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There Is No Finish Line
Your Goals Shouldn’t Stop After You’ve Achieved Them
In one of my company-wide meetings a few months ago, one of the top executives at the company began the meeting with a quick introduction. On the screen behind him, it showed a powerpoint slide that had a single quote on it. That quote read,
“There is no finish line.”
For some reason, this quote really resonated with me — little did I know, this was the former slogan for Nike a few decades ago.
He began his introduction with a short personal story about how he used to be an avid runner. He has run multiple marathons, half marathons, and ran cross country and track in high school. Growing up, he informed us that he had a poster hanging up on his bedroom wall which had that same exact quote on it.
He then went on to explain the relevance of this quote in relation to our company’s collective goals and missions for the future. He gave insight on how far we’ve come, how much positive change has occurred within the company, and how much has been accomplished during its years of operation.
He later ended his presentation with that same quote by explaining that just because we’ve accomplished our past goals as a company doesn’t mean that it’s the end of all of our hard work. It…
