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It Has To Hurt
I needn’t remind you that you didn’t set out to achieve something ordinary. You set out to accomplish something extraordinary.
Therefore it is going to require an extraordinary effort.
Be Incapable of Discouragement
When you have put in more effort than reward received, you have to double down on belief, confidence and enthusiasm.
For this is the final filtering system to creating greatness. (READ MORE)
The Pursuit
For the longest time – I got it wrong…
I thought the ultimate achievement in wrestling was to win a State Championship…
It is not.
The ultimate achievement in wrestling is to prepare a young man for his life by having him become the best person he can be by acquiring the “Qualities of a Wrestler” while in pursuit of a state championship.
I Would Have Missed…
“No seriously, if you could either rewind your life, or fast forward it – which one would you pick?”
“I would push play,” I said.
The Worlds Deepest Pit
The journey has a way of making both the past and future inconsequential, compared to this moment.
The Best of Sport
Some of the greatest moments in life occur when the Venn diagram of Sports and Humanity congruently overlap.
What Do You Do If It Happens To You?
Death, a divorce, a diagnosis, a random act of violence.
They always happen to other people.
Right?
But what do you do if it does happen to you?
6 Mailboxes
I have never walked the 500 mile Camino de Santiago in Spain like so many writers seeking to find themselves do.
Nor, have I ever walked the 1,560 mile Pacific Coast Trail like Cheryl Stayed did when she wrote “Wild.”
I Watched Game 7 with Kurt Vonnegut
As human beings, we so rarely notice when we are happy – If this isn’t nice – what is?
Behind the Bookcase
It seems to me that later on, neither I nor anyone else will be interested in the musings of a thirteen-year-old schoolgirl.
Anne Frank
74 Years ago
Life On Earth
Maybe, there are people on this earth who are undercover.
The 2% Toll
What you do, over and over, at first adds up, then multiplies and eventually has an exponential impact on the end result.
111 Ways to Start to Recover From a Life-Changing Event
I know you want to lie down amongst the rubble in your life, to just blend into the destruction.
They say the greatest mistake is in giving up.
Don’t.
It is your duty to build again.
When you do, the rubble will miraculously transform into a foundation on which you will build again.
The Process is More Important than the Outcome
If you have an appetite for winning then your hunger will drive you – Inky Johnson
