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48\ in such a way as to get the prize.\run aimlessly, you don't run in mediocrity, if you're going to run, then run in such a way as to get the prize. As we conclude this series I hope the acrosticFINISH will help you keep that course all the way to the finish line. FocusIf you prepared a vision statement for your life, if you prepared goals to accomplish that vision, keep those things in front of you. That's why I stress writing them down. In your life you need to regularly sit down and review your values, your visions and your goals then evaluate %u201chow am I doing%u201d. Zig Ziglar said, \said, \you're in the faith; test yourselves.\\ the paths that you walk.\looking at your values and goals and praying about them will make a bigger difference in your life.%u201d Then as you make out your daily agenda ask the question: Is what I say important and reflected in my daily time? That's the key to the maximum life in how you finish the race. Intercept distractions\, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and run with perseverance the race marked out for us.\that is going to weight you down. You don't run a marathon in a suit of armor. You don't enter a triathlon in an overcoat. You shed anything that would hold you back, that would hinder. You eliminate the distractions.What are the things in your life that would distract you from living the maximum life? Well, thousands of things. It might be the distraction of a) thinking about making money; b) wrong relationships; or c) the idea that busy is better. You just clutter your life with all these things. There are thousands of things. But probably the number one thing that hinders most folks from the maximum life is their past. So many people are stuck in their past. They're holding on to the guilt of their own wrongdoing. They're holding on to the hurt of the wrongs that have been inflicted on them. If either of these described you, you're not living the maximum life. Let me remind you, if you're going to drive down life looking in your rearview mirror, you're sure to wreck. You've got to look out in front of you staying focused and not distracted by what is left behind.