"Once a big idea takes hold of me, I tend to act on it quickly and not look back.  I don't think about the negatives, or entertain doubts.  I just move forward.  I focus single-mindedly on my success, I suppose it's blindly optimistic but it's also effective.  I believe in hard work, and my ability to do it.  I've met very few people who want to ( Read more... )

I've become obsessed with learning everything I can about triathlons. There is a lot of inspirational stories to read and noteworthy people to learn about. I came across this short essay of why people do triathlons, and it hit home.

"I love to be alive. I love the gift of life. Never have I felt more alive than when my heart is beating, my lungs ( Read more... )

"If there is any secret, it is simply called work. An on again off again athlete will never truly succeed because consistency helps us get ahead. Consistent hard work will also help us to build our confidence. Confidence is more than the belief that we can do whatever it takes to carry us through. Confidence is our reward for all of the hard work ( Read more... )

"If you're going to try, go all the way. Otherwise don't even start. This could mean losing girlfriends, wives, relatives, jobs. And maybe your mind. It could mean not eating for three or four days. It could mean freezing on a park bench. It could mean jail. It could mean derision. It could mean mockery, isolation. Isolation is the gift. All the ( Read more... )

Well I guess I should confess that I am starting to get old ( Read more... )

The few people I told thought I was absolutely nuts. They knew they couldn't stop me, and I was going to do it regardless. I decided the day before the race that I was going to run the Chicago Marathon. I'm not a runner, I didn't train for it but I say every year that ," oh next year I should that". There is no reason to wait until year ( Read more... )

Here we are in this world.
I don't know how we got here, but somehow we learned how to live here.
Now our brains are too big for our heads. They're expanding.
You can order your life through meticulous planning,
but it's a crapshoot
when things unexpectedly start to move faster.
And you try to avert a disaster.
But you can't always get what ( Read more... )

Horoscope

Overview

This is one of those wonderful days when your achievements will far outpace any demands that are placed on you. You will definitely meet a big deadline early, so use that extra time to get ahead on another project -- and blow away more expectations. But be aware that working so efficiently might set you up for additional pressures ( Read more... )

I'm sitting in my bed FREAKING OUT. 13.1 miles. I can do it. I hope. FUCK.

"Don't complain. Just work harder."