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IT ALL BEGINS WITH AN IDEA
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IT ALL BEGINS WITH AN IDEA ✦
made: form (something) by putting parts together or combining substances; construct; create.
for: a function word to indicate purpose; INDICATES INTENTIONALITY BEHIND THE BEING MADE.
more: a greater or additional amount or degree of; FULLNESS OF WHAT YOU’VE EXPERIENCED IN PART.
MADE FOR MORE
DEFINE THE WHY
I WOKE UP FROM A DREAM ONE MORNING, A NIGHTMARE. I WAS PHYSICALLY DESTROYED: TWO BROKEN LEGS, TWO BROKEN ARMS, AND A BUSTED FACE. THE TEARS FROM THE DREAM SEEMED TO CARRY OVER TO MY NOW AWAKE SELF.
WHILE I OFTEN REMEMBER DREAMS, THIS WAS DIFFERENT. A CHANGE WAS CALLING. NOT CHANGING MEANT UNNECESSARY PAIN, FRUSTRATION, DELAY, AND THE LIST GOES ON. A VOICE FROM THE DREAM PLAYED IN MY HEAD, “THIS NEVER SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED.”
I HAD THREE CHOICES:
KEEP GOING THE WAY I WAS AND HOPE FOR THE BEST—IGNORING THE TENSION AND SETTLING FOR WHAT I HAD.
WITHDRAW FROM THE DISCOMFORT, AVOIDING THE PAIN OF GROWTH AND STAYING IN MY COMFORT ZONE.
FACE THE FEAR, EMBRACE THE TENSION, AND ACCEPT THAT I’M MADE FOR MORE.
THE CHOICE WASN’T REALLY A CHOICE AT ALL. IT WAS A CALL TO ACTION. I REALIZED THAT IF I DIDN’T MAKE A CHANGE, I WAS BOUND TO FACE THE SAME FRUSTRATION OVER AND OVER. SO, I’M DOCUMENTING THIS JOURNEY—BECAUSE I BELIEVE WE’RE ALL MADE FOR MORE THAN THE LIMITS WE PUT ON OURSELVES. IT’S NOT ABOUT BEING OVERLY AMBITIOUS OR PSYCHOTIC. IT’S ABOUT BEING REAL WITH THE TENSION OF LIFE AND LEANING INTO IT. AND WE’RE JUST GETTING STARTED.
THIS ISN’T JUST MY STORY—IT’S YOURS, TOO. LET’S FACE THE TENSION, BREAK THROUGH THE BARRIERS, AND SHOW THAT WE’RE CAPABLE OF SO MUCH MORE THAN WE THINK. JOIN ME IN PROVING THAT WE ARE MADE FOR MORE.
THIS IS A LIFE JOURNEY. RUNNING IS MY METAPHOR.
THIS IS A LIFE JOURNEY. RUNNING IS MY METAPHOR.
7 THOUGHTS FOR THE JOURNEY
UNDERSTAND YOUR IDENTITY
DEFINE YOUR VALUES
IDENTIFY YOUR MOTIVATION
DREAM AGAIN
CAST OFF FEAR AND PERCEIVED LIMITATION
KILL THE IMPOSTER
TAKE SOMEONE WITH YOU
URBAN ULTRA PROJECT: RUN THE ENTIRE PERIMETER OF EVERY NYC BOROUGH
Next phase: BROOKLYN
PHASE 2: BROOKLYN
DISTANCE: 46.2 MILES
DATE: TBD
START TIME: TBD
GOAL TIME: <10.5HRS
BOROUGH BREAKDOWN NYC UrBAN UltraS
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IT ALL BEGINS WITH AN IDEA
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IT ALL BEGINS WITH AN IDEA ✦
Let’s make a deal
I WAS RUNNING WITH A FRIEND IN BROOKLYN WHEN THEY SHARED A DREAM, A THOUGHT, A DESIRE THAT HAD BEEN LINGERING IN THEIR MIND FOR YEARS. IN THAT MOMENT, I TURNED TO THEM AND SAID, “LET’S MAKE A DEAL.” I SHARED THE VISION FOR THIS PROJECT AND ADDED, “IF I HOLD UP MY END OF THE DEAL, YOU HOLD UP YOURS.”
THAT WAS THE MOMENT I REALIZED HOW POWERFUL AND CONTAGIOUS THE MINDSET OF “MADE FOR MORE” CAN BE.
SO HERE’S THE QUESTION FOR YOU: WHAT IS THE THING YOU’VE BEEN DELAYING, THE THING YOU’VE BEEN DISMISSING, BUT YOU KNOW DEEP DOWN YOU’RE MADE TO DO IT?
IT’S TIME TO BRING IT TO LIFE. HERE’S YOUR NEXT STEP:
NAME IT. What is it, exactly? Get clear on the thing that’s been sitting in your heart, waiting for the moment you’d decide to pursue it.
CREATE A TIMELINE. Don’t leave it up to chance. Make a plan. Set a deadline. Get specific.
TELL SOMEONE CLOSE TO YOU. Share it with someone who will hold you accountable. Someone who believes in you.
ASK THEM TO MAKE A DEAL. This isn’t just about you anymore. If you commit, they commit. Get the support you need to make this real.
GET IT DONE. It’s time to stop putting it off. Let’s make it happen. Take that first step, and then the next, and the next.
THIS IS YOUR CALL TO ACTION: DON’T JUST DREAM ABOUT WHAT YOU’RE MADE FOR. MAKE A DEAL, COMMIT, AND GET IT DONE.
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