Do More. Be Happy. Surprise Yourself.
Three and a half seconds from walking out the door – “I’m not wearing these socks. They’re too small!” Dude, WTF. It’s another day of rain. I yanked my hamstring on Wednesday and now I can’t run. My calves are sore. My shoulders are … Continue reading →
A storm blew out the power in our neighborhood last night and blew up my evening routine that includes grinding coffee beans and prepping my Bialetti coffee pot for the next day. The power came on sometime during the night, … Continue reading →
Alas, tis true… I’m registered for my first 100-mile ultra marathon – The Badger Mountain 100 in Richland, WA. No, I don’t know why. Well… not entirely…. It’s event that will take 24 hours or more (hopefully less…) to complete. Ironman races take half … Continue reading →
I laid in bed this morning, vacillating between conscious states for nearly 40 minutes before I pulled myself out from under the warm blankets. I was nearly ten minutes into my Morning Pages when I realized I turned on the wrong burner to … Continue reading →
I wrote about working in sprints earlier this week. I think the same goes with workouts in whatever training you’re pursuing. Whether you’re training for a 10k, half-marathon or 100-mile ultra, it’s all the same: The Race = The “Project” Weekly … Continue reading →
I failed this morning. I knew last night what I was going to write about. I devoted part of my Morning Pages to it just so I’d be primed and ready to go. Yet, before I cracked open my laptop, I put others … Continue reading →
SPOILER ALERT! Reaching the finish line: Yeah, I was pretty damn happy. WRAP-UP & WHAT’S AHEAD Here’s my race report, 13 months later… The rough draft’s been sitting in my Evernote since last Christmas and I figure it’s time to … Continue reading →
Accomplishing bigger outcomes requires the completion of small tasks. When you “Schedule Everything” and “Make Time,” you can complete at least one 30-60 minute “sprint” every day or week without interruption on whatever outcome you want to achieve. ”Sprinting” is an idea taken from a … Continue reading →
You’ve got to make time for what you want to do. Then schedule it. (See yesterday’s post – “Go Farther Strategy #1: Schedule Everything.”) Being “deliberately emergent” helps with this. As part of my morning routine, I wake up early – … Continue reading →
In yesterday’s post – “10 Strategies To Do More, Be Happy & Surprise Yourself” – I wrote: If you don’t plan your day, the world will do it for you. You can’t always be in control, so the more you own your … Continue reading →