One of the best pieces of advice on getting "unstuck" in life I've ever heard was from Donald Miller - I've filed it away in my head as the "drop a plane out of the sky" rule. When it comes to writing characters - Don had a conversation about taking one of the characters to the next stage of the story with some more experienced writers. He thought the reason the character would change and move on was because "he wanted to." “That’s not how it ...
On 9 Years of Blogging
The blog turned 9 last week. That’s a long, long time to do anything. I celebrated it by doing something very apropos for me lately - negotiating trademarks. When it started - it was just a blog about a kid living in his parent’s basement trying to do something impossible - run an indoor triathlon. Not anything crazy. The last 4-5 years have seemed like a grinder personally. Injuries, lawsuits, ultra marathons, building schools, more lawyers, a ...
Lessons Learned Working & Traveling for 1 Year Straight – 7 Continents, 29 Countries, and 200,000+ miles Later
This summer marked a year straight of travel. In the last year - in fact in the last 6 months - I've been on all 7 continents and since I started traveling, I've been to 29+ countries in the past 12-13 months (I'm losing track). I didn't set out to do it, but as it turn out, I accidentally knocked another thing off my impossible list - travel for a year straight. As I've been trying to explain my life to people lately, it looks something like ...
48 Hours In Doha
Today's story doesn't really fit anywhere on the site, but I wanted to share it. Feel free to skip it if you like, but some of the hardest parts of 777 had nothing to do with running. This story is exhibit A. /// “I gotta get out of this place.” I was going on about 36 hours straight of no sleep. My flight. I was already here 12 hours too long. On the way to South Africa from Bali, I routed through Hong Kong to start the journey to Africa. I ...
How I Got Estonian E-Residency (and why you might want to too)
Hey - wanna go to the Estonian Embassy Consulate with me today? - I asked my girlfriend. What? I need to pick up my e-residency card. What? From Estonia. I applied and I have to pick it up at the consulate. You’re moving to Estonia!? No - I just have to pick it up - I’ll explain later. Fine, let’s go you freak. She’s cool. / This post has nothing to do with fitness or mindset, but it does have to do with living an impossible ...
50 Years For 70 Bucks
A year or so ago, I was driving through Yellowstone National Park with my brother. Snow had piled up quite high and there was an avalanche warning in effect as long as the sun was up - so all the cars coming into the park had to wait until sunset to pass through. We parked the car outside the gate and got out of the car to stretch our legs. We had a good amount of time (over an hour) until the sun went down so naturally, we started talking to some of ...
