I've been obsessed with this video as of late. I've probably watched it over 10 times in the last 2-3 days. Take a look - it's less than a minute and answer the following question: How do you stay focused, motivated and maintain enthusiasm when things don’t go the way you’d hoped? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOPgM7Sc2VQ&feature=youtu.be Elon Musk on Motivation (Transcript) How do you stay focused, motivated and maintain enthusiasm when ...
Archives for April 2014
Impossible FM #000: Getting Started & What To Expect in Impossible FM
Impossible FM is here! On the inaugural episode of Impossible FM, I introduce the podcast and talk about why I'm bringing it back. I also touch on what to expect and how exactly we'll be proceeding in future episodes. It's short and sweet and a lot of fun. Here's the first episode of Impossible FM. Enjoy Links Mentioned in this Episode Impossible HQ Where To Listen To This Episode Listen on iTunes Listen on Stitcher (coming ...
The Man In The Arena
The Man in the arena quote by Teddy Roosevelt is one I've talked about extensively in the Impossible Manifesto when I released it a couple years ago. Lately it's been coming up in my head over & over again. It's worth a read (or two). It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is ...
What Are You Willing To Give Up?
What are you willing to give up? The world talks about what they want They talk about following your passion. Living the dream and a bunch of other cliches. But nobody every talks about what they're willing to give up. Ask someone what they want (if they can actually answer that question) and you'll get a myriad of answers: A good career Freedom to travel The ability to be your own boss. Lots of money Time with loved oneso People ...
Impossible Case Study: Sir Roger Bannister and The Four-Minute Mile
Sir Roger Bannister was the first man to run a mile in under four minutes. Up until he did it in 1954, most people thought the four-minute mark was impossible to break. They thought the human body couldn't physically go that fast - that it would collapse under the pressure. No-one could run a mile in less than four minutes. It was impossible. You were crazy to even try. That was, until Bannister proved everyone wrong, training in his own way, ...
The Pomodoro Technique
Whether you're big into business, fitness, or gritness, you've probably come up against one of the main roadblocks in achieving the impossible: procrastination. Procrastination crops up everywhere: If you're getting into running, often the hardest thing is getting your shoes on and getting out the door. If you work from home, you drown in email before you get down to the work that matters. If you want to switch careers, you convince yourself you ...
An Act of Discipline
This is an act of discipline. I'm retraining myself to write here twice a week regardless. Tuesday, Thursday - set in stone. That's the schedule. I'm not sending this post out via email & I probably won't tweet this, but I'm writing it down and making it public. I've got a lot of things coming up - excuses why I couldn't write (new podcasts, websites, videos, projects all over the place), but there are no excuses. Writing twice a week is a ...
