This past week has been Jimmy V week on ESPN. I have now seen the video of his ESPY speech on tv, heard it on the radio and just watched it on you tube. If you have never seen it, you really need to watch it right now. There are two great action plans for everyone to use that he puts into this short speech. The messages are:

1. Everyday you need to laugh, think and be emotional to the point of tears.

2. You need to remember where you are from, know where you are and know where you want to be.

Great lessons I believe we can all implement and use. Jimmy V was battling cancer at the point he gave his speech (Jimmy V Foundation) and he knew what he wanted to accomplish through the Foundation. That is what I enjoy about his speech so much - he was also living out the very ideas he was trying to motivate others to use.

Thanks Jimmy, I’ve been moved to tears 3 times this week alone through your speech.

The motto of the foundation is “Don’t Give Up, Don’t Ever Give Up.” While it may seem trivial in my daily life to use a phrase like that just to get through another work day or get myself out the door for another run, I don’t think Mr. Valvano would be insulted by using that phrase for the more trivial daily obstacles. His speech had a lot to do with personal accomplishment and for most of us, making those daily decisions to maintain our plan and goals is what we need to do in order to obtain that level of personal satisfaction that we desire.