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 ...
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 ...
How To Run Across Liechtenstein
After my last ultra marathon in South Africa, I knew I had to finally come home…eventually. After getting rid of my apartment in San Diego last summer, I’ve been on the road for almost a full 12 months and am ready to be stateside for a few conferences and other events this summer. However, the flight from South Africa to the US is not a short one by any means and doing some 36 hours to get back in one shot isn't that much fun - no matter who you're ...
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 ...
How To Create Your Own Impossible List
“It's kind of fun to do the impossible" - Walt Disney Since Impossible has started, the impossible list has been one of the centerpieces of it. From the get-go, I said that I started this blog in order to be an impetus to live a story and do something with my life. The Impossible List Today I'm going to walk you through how to make your own. Here we go... === How To Start Your Impossible List Every list starts with a few items. Don't worry ...
Punta Arenas (Race 1/7) or Bust
This blog post is coming to you from Lima, Peru! I'm currently on a 8 hour layover in Peru on my way from San Diego to Punta Arenas Chile for race 1/7 - the Patagonia International Marathon. The race is 63km (40 miles) through the picturesque landscape of Patagonia. See below for an idea of the scenery that I'm in for. Needless to say it's beautiful and I'm excited :) The race is 40 miles and the park we're running through (Torres del Paines) is ...
The Biggest Challenge of My Life: The 777 Project
Today's a big day. For the last few months I've been hinting at a big, upcoming impossible project. Today it's here. I want to share with you The 777 Project. - the next impossible thing. The 777 Project The 777 Project is my next impossible challenge. It's a challenge to run 7 ultra marathons on 7 continents as an effort to help build 7 schools with Pencils of Promise.. This project will be the most challenging thing I've ever done and take ...
Ouch From South Africa
Good morning from Cape Town! On Sunday I ran the Comrades Marathon - a 56 miles (89 kilometers) ultra marathon. "Ouch" is the main word that comes to mind post-race. Nevertheless I've finished and I'm quite happy about it. I'm currently working on getting my legs back at the moment, and while I don't feel exactly "good", I feel better than I anticipated (which is a nice surprise). I'll have a full race writeup and a mini-podcast out on ...
The Plummet at the Summit is Back (2014)
I'm jumping off a bridge at WDS...who's coming with me? Yup - that's right - The Plummet at the Summit is back. Warning: Comfort-zone seekers turn back now After one year off, we're back to jumping off high things at WDS. For the uninitiated, the Plummet at the Summit is the annual bungee jumping event that we do in Portland in July. It coincides with the day before WDS (World Domination Summit) put on by my friend Chris Guillebeau. You can read about ...
My 97 Things (Or How I Moved Across The Country With Just 3 Bags)
My 97 Things I've wanted to count and document all of my things for some time now. I remember reading Colin's site almost four years ago and seeing his All 72 Things I Own post and thinking, "I want to do that at some point." A few days ago I packed my entire life into about six bags. Since then, I've pared it down even further and I now have exactly 97 things. This is what it looks like when all my bags are packed. Minimalism Goals On the ...
