I’m working to get back in the rhythm of doing monthly wrap-ups on business and personal goal updates here at IMPOSSIBLE. A goal with a timetable is just a dream, so this is a way to return to some of the public accountability I’ve shied away from the past couple years (for legal reasons) and I'm really happy to be able to be back to building stuff and being more transparent about what's happening at IMPOSSIBLE. What To Expect Going Forward I’m ...
Archives for 2017
The Podcast Is Back
Dec 1st. Watch this space. ...
Embrace Your Limits
I don’t have enough money. I’m not smart enough. I don’t have enough time. I’m not strong enough to do that yet… I don’t have enough experience. It’s easy to let your limits define who you are and STOP you. You should always be pushing your limits, but if you’re not even at that point yet, you can do something even easier. Don’t even try pushing your limits yet. Instead, embrace them. Let your limits define the parameters of the ...
For When You Get Stuck
If you’re reading this and feeling stuck - you can’t figure out exactly where to go next or how to move forward, this post is for you. First of all, you’re not special. Everyone feels like this. I’ll have days where I literally won’t want to get out of bed and I’ll make a list: Get out of bed Put your clothes on. Walk out the door. Go workout. Get a coffee. You’re stuck because you’re overthinking it. You’re stuck because you ...
The 777 Project: By The Numbers
When I set out to do the 777 Project, I wrote down that I wanted to do something that I didn’t know if I could do. Something that scared me. Something that really seemed impossible. I’ve been trying to put it into words and I worked with my designer Calla to put it all together. I think it tells the story in a concise way that’s somehow still very surreal to me. I said I wanted to take on a challenge that would push me. I wanted to do something that ...
7 Lessons Learned from The 777 Project
Over the last 3 years, I finished 777: 7 ultras on 7 continents to fund 7 schools with Pencils of Promise. The journey was not as straight-forward as I expected - evidenced by the fact that I finished 6 of the races this year and the 18-24 month gap between races 1 & 2. This has been one of the hardest things I’ve ever done and one of the biggest teachers to me as well. So with that in mind, here’s 7 things I learned along the way (as well as a few ...
What It Takes To Run 7 Ultra Marathons on 7 Continents (VIDEO)
In addition to putting words to paper on yesterday's post about looking back on 777, I went through some of the images from the last 7 races and put together a short video about the entire adventure. It still doesn't seem real or feel like that was "me" out there. If the last couple posts have felt a bit too sentimental, please forgive me – we'll be back to our regular scheduled programming next week. #pushyourlimits #dosomethingimpossible The ...
Looking Back on 777: The Full Story
When I first started 777, I didn’t know what I was getting myself into. I remember when I went to book the initial trip to Antarctica, I asked myself: what am I getting myself into? Now it’s done. And it seems bizarre. Honestly, it’s October 3 years later, WTF? One of the purposes of an impossible challenge isn't the challenge itself, but who you have to become in order to complete it. A lot of the past few months have gone into reviewing that ...
Money Can’t Buy Happiness (But Debt Will Make You Miserable)
The other day, my twitter friend Ed posted this: https://twitter.com/EdLatimore/status/912439406530662400 I responded https://twitter.com/joelrunyon/status/912440125857992704 Here's the thing Money won't bring you happiness. (You're free to try, but there's a lot of people that have gone before you that say otherwise). Still - no matter what - most people don't believe that. Mainly because - if you're in debt SOME money actually WILL buy ...
You Are Not Who You Could Be
This article on Jordan Peterson is something. The title is a bit click-baity, but if you disregard the controversy, what's interesting to me is how he takes direct aim at the apathetic attitude towards most people have. While people are looking for easier and easier ways to get around in life, this quote from Peterson stands out: https://twitter.com/joelrunyon/status/910944974610591745 Find the heaviest weight you can and pick it up. And that will ...