Raise Your Internal Standards Three weeks of putting stoic principles in action and something fundamental shifted this week. I finished 75 Hard Phase 1 on Friday. 75 days of two workouts, strict nutrition, a gallon of water, 10 pages of reading, progress photo. Done. Most …
What 43 Miles Taught Me About Doing Hard Things 5:00 AM. Yesterday morning. The street is empty. Not a single person. Not a single car. Just me, the darkness, and the quiet hum of my footsteps. It’s eerie how quiet it is. Almost unsettling. I …
7 More Days of Stoic Parenting Practice Two weeks into daily stoic practice and something shifted this week. Week 1 was about foundations – patience, wisdom, interconnectedness, choosing words carefully. Building the framework for how I want to show up in the world. Week 2 …
The Bulldoze Method vs. The Calm Conversation: Why Real Mental Toughness Requires Both Mile 14. My mind is screaming at me to stop. I’m deep into a long run, still miles from home, and every part of my brain is trying to negotiate an exit …
I’ve been doing the Daily Stoic journal for over a year now. But if I’m honest? It was surface level. Read the passage, write a quick answer, move on. Check the box. It felt like a chore more than actual growth. Then something shifted this …
The Mental Game Mile 4 on the treadmill. I want to quit. I’ve already run 18 miles this morning. My second workout of the day is supposed to be 10 miles on what runners lovingly call the “dreadmill.” My legs feel surprisingly fine—no aches, no …
Day 7 Update: What seemed impossible a week ago is starting to feel… normal? A week into 75 Hard Phase 1, and I’ll be honest – the two-workout rule felt like the most ridiculous requirement when I started. Two separate workouts? At least three hours …
In Steve Magness’s “Do Hard Things,” he reveals that our minds aren’t unified command centers – they’re more like a collection of different voices competing for attention. Think of it like the Pixar movie “Inside Out,” where Joy, Sadness, Anger, and Fear all vie for …
Why Elite Athletes Use ‘Meaningless’ Routines Before Competition As a way to better internalize the book I am currently reading, I will be writing about each section I read on this blog. Let me know your thoughts. The eighteenth green at our club holds twenty …
I’ve always read about the never ending benefits of cold showers but I’ve always been selective on when I wanted to try it. I’ve always given excuses like it’s too cold to do it during this time and maybe I’ll do in during summer. I’ve …