The Marathon

Found an interesting blog called Presentation Zen. Many tips on presentations, and he stresses the importance of emotional intelligence.

The author of the blog is writing a book called Presentation Zen and he has also run marathons. I thought this was good to keep in mind. If you're working on a big project, remember the last stretch is the toughest part.

I have run four full marathons in my life, and I have found that producing a book feels pretty similar in at least one regard: no matter how much progress you make, the finish line seems a million miles away. You know you'll get there on schedule, but the closer you get the more you realize that there is still so far to go. Right now I am at about the 20 mile mark in the book writing/designing marathon process. If you have ever run a marathon you know that this last bit—"only a 10K"—is the toughest part.