DON’T be a Janet Guthrie…move slowly this weekend

Happy 88th birthday to Janet Guthrie, the first woman to qualify and compete in the Indianapolis and Daytona 500s (1977).

After earning her pilot’s license at 17, Guthrie graduated from the University of Michigan with a physics degree and became an aerospace engineer. However, none of that gave Janet the thrills and challenges of the speedway.

You can relate to traveling fast. During the week, you’re as fast as Janet, but on weekends, you’re made to go slow. On this calm first weekend of March, think about what Janet had to do to break into one of the most male-dominant sports of all time.

To honor Janet, put on your miner’s headlamp and dive into your basement – or attic – and unbury that "ten percent more" Janet refers to in today’s quote.

Where is that extra 10% needed for this upcoming week? How can your slow pace this weekend help you mentally with your prep come Monday?

For inspiration, watch this video featuring Janet discussing what it meant to start in a big race against "the big boys." (Shock alert: they didn’t like it – or her – one bit. Neither did the fans.)