Most people don’t like working hard. If they do, it is in order to achieve some kind of end goal. Working hard at something, for the sake of a reward that comes afterward, can make the hard work much more challenging and make us much less likely to do hard…

Detach from the result and focus on the journey — This article is quite controversial to my own beliefs. I’ve always believed that in order to grow, achieve something, and be successful, you need to have a goal and a plan. I still believe it. But this year I realized that some things are easier to achieve without any goals. …

See my process for achieving this goal — This is a series of articles covering my process of completing my first 100-mile race. In this article, I’m covering the first step. Setting the goal, choosing the race, and setting up a training plan. Setting the goal Ever since I started my endurance journey, I’ve had some specific races/distances I wanted to…

But didn’t — It has been a while since I was in school. This might have changed since then, but I remember learning things by heart just for the tests. After the tests, I’ve never used that information again. In today’s world, you know enough if you are able to find answers. My…

Let me start off by saying that hard is relative. For some it might be running their first 5k, for others, it might be doing their first Ironman triathlon. Why? I think there are a lot of benefits to doing something physically hard, here are some of my favorites. Officially doing something makes it easier When you…

A while back, I wrote this article with the topic “do things your future self will thank you for”. Building on top of that, the ultimate goal is to be able to look back at your life when you’re 80 or 90 years old and be happy about the things…

4 simple steps that will change your life — If you’re like most people, you’re finding it difficult to stay consistent with your training. You might stay consistent for a week, maybe even a month, but then you start getting inconsistent — maybe even stop altogether. Here are some things that have helped me stay consistent. Set a goal Start off by…

Writing is a powerful tool for many reasons, depending on why and what you are writing. Personally, I have a few different things I consistently write: Blogs The first one is blog articles. I write these for a few reasons: Writing in English, to maintain (and hopefully develop) that skill. Even…