worked on preserving his marriage, and wouldn't have a bevy of "relationships" in the rear him. His legitimate children would still have a full time father, and his other children wouldn't have to carry the stigma of illegitimacy around with them all of their lives.
Perhaps the fact that he was an illegitimate child, himself, that his birth father left him and his mother, and that his mother had married and divorced three times, had something to do with his attitude toward relationships. It is quite possible that it was his lack of faith and being a proclaimed agnostic. He is quoted as saying: At the end of the day, if there was to be sure some body or presence standing there to judge me, I hoped I would be judged on whether I had lived a right life...
A right life? Excuse us? Yes, he was right to cycling. No, he wasn't right in his personal life. Or so it seems. But, since we don't know the man personally, it could be that he would have been right had his wives been right. We don't know who was at fault, but if he is like the margin of men, and especially since he had to be gone much of the time to pursue his career, it is likely that he didn't meet his wives' and girlfriends' emotional needs - essential for women.
Every marriage should strive to reach the arte level, the Greek word for distinction. "We have already achieved it" says the newlywed who is still starry-eyed and the truth hasn't hit the fan yet. "We're doing fine," says the husband who isn't meeting his wife's emotional needs. "I gave up trying," says the wife who has given up hope.
That's what our Like Relationship System is all about - showing couples how to reach that level of arte or close to it. Brilliant relationships are the ones that stand the test of time and trails. Be keen to place the same indomitable spirit into making your marriage a victorious journey in life as Lance Armstrong has done to become a worldwide champion.
Be keen to place the same indomitable spirit into making your marriage a victorious journey in life as Lance Armstrong has done to become a worldwide champion; so that, unlike him, you can save your marriage and give your children that wonderful knowledge that they have steady, loving parents who will keep things together. We give you the tools and the keys for doing just that at www.loverelationshipheadquarters.com: separate tools both for men and for women. Come join us now for a sparkling future in your marriage.
Margaret Hardisty International Best Selling Author and Speaker Dr. Vance Hardisty International Speaker and Author Like Relationship Headquarters www.loverelationshipheadquarters.com
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