The Pretty Definitive Guide to Toughing Up Your Feet
That which grows fast, withers as rapidly. That which grows slowly, endures. — Josiah Gilbert Holland DISCLAIMER: I’m not a doctor. Heck, I don’t even play one on TV. The advice in this post is my experience along with the experience of some people that I trust. This works for me and them but [...]
3 Ways to Flip Your Endurance Switch
It never fails to amaze me how my body and mind react to adversity. I have done a lot of endurance events and it always comes down to something inside me flipping so that I can get through it. This feeling of “flipping the switch” is a metaphor that I have talked about in my [...]
Incremental improvement is better than fleeting leaps
I’m a big believer in making slow and steady process. I know, sounds kinda boring but what I have found is that the incremental solutions (e.g. those that have been methodically conceived and executed) stick. The fleeting leaps where you make huge leaps usually fade away. The Breaking Records Mentality Don’t get me wrong. It’s [...]
Impossible Goal Achieved: Finished Diablo Trails 50k
On April 20th, 2013, I completed my latest impossible goal — a 50k ultra-marathon. I did it in 7:32:36 — not exactly blazing fast (it’s about 15 minute per mile) but my goal was not to set a record but to simply finish. Of course, I had to choose one of the hardest ones out [...]
Those Who Try to Tear us Down will Only Strengthen our Resolve to Endure
We touched a little bit about negativity in Our Negative Perceptions About Ourselves Create our Biggest Barriers. Now, we’ll deal with how the negativity of others can get in our way and why it should strengthen our resolve to endure past the barriers we face. That Will Never Work Bessemer Venture Partners (BVP) is one [...]
We Set Our Own Pace when Overcoming Barriers. Forward Progress is all that Matters
It seems to me that there is a lot of pressure to make things happen quickly. Our fast paced world wants every problem, project or priority to be number 1. It can be down right maddening to feel all that anxiety to get everything done right away when you hit a barrier. The Power of [...]
