One More Push Up, One More Situp, And One More Lap!

The world continues to be in midst of an ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), first identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, China. The World Health Organisation declared the outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern in January 2020 and a pandemic in March 2020. As of 15 November 2020, more than 53.9 million cases have been confirmed, with more than 1.31 million deaths attributed to COVID-19.

The economic and social disruption caused by the pandemic is devastating: tens of millions of people are at risk of falling into extreme poverty, while the number of undernourished people, currently estimated at nearly 690 million, could increase by up to 132 million by the end of the year.

Millions of enterprises face an existential threat. Nearly half of the world’s 3.3 billion global workforce is at risk of losing their livelihoods. Informal economy workers are particularly vulnerable because the majority lack social protection and access to quality health care and have lost access to productive assets. Without the means to earn an income during lockdowns, many are unable to feed themselves and their families. For most, no income means no food, or, at best, less food and less nutritious food.  

The pandemic has been affecting the entire food system and has laid bare its fragility. Border closures, trade restrictions, and confinement measures have been preventing farmers from accessing markets, including for buying inputs and selling their produce, and agricultural workers from harvesting crops, thus disrupting domestic and international food supply chains and reducing access to healthy, safe, and diverse diets. The pandemic has decimated jobs and placed millions of livelihoods at risk. As breadwinners lose jobs, fall ill, and die, the food security and nutrition of millions of women and men are under threat, with those in low-income countries, particularly the most marginalized populations, which include small-scale farmers and indigenous peoples, being the hardest hit.

As countries introduce measures to restrict movement as part of efforts to reduce the number of people infected with COVID-19, more and more of us are making huge changes to our daily routines. The new realities of working from home, temporary unemployment, home-schooling of children, and lack of physical contact with other family members, friends, and colleagues take time to get used to. Adapting to lifestyle changes such as these, and managing the fear of contracting the virus, and worry about people close to us who are particularly vulnerable, are challenging for all of us. They can be particularly difficult for people with mental health conditions.

People are going through a full range of emotions, 2020 has been a year to be alive, healthy, and staying away from the virus. be homebound or in a restricted environment and this has definitely had an emotional, physical, and mental toll on all of us.

During this adversity, and so much vulnerability around, someone had different plans, never give up attitude, shutting the outside doors, and working on one plan to complete Ironman. This is a story of grit, perseverance, discipline and above all believing in yourself! Nikic inspired me and many world over as he becomes an Ironman.

Nikic swam 2.4 miles, cycled 112 miles, and ran 26.2 miles in a time of 16 hours 46 minutes and 9 seconds at the Ironman Florida competition in Panama City Beach, it’s a take-no-prisoners test of mental and physical stamina. Completing the event, which demands up to a full day’s worth of continuous effort, is the type of brag-worthy accomplishment one might slap on a bumper sticker, highlight on a resume, or tattoo on a bicep.

But for Chris, crossing the finish line would signify much more. “It means I can achieve my dreams and take care of myself,” he says. “It also means I can inspire others like me to go after their dreams.”

Chris is a living example of positively â€œIt’s easy to be successful because I only need to get one percent better each day,” Chris explains. What started as one push-up a year ago is now 160; what began as a one-lap swim, morphed, over time, into 4,200 continuous yards. With diligence, consistency, and doses of positive reinforcement, Chris just keeps improving. Every Saturday night, if he sets a new PR on the bike, he and Nik celebrate with P.F. Chang’s (extra rice), chocolate cake, and a Corona beer. Recommend you go through his website for an inspiration dose https://chrisnikic.com/

His Success plan is fairly simple:

1. Work Hard
2. Measure Everything
3. Get 1% Better Each Day

1% BETTER IS A STRATEGY FOR BREAKTHROUGH RESULTS

MUST WATCH!! Motivational Speech 1% Better - Chris Nikic

https://youtu.be/tsh8ngsQOHM