Once upon a time, there was a woman who was in the act of working super hard to lose weight. After years of letting herself go, hiding behind a stack of kids and spending most of her life working to solve the difficulty that was her child (who ended up being diagnosed on the spectrum), she'd finally woken up and taken some time for herself.
She did as much exercise as she could, but found herself struggling to stay motivated. And, so, upon the advice of her friends, she decided to pick a far off event and train for it - she picked a 5K that had a cause near and dear to her heart - Autism Awareness.
At the beginning of her weight loss endeavors, the woman was unable to walk around the block without having to stop for breath. It was extremely disheartening.
The week before the race, she had worked up to a run/walk combination that wasn't going to break any land/speed records, but it was a pace at which she felt comfortable.
The day of the race was a warm and muggy one, and pinning her number to her shirt gave the woman a case of jitters. She lined up with the other runners, but because she didn't know anyone, she eavesdropped.
A bit. Not too much.
The couple next to her chatted about their desired finish time - they both wanted to be sub 30 minutes for this 5K race. The woman laughed. She hoped to be sub 60 minutes. More importantly, she hoped that she could finish, that she would finish and that she wouldn't embarrass herself.
Small goals, really.
The horn blew, the race started, and the woman began the first race of her new life. The life that didn't exist sitting on the couch, eating brownies and sobbing to herself because her daughter needed help. When she crossed the finish line, she didn't worry about her finish time, she didn't care that she was near the end of the group - she was happy that, for the first time in her life, she'd put herself first.
In that, she was a winner.
We all know who that story was about - me, although it could have been any number of women. It was a winning moment for me, one in which I realized that I could succeed, I would succeed - and I'd never ever put myself last again.
I'll bet you've had a moment like this yourself. A Golden Moment, if you will.
FiOS is hosting the "Golden Moment" Contest and you are invited to share your “Golden Moment” with them. Whether you are an athlete, multi-tasker, a couch surfer or a home runner, FiOS helps you achieve peak performance with the highest available internet speeds.
I'm not just blowing smoke at you. FiOS, the internet provider that I use (and ADORE - I cannot tell you how much I adore this company, after more than a few difficulties with my cable internet provider that left me without internet for days at a time) helps me achieve success in my day to day living. At any one point in time, we've got seven people online with computers, personal devices or phones, and it never ever lags. Ever. The new FiOS Internet tiers containing the highest speeds are named FiOS Quantum and feature download/upload speeds of 50/25, 75/35, 150/65 and 300/65 megabits per second (Mbps). Three of those speeds 75/35, 150/65 and 300/65 -- are twice as fast as those previously offered.
FiOS is fast. FiOS is reliable. FiOS is also, believe it or not, fun. With the Widget option, I can tweet right from my tv and check my Facebook on the big screen - and, trust me, you've never lived until you've seen what some of your Facebook friends are up to, displayed on the big screen! Also - there is now PANDORA on your widgets - and I LOVE me some Pandora.
On the contest app, users are invited to share a moment in their life where they were at the top of their game. Prizes for this contest include media package worth over $1500, 3D TV and other exciting prizes. Check out the contest app - and enter your winning moment - I'd LOVE to see one of you win!
FiOS rocks! It's never let us down. We've already decided that if we move again, it has to be somewhere with FiOS. Also, that's how I met my husband. Hubby used to work for Verizon FiOS. He was customer service rep when I called for service when I moved into my previous place. LOL
Posted by: Tara | July 29, 2012 at 09:02 PM
No FIOS here :(. At&T that didn't know the wind had blown the pole down. So they sent a new modem cuz ours was "broken"....... Ya 2 days later the truck showed up and replaced the broken pole fun, fun, fun...
Posted by: addy | July 29, 2012 at 11:28 PM
I could say it was achieving my black belt in TKD, but it was really realizing it's okay for me to go to college even in my 50's. Now I'm going to look into FiOS and see if it's available in my area because I want to always be able to get on the internet (half the time my classes are online). Thanks for the info!
Posted by: Christal | August 11, 2012 at 08:13 PM