A couple weeks ago, my buddy emailed me: “Hey, I was checking out your bucket list online, and you have ‘tour the White House’ on there. I’m headed to D.C. in a couple weeks – wanna join me and we’ll try to get a tour?” Um – yeah! Last week, I spent 3 nights and…
By mile 60, Scott was vomiting and shaky. His hands dropped to his knees, then his knees dropped to the pavement. He collapsed by the side of the road, lying in his own sweat and spittle. Leah and his friends didn’t bother trying to help him up; they knew there was no voice in the…
It’s supposed to be hard. If it wasn’t hard, everyone would do it. The hard is what makes it great. I was watching A League of Their Own with my wife last night and this quote popped up, delivered by (my favorite actor) Tom Hanks. It was manager Jimmy Dugan’s response to Geena Davis’ character…
…and start doing. If you truly need inspiration, then keep reading your blogs. But do you need it still? Close your web browser, get up out of your chair, and go do something. The ten minutes you spend reading blogs could be spent elsewhere: Set up a training log. Put together a healthier meal plan…
There are plenty of places to look if you want to see “impossible” achievements. This post by Jacob Sokol lists a stunning 48 examples of people who have rocked their worlds with fantastic achievements. But if you are sitting around, not getting anywhere in life, trying to visualize yourself quitting your job and traveling the…
