1. Begin.
2. Do the work.
3. Ship.
4. Repeat.
Almost nobody truly does all four. Those that do inevitably become great.
You are dying, and your world is a lie.
November 16, 2011 By 114 Comments
This post contains a lesson about life, about your job, and about being human. Hang in there with me with through the intro, because whether or not you’re an athlete, this applies to you.
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This summer, over a two-month span of time, I did an Olympic triathlon, a bike century, a half Ironman, and a marathon.
That’s not bragging. Bragging carries the assumption… Continue Reading
6 steps to kicking failure’s sorry ass
October 7, 2011 By 21 Comments
This past weekend, on Sunday, I participated in a half Ironman triathlon. For those of you unfamiliar with triathlon, that’s a 1.2 mile swim followed by a 56 mile bike ride followed by a half marathon run (13.1 miles).
I spent much of the previous day getting my stuff ready, crossing off checklists, and planning.
I got up at 4:30am.
I drove nearly 3… Continue Reading
You’re on your own (and why that’s a good thing)
September 28, 2011 By 21 Comments
One question people ask a lot when trying to start or improve their fledgling businesses — or when they’re generally trying to do anything epic — is, “But… what should I DO?”
Loosely translated, this usually means that they’re more than capable of getting all pumped up and inspired, but then just sort of sit there with that energy, unsure what to do… Continue Reading
Disobey
August 24, 2011 By 116 Comments
School starts today. Not for my son Austin, though.
I’m finishing writing this at 6am. At a little before 8am, the school bus is going to pull up in front of our house, and because we just got around to notifying the district that we’re not doing the school thing this year, the bus driver won’t know and will honk. I’ll be working. Austin… Continue Reading
