In life, we are always confronting limits or boundaries of some sort. Unfortunately many of these boundaries are created within us; in our own mind. Even many physical disabilities can be overcome through mental fortitude & pure determination. We have all seen the runner lining up at a marathon starting line with a prosthetic leg or have heard of the blind climber; Erik Weihenmayer; who climbed Mount Everest.

Know No Boundaries is once again looking to push boundaries by participating in a few key events this year.

The first event is the 50 Mile Midnight Madness this July 6th along Riverside Drive here in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Join us for a great run, jump in for a loop or two or just come out to support us and the other runners.

Our next event and our MAJOR FUNDRAISER for 2012 is our running of the Oklahoma portion of the Chisholm Trail. We will run along Highway 81 along a route followed by the original cowboys as they herded long horn cattle from Texas to Kansas. We will start on the Texas boundary on September 15th ando ver the course of about 6 days, make it to Caldwell, Kansas on September 21st. Join us here as well to run along a historic route or just joinin on one of the legs.

And our final event of the year (so far that is), is the Pumpkin Holler Hunnerd. It is in J.T. Nickel Preserve in Tahlequah, Oklahoma on October 20th.

Stay tuned & God Bless You.

Our 3rd running of the 3rd Annual Post Oak Double is not in the hostory books. The weather was PEFRECT for running & the turnout was AWESOME. It was a 50K trail run on Saturday February 25th & a full marathon on Sunday the February 26th. Crazy - Nah; hard - not as hard as I thought, doable - OF COURSE. EVERYTHING is doable with the right attitude. Know No Boundaries is all about being that catalyst to help people "break out" of their self set, seld limiting boundaries.

Trails were beautiful & there was LOTS of hills as well as plenty of roots, rocks, and stumps as well.

For us at Know No Boundaries, it is not all about just going for "a walk in the park" but to truly pushing our limits, our boundaries & BE that personal example that boundaries CAN be broken.

We had plenty of friends as many members of Marathon Maniacs were there.

To all those who came to support us, THAN YOU. For those who were there in prayer, THANK YOU & for those who could just not make it out, please keep us in your prayers, look for upcoming boundary breaking events & plan to come out.

And as always - there is no mountain top view, with out a climb. 

God Bless;

Ken

Okay, let's start with a bit of explanation.As a hunter, you scout out your territory, look into the patterns of your prey, get into a good position & when your prey is in your sites, you FIRE! Now, if your prey happens to sense that you are there; if they smell you or feel your presence, they will BOLT as fast as they can in the opposite direction robbing you of that prize.

On the opposite side now, we have the fisherman. Now fisherman are quite different in that they go about things in an entirely opposite way. Although they might still scout out their fishing spot; look into weather patterns; favorite feeding spots but here they cast their bait; WAIT. If the bait is right, the fish will come to them; take their hook.

What is my point you might ask.

Well in hunting, what you are trying to catch runs the opposite way when you are sensed while in fishing, what you are trying to catch comes to you.

We are a lot like that as well. We have some product or service that we want, some "big deal" we want to share or some great proposition we want to offer. It is often quite obvious when we are mingling or networking that we are "on the hunt" so to speak to find our latest "prey" to whom we can sell our product or service to. Now at times this may work, but after the first sell, they too will BOLT.

Being more like the fisherman is a much more effective way not only to gain friends & clientele, but to draw them to you in general. Once they are drawn to you, they will that there "is just something special" about you; whatever it is, they want some of it. They want to be there; this is exactly where you want to be.

This is critical not only in products or services, but also in surrounding ourselves with positive individuals who are willing to help you.

We cannot always break boundaries alone & need help. It is these people, those drawn to you that will help you break that next boundary that you are trying to break.

Become a fisherman & break that boundary.

God Bless;

Ken

Well Now. We have just about arrived at the point every year where everyone begins to look back on the year's events & reflect upon what direction that they want to go in the coming year. Have we achieved any of the goals that we set for ourselves or have we once again, allowed circumstances to dictate what we do or do not achieve?

If you are like me, it is probably a bit of both. I have achieved some of my goals while others were pushed aside by "life"; things & circumstances that seemly are out of our control.

Maybe the problem is not life's circumstances. All of this STUFF that seems to side track us happens to all of us yet there are still those who seem to achieve all that they set out to accomplish.

Is this because they are better than us? I say NO. Is this because they have set goals that are easy to achieve? Here I also say NO. Is it because they are not as busy as we are? Once again, I dsay NO.

I believe that the reasons are multifaceted. One reason may be the fact that we do not give much thought to WHAT it is that we actually want to achieve & have not quantified it in terms of something that can be measured. Wanting to loose weight is very easy as we can all looks a pound without much effort if loosing weight had been our goal. I suspect however that we had more weight in mind. How much weight & by when? Wanting to loose 15 pounds by a fixed date gives you something to shoot for & a way to measure your progress & achievement.

We MUST also be passionate about what we want. As humans, we buy, do, consume & like everything based upon emotion. Passion is one of the strongest emotions that exists. This applies to everything from chocolate to selecting a suregon. We must "like" that person or thing (emotion again). We analyze how they/it makes us feel. 

With enough passion, we can do practically anything. Just look around or read - passion has been the driving force behind most of what amazes us daily; the blind climber who summits Mount Everest, the bi-amputee who completes a marathon, the laid off worker in their late 60's who starts their own company, . . . .

I say that with the start of 2012, YOU find some quite time, reflect what it is that you are passionate about, write it down in quantifiable & measurable terms and at the stroke of midnight - - GO FOR IT and DO NOT LOOK BACK!

Do not think of failure as failure is not trying & trying again, but not trying at a