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It’s almost too late

March 27, 2022 By Joel Runyon Leave a Comment

It’s almost too late. You think you have time. But you don’t. You think you can get to it later. But you won’t. You think it’s fine that you’re putting off that decision. It’s not. You want to start that business. How long have you been saying that? You want to learn that new skill? When’s the last time you did anything more than watch a YouTube video on it? You want to get in shape for the summer? Better start now. Everyone ...

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Terminator Mentality: How to Accomplish Nearly Anything

March 1, 2022 By Joel Runyon 1 Comment

Terminator mentality. Cyborg mindset. Military mode. I’ve written about this before, but this is my go to method when doing something I don’t want to do. Some people react to stress by hyping themselves up. You see this in cold water. People do breathing exercises, scream at the top of their lungs, chant, or dance around. People do this a lot. Especially in Austin. This is not that. The problem with screaming is eventually you run out of ...

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Metrics vs Momentum

February 9, 2022 By Joel Runyon Leave a Comment

Almost every founder or athlete I know has a bunch of core metrics they track. Traffic, revenue, Customers, CAC, and LTV in business. Weight, Body Fat %, fitness standards, and PRs in fitness. Almost everyone who’s serious tracks metrics. Some meticulously. Not nearly enough people pay attention to momentum. Metrics you can measure. Momentum you can feel. What does your gut tell you?What do other people say unprompted?How do you feel? It’s ...

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18 Months. Heads Down. Surprise Yourself.

January 30, 2022 By Joel Runyon Leave a Comment

Most people don’t really quit. They just give up too soon. Most of your BIG goal progress are stunted because you have no idea what it takes to get to your goal. You can see results quickly on some things. Aesthetics for example - despite what common perception - is sometimes the easiest to change in 8-12-26 weeks. But if you want to change who you are as a person, athlete, career-wise or something else fundamental about yourself. You need ...

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Impossible Fitness – Now Available on Android, iOS, and Web

November 29, 2021 By Joel Runyon 1 Comment

Over the past few months, I’ve been working behind the scenes to build the best way possible to help you achieve your impossible fitness goals. One of the best thing you can do is outsource your fitness. Not having to think about what you’re doing every day and just showing up and doing it is maybe the easiest way to improve consistency and achieve results. That’s why I don’t even bother programming my own workouts for myself these days - because even I ...

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What Would Future You Wish You Did?

November 9, 2021 By Joel Runyon Leave a Comment

If you’re not sure what decision to make a useful question to ask yourself is this: "what would future you wish you did?" I’m not sure where I read this, but someone once said it’s easy to look back and wish you handled a situation differently in the past. But it’s actually more useful to look forward and ask yourself what future you wish you would do right now. When I started IMPOSSIBLE, it was because I asked myself a question: If your life was a ...

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Make Your Obstacles Mortal

October 31, 2021 By Joel Runyon Leave a Comment

If you are not where you want to be, why are you chilling so much? If you’re not where you want to be, you need to do more than just try new things. You need a new attitude. You need to go military on some things. You've got way too many obstacles taking up way too much space in your brain space. It's time to get rid of them. Make your obstacles mortal. Then crush them. It’s easy to have your excuses live in your head. When they live ...

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3 Sleep Experiments I’m Trying That Actually Work

October 20, 2021 By Joel Runyon Leave a Comment

I am not the world’s greatest sleeper. I think I usually sleep out of necessity more than desire. If I could get away with it - I'd rather pass. That said - I’ve been informed that I have to sleep every day - which I’ve double checked with the doctors - and I’ve unfortunately confirmed as true. So, I figured if I’m going to have to sleep - I might as well try to get better at it. So, over the past 6 months or so, here are 3 sleep experiments that ...

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The More You Do, The More You Do

October 12, 2021 By Joel Runyon Leave a Comment

The more you do, the more you do. One thing I’ve noticed about people who get a lot done is that there’s a compounding factor no one discusses. The more someone does, the more they seem to do. It’s counterintuitive, but when things start to pile up, there are two options: You can look for reasons to opt out.Or your can lean in. It’s easy to think that the people with clear schedules have wide open schedules and lots of time to get things ...

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Strength is Rare

August 30, 2021 By Joel Runyon 2 Comments

Strength is rare. And society likes it like that. They want you be weak, soft, comfortable. Discomfort is seen as a disorder, an invisible fence to keep you solidly within your zone of certainty, narrowing by the second. “Don’t even bother with that. Come back to the couch, sink in and relax. You’ve had it hard, detach from discomfort and let the dopamine flow.” Until every piece of discomfort is systematically removed bit by bit. And, if ...

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