Journal of today’s activities:

I enjoy running along Newport Beach in the early morning. The house where Carole and I have been staying is less than half of a mile from the beach. Today I left my house at 4:45 to get a head start on an early run. I ran the first hour alone; Carole joined me for the final portion of my run. Running alongside the ocean really inspires a sense of gratitude for our many blessings. Right now I’m too busy to take a swim, however. There will be plenty of time for relaxation later. At the present time I need to maintain focus on the tasks ahead. Today I arrived at the office where I’m working at 7:00. I spent the day reviewing training materials every individual on the sales force is supposed to learn. I’ll master every task that we expect from our sales professionals. Then I’ll do the same things that they do. The experience I derive from this experience will help me build a more disciplined and deliberate sales organization.

• Days since my release from 26 years in federal prison: 274
• Miles run today: 9.93
• Miles run this week: 33.3
• Miles run this month: 62.45
• Miles run in 2014:
• Miles I need to run to reach my 2,400-mile running goal for 2014:
• Number of miles I’m ahead of schedule or behind schedule: 149.31
• Today’s Weight: 168