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In the course of our discussion today, we\u2019re going to talk about many things: determination, dedication, will power, and wanting it.\xa0 What I will not be able to do, is convince you to meet your goal.\xa0 It wouldn\u2019t matter if I made the most perfect, passionate, logical argument as to why you should train for and run a road race or marathon, why you should climb the tallest mountain, swim the widest ocean, win the most prestigious award or even drop 40 pounds.\n\xa0\nI might make you feel guilty for not trying.\xa0 I might make you feel like a lump of poo because you refuse to rise off your COUCH OF DOOM\u2026but you know how that old saying goes: You can lead a horse to water\u2026.but you can\u2019t make him swim the backstroke.\n\xa0\nWhat do you want\u2026and do YOU, whatever YOU are, really want it\u2026or is it, as science seems to suggest, merely a calculated process in the computer that is your brain, giving you the illusion that you want it?\n\xa0\nIf you say you want something\u2026.to finish your first 10K or lose 40 pounds, is it really your decision or is it some biologically programmed expression of \u201cwill\u201d that is anything but \u201cfree\u201d?\n\xa0\nThese are good and interesting questions, but the bigger question relative to what we want is this: If we are complex biological computers without free will, can we program ourselves to really want something?\n\xa0\nLinks:\n\xa0\nMelodious advice by Neil on Twitter @neilbearse\xa0\n\xa0\nBoth opening and closing themes songs were by Jim Fidler at .\n\xa0\nThe song - \u201cArrows of Desire\u201d was by Matthew Good at http://matthewgood.org\n\xa0\nFitBit at .\n\xa0\nIntervals between episodes, and Burning 40 updates can be found at steverunnerblog.com\n\xa0\nIn Vino Veritas with at \n\xa0\nONLY IF YOU LIKE IT: (But really, PLEASE, only if you can afford it!) Phedippidations is supported monthly through the kind and sincerely generous financial support of 73 friends and fellow runners:\n\xa0\nWilliam, Vera, Katie, Heather, Ryan, Chaise, Gordon, Scott, Mike, David, Jeff, Colin, Jason, Diane, Cheryl, Ron, Mark, Martha, Greg, Jim, Tim, Bill, Michael, David, Doug, Vance, Marcelo, Roberto, Zaki, Jan, Margaret, James, Norm, Simon, Janice, Andrew, Pam, Rob, Glenn, Trey, Steve, John, Angie, Al, Toni, Martin, Lynn, Nancy, Eric, Jim, Dino, Joe, Martin, Rich, Sarah, Tom, David, Pierre, Maria, Hisham, Andrea, Matt, Jen, Lou, Brad, Dave, Desiree, Joan, Jens (@ScenicRunner), Claudia, Jonathan, John and Jill.\n\xa0\nTHANK YOU! {}\n\xa0\nFollow me on:\nBlog: \nStream: \xa0\nApple App: \xa0\nAndroid App: \xa0\n\xa0\nSupport: