Doing hard things makes the rest easier

On Friday at 3 am Pacific Time I will be on course in the Baja 1000, the longest non-stop cross country race in the world.  Again, I will be in the solo class called the Ironman Class.  My son Tanner will be racing in the same class.  Last year I joined my son as one of only 20 riders to ever finish solo, in 34 1/2 hours straight on a motorcycle in rough desert terrain.

Why?  Why would I do it again?  It’s super dangerous and horrible pain and suffering.  

Good question.  And now that I finished last year, my answer is that it’s a magnificent personal challenge.

Doing hard things like this makes the rest of life seems easy.  Challenge makes you tough.  And this one gives me a reason to train all year.  

I’m ready.  

Live tracking at score-international.com.  I’m #714x and Tanner is 775x.

You can't rush the universe

Don’t try to pull open the flower.

Sometimes you just have to be patient.

The toughest person to lead

The toughest person you’ll ever lead is yourself.

It turns out that self-control, self-discipline and imposing high standards on ourselves is harder than suggesting the same for someone else.

How YOU doin’? 

Desperation Repels. Gratitude Attracts.

If someone comes to you and is desperate, how do you react?

If someone comes to you and is grateful?

How do you show up?

The KWINK question

Knowing What I Now Know, would I ___________ again?

If the answer is no, then get out, stop, sell, discontinue, break it off, asap.

Go ahead… ask yourself the question.

It's psychological limitations that hold us back

Our limitations are in us.  Right?

This is good news because it means we have the power to change them.

That means you.

Love doing the right thing?

I love this quote from one of my favorite philosophers.

“How much better to pursue a straight course and eventually reach that destination where the things that are pleasant and the things that are honorable finally become for you, the same. – Seneca

If I don’t love working out, eating right, getting enough sleep, doing the hard work first, and doing what must be done, I am not there yet.  When I do, these things take less mental and emotional effort.

Do you love doing the right thing?

IQ vs Self-Discipline?

Which do you think is a more important factor in determining success – IQ or self-discipline?

We’re asking if you’d rather have super smarts and be loose and lazy when it comes to doing what must be done, OR be of average intelligence and have an iron will when it comes to controlling yourself and doing the right thing to be successful. Take your pick…

It turns out self-discipline is a far more important determinant of success.

How’s your self-discipline?

The right amount of challenge

If you have no challenges in life, you will be bored and never develop your talents or find our what you are made of.  If you have too much challenge you’ll feel stressed and experience failure often, and feel you have no control.

The right amount of challenge makes life exciting.  Approach your challenges as a game. Win or lose – the most important thing is to have fun.  The point of the whole thing is to be happy and enjoy the daily process.  Don’t lose sight. 

Power in the present

We can not undo the choices we have made or the hurt we have caused, but we can change the future – through the power we have in the present moment.  We can control the choices we make right now.

What attitude, action, state, and behavior can you take right now that will make now and the future better?