Making The “Jump”
Today, I’m making the jump.
For years I told myself I needed a parachute first.
I was completely wrong.
Today, I’m making the jump.
For years I told myself I needed a parachute first.
I was completely wrong.
Ultramarathoners don’t blaze through 100-mile races.(Not even Goggins) They jog. They walk. They pause to catch their breath. Some even crawl across the finish line.
1 year ago I made a massive commitment unlike anything I’ve ever tried.
Doing something every single day for an entire year.
The 2024 goal: 50 pushups and 50 squats every day.
We often admire the glamour of others’ work. But, we miss the deep value and impact it brings them.
Take podcasting, for example.
I learned some hard truths about achieving goals while publishing my 3rd children’s book.
Today, I’m celebrating 7 years of the Just Get Started podcast!
Here are 7 truths I’ve uncovered from the journey…
Want the ultimate life hack to learn how to do something right?
Do it wrong first.
Change starts with a simple question, “Is this the best version of myself I’ll ever be?”
If you’re not satisfied with the answer, it’s time to start committing to a change.
The greatest mistake people make is believing that if they aren’t good at something they shouldn’t start.
That’s literally the only way you get better.
How do you cut down an entire forest?
One swing of the axe, repeated thousands of times.
It’s so simple, it’s stupid.
But we overthink it.
I spoke with a family member who said, “I’m not good at writing so I shouldn’t even bother.”
It was clear they had two choices.
When we think of success we often think of an accomplishment that was hard to achieve.
We fail to define what “hard” means.
I’ve never built a 7-figure business
I’ve never built a company to an “exit”
I’ve never built a massive “following” online
Some wonderful people could help you do those things but that’s not me, yet.
My Just Get Started mission is not simply about starting. It’s about the action it takes to start now.
The “just” is intentional.
People ask me all the time how I’ve gotten to interview so many incredible people on the Just Get Started podcast.
The answer is simpler than they want to hear.
Everybody starts at zero.
Some never start.
Some think about starting.
Some put a plan together to start.
Some tell people they are going to start.
And some just start.
The differences can be subtle but the action to just start creates monumental energy forward.
It’s never about the total number.
It’s about the culmination of the attempts.
Swing the bat
Shoot the shot
Take a big leap
So far, I’ve written 19,000 words of my book that I plan on launching in 2025.
But I didn’t write them all today.
Nor this week.
Nor this month.
It shouldn’t be easy.
Easy is lazy. Easy is the quickest way to the bottom.
Everyone that is asking for easy is saying “I’m not willing to put in the work to make this successful”.
When you’re feeling like a failure, remember John Grisham.
He wrote his first novel, A Time To Kill, over 3 years only to be rejected by 28 publishers before garnering a meager $5,000 print deal with an unknown publisher, Wynwood Press.
My son’s bedtime is 8 pm. Tech off, brush your teeth and start reading…
…but
There are times for an exception to the rule.
As a parent, we must adapt our parenting style often as our kids grow because we can’t possibly know what lies ahead. We have to be malleable and open to change.
However, there is one thing I’ve remained committed to since my son was born.
11 people showed up at CrossFit today.
Some lifted heavy, some did lighter
Some went fast and some went slow
Some modified the prescribed movements
Do you want to start?
——> Create action
That creates your mood.
Don’t wait for “the right time” or for “motivation”
——> Create the time
We must stop using “fake it til you make it.”
Catchy phrasing, wrong mindset.
We aren’t “faking” anything
It’s crazy to think I am in year 7 of the Just Get Started Podcast. It’s single-handedly the longest thing I’ve done in my life.
Wild!
If I only was able to provide one lesson from doing it it’d be this…
The best relationships in life have one clear thing in common.
There is a complimentary toolset that each person brings on the journey.
No one person is better than the other. Sometimes the tools one person has will be used and other times it’ll be the opposite. Oftentimes, the tools will work together to create something useful and generous.
This new One Mic Session is a recap of Month 2 of my Dozen Months of Discovery in 2020 where I chose to complete 1-Hour of Stretching every single day in the month of February.