A story involves a person that wants something and is willing to overcome conflict to get it. - Donald Miller I started this blog because I felt the story I was telling with my life was incredibly boring. I realized that if I had to write the story of my life, no one would read it. So I decided to change it. I made a list, started a blog and started doing some impossible things. Since, I've been able to some pretty cool things, but i still get lots of ...
Archives for April 2012
What Can You Do In 2 Years Anyway?
What can you do in 2 years anyways? That's a good question. 2 years ago, I started making some changes in my life that led me to where I am today. One of those, included starting this blog. That decision led to a whole lot of other things that I've been able to do over the last 731 days that I used to think were impossible. A few of them include: Getting my first 'real' job ever (at a place that didn't rhyme with QPS). Thanks Todd! Running my first ...
Why Racing A Triathlon Is The Perfect Fitness Goal
Most people are not very good at setting fitness goals. They try one thing after another, get distracted and end up frustrated and annoyed that they started yet another thing, but didn't finish it. My buddy Vic wrote a great post on how to finally achieve your fitness goals. You should take 5 minutes to read it all here but the three main points are Set A Deadline Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Use Social Pressure Time. Money. People. The Trifecta ...
The Only Two Ways To Achieve Your Goals (And Why You’re Probably Doing It Wrong)
Two Ways To Achieve Your Goals If you're consistently achieving your goals and doing what you want with your life, great. Keep doing what you're doing. This article isn't for you. If you're struggling with making things happen, doing what you want to do, and we can change that. In life, there's two ways to achieve your goals. You can either jump right in, and take it on all at once or you can do it little by little. Both work well, but they work at varying ...
17 Killer Strategies For Never Giving Up
Most things aren't impossible, most people just give up too soon. The number one reason people don't get what they want is because they give up too soon. That's a true stat that I just made up, but I would venture to guess it's not far off. You've probably given up on a lot of things before. You didn't get the first job you wanted - so you gave up. The first business you started working on failed - so you gave up. The first time you went out for a run, ...
Greetings From The Dominican Republic
Greetings from the Dominican Republic. I've been traveling quite a bit over the past few days and spending lots of quality time in airports but I'm finally getting settled in down here in the Caribbean. I'll be here for the next 2 months as I'm living with friends down here and working on a business project and a new fitness goal I'll be revealing soon. While travel always throws a wrench into scheduled activities and we'll be back on our regular schedule ...
