1 day, 120 miles on the C/O Trail. Extremely difficult.

Numbers got screwed up cuz I forgot to turn it off @ the end & being in a car 😬

1 day, 120 miles, actual 🚵 time was about 12 hours, total time about 14 hrs. More difficult than I thought for sure.

Best part was Debbie & Gerry picking me up @ the finish line w/ Gatorade & salsa/guac + dinner & the best shower I’ve ever had & a comfortable bed.

Limits are self imposed. Even I had doubts with 40-50 miles left. My neck , lower back, hands & legs were all burning. I was low on water, pressed for time & hungry.

2 weeks 80 Mile 2 day trip w/ Pinkesh & James is gonna be cake!

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You cant buy friendships like these. You just cant.

My life is like an engine. Constantly misfiring cylinders instead of running smoothly. The good news? It’s still firing & I will NEVER stop searching for the best parts & adjustment.

Some will say my expectations are too high. I disagree, they may be too high for your life though. We all aim at different levels.

I cannot fathom knowingly & willingly tip toeing through life merely existing, letting life “just happen to me”. I’m privileged to be human. Why waste such a premium privilege? F*ck that!

Find a team of like minded individuals that will STRETCH you, CHALLENGE you. The goal is not the end, it’s the journey to enlightenment.

I end with this experiment. I want you to think of the happiest thought you can think of. Close your eyes & imagine if you woke up every morning & felt that way?

Who opened their eyes with a HUGE smile on their face? 😀😀😀😀

It all starts with a vision.

Get uncomfortable.

It’s not only business..more importantly it’s your LIFE. If you want to get to the next level you have to do things you have never done. GET UNCOMFORTABLE. Otherwise you will be riding the merry-go-round of mediocrity forever. MONEY BUYS FREEDOM. I used to be one of the people who says “money cannot buy happiness”- that’s an absurd statement. Money was never meant to buy happiness, it is simply a TOOL to be used to guide you to FREEDOM & POWER, which can bring happiness. The freedom to not have to trade your time slaving away for money until your 65-70, then get a SS check from the government. The freedom to do whatever you want, when you want, how you want. That’s real power. Always raise your level of awareness. You may not get there quickly, that’s ok. You literally have to stop yourself from doing as many “average, comfortable, popular, common” things people generally do. You have to start somewhere. Majority of your friends will think your insane. That’s ok. That’s when you know you’re onto something…you’re going down the right path…it’s extremely difficult. It’s usually a lonely path in the beginning. You must find new friends who will build you up, with similar aspirations. You must believe in what you’re doing constantly, day in, day out, with little to no understanding, or support. WHY do you wake up in the morning? WHY do you go to work, WHY do you exist? WHAT is your purpose in this life? Fight the current. Get out of the riptide, then come back to shore. Take control of your fucking life as if your life depends on it, because it DOES! Change your paradigms…..there’s a whole new world waiting for you on the other side.