Misfit Entrepreneur
  • Start Here!
  • About
  • Podcast
  • Media
  • Archives
  • Blog
  • Speaking
  • Contact

Misfit Entrepeneur Blog

​

Know Your Limits Before You Push Them

7/6/2020

0 Comments

 
Picture
I was recently reminded of a very important lesson in life.  My daughter put herself in danger of drowning because she pushed herself and her limits too far.

First off, my daughter is an incredibly strong swimmer for an almost 8 year old.  One of the best I've ever seen.  She's going to be amazing on a swim team some day.  Over the 4th of July holiday, we were in the pool with some family visiting and she was showing off her ability to swim underwater and hold her breath.  She can swim all the way down and back in the pool without needing a breath!  After a few times, she didn't take much rest and went to do it again and this time, got about halfway back when she passed out underwater. 

Thankfully, my wife and I were right there to scoop her out of the water and administer care.  I know it seems like I am casually writing this story, but I cannot explain the terror that went through me as I pulled what seemed like her lifeless body from the water.  I immediately noticed she had a pulse and was moving a little, but I got her down and started a couple breaths into CPR and she came to.  She did not spit up any water or show signs of water in her lungs and after about 10 mins was completely awake and back to normal.  We then took her to the ER and stayed for several hours while they monitored her and then discharged her with a clean bill of health.

There are so many lessons I can speak to from this experience and probably will in a future Lessons for Hannah episode, but a very important one that everyone can learn from is to understand your limits.  After she was back to normal, I asked her what she remembered right before things happened.  She told me she remembered her lungs hurting, but she thought she could make it - and then everything went black.  

She passed out because she did not heed the warning signs of her lungs' limits.  When they started hurting her, she should have immediately come up for air, but she decided to push things without understanding the limits she had.  Of course, this is after repeated conversations with mom and dad over time about how to be safe in the pool, etc.  

And that is the hardest part, sometimes we don't know our limits until we reach them or try to blindly push through them.  This can and does get us into trouble, or can end in tragedy.  Thankfully to God and quick action by my wife and then me and our whole family, we didn't have a tragedy - but my daughter learned about her limits the hard way and it could have cost her, her life.  I don't think my adrenaline came down until after 2am in the morning that night - as a father, this is the hardest thing I've ever experienced.

But, the lesson you can take is to know and understand your limits and be careful when you push them.   
I am all for pushing your limits and reaching new heights, but doing so in a calculated and planned way.
 

You must learn to know when you are going too far and back off. 

We are very lucky and we have a lasting lesson to share with others.  I hope you take this to heart and don't learn about your limits the hard way!
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Click Below to Join Misfit Nation and Get Your Free Copy of "The Top 10 Lessons to Thrive and Succeed!"
    Join the Misfits!

    Archives

    March 2025
    February 2025
    January 2025
    December 2024
    November 2024
    October 2024
    September 2024
    August 2024
    July 2024
    June 2024
    May 2024
    April 2024
    March 2024
    February 2024
    January 2024
    December 2023
    November 2023
    October 2023
    September 2023
    August 2023
    July 2023
    June 2023
    May 2023
    April 2023
    March 2023
    February 2023
    January 2023
    December 2022
    November 2022
    October 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016

    Categories

    All
    Entrepreneurship
    Life Lessons
    Mindset
    Productivity
    Sales
    Success Habits

    RSS Feed

    Follow Misfit on Twitter!
    Picture
    View my profile on LinkedIn
    View my profile on LinkedIn
    View my profile on LinkedIn
© MISFIT ENTREPRENEUR 2018. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.  Terms and Conditions.  Privacy Policy.   Affiliate Disclaimer
Photos from shixart1985 (CC BY 2.0), focusonmore.com (CC BY 2.0), island deborah- New Book "Song of the Sparrow" vig, Frank Shepherd, shixart1985, focusonmore.com, TheTimeTraveler!, shixart1985, wuestenigel, wuestenigel, shixart1985, homegets.com
  • Start Here!
  • About
  • Podcast
  • Media
  • Archives
  • Blog
  • Speaking
  • Contact