Forged in Fire

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  • What do You Have to Lose?

    What do You Have to Lose?

    Seriously, think about it. I’ve discussed in the past my long-standing fear of failure. This was something that debilitated me for years, causing shortcoming after shortcoming – specifically in the world of sports. The pressing thought of a possible crash and burn produced a level of self-induced fear that was simply too much to overcome. Read more

  • Get Your Garage in Order

    Get Your Garage in Order

    Start Organizing Your Life David Goggins is a retired United States Navy SEAL – serving as the 36th African American to join the Navy SEALs. At the current moment, David wears many different hats: ultra-endurance athlete, public speaker, and author of two memoirs – to name a few. His first book, “Can’t Hurt Me: Master Read more

  • Shut Your Ego Down

    Shut Your Ego Down

    Do it. Before its too Late. Photo by harutmovsisyan, Pixabay It’s been said that self-absorption can and will ruin the very thing that it celebrates. This of course means that your ego, or inflated sense of superiority, can quickly become the antecedent of disaster.  As author Ryan Holiday so simply yet brilliantly titled his New Read more

  • There is Always More to Give

    I’ve written many times on the topic of perseverance. The ability to overcome and to surpass preconceived mental and physical barriers. This very premise is what has drawn me to endurance sports, and shifted my way of living in an extremely powerful way.  The human body is weird. It’s complex and hard to fully comprehend.  Read more

  • Well, That Didn’t Go As Planned

    Part 3 I exited Badger Creek State Park, in the dark of the night, short of the 100 miles I had set out to cover. I was disappointed, frustrated and confused. After months of diligent preparation, I’d never imagined this outcome. I’d never imagined walking away empty handed. I’d let myself down. I’d come up Read more

  • Well, That Didn’t Go As Planned

    Part 2 “I’ve never felt this way before.”  A statement that I muttered – either aloud or within my own mind – more times than I’m proud of.  After all, isn’t that what draws me to the world of ultra running? The unknown? The necessity behind finding new ways out of the deep waters that Read more