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Southside Chicago kid. Young Father (19). Lost in life. Assembly line worker. Found 15 seconds between building cars to study. Graduated. Took 5 years. Created a few companies. Sold two. 800 employees. Created Refuel and Not Almost There to help others.
Why Not Almost There?
I had never run a long race in my life, but here I am, in the middle of the 2015 Chicago Marathon. I’m feeling fantastic, even thinking I could go double the distance.
Just being in this race was a mini-miracle. I had heart surgery and back surgery a decade earlier. I could barely stand back then, let alone run.
Nonetheless, I’m fired up and feel better than ever.
Then I see right in front of me— a sign that nearly stops me in my tracks, NOT ALMOST THERE. I try to brush it off but can’t stop thinking about those words. Every step seems heavier, harder, and then I start cramping up. I begin to walk and complain inside and out. I struggle the entire second half but finish (barely) with everything I have after being physically and mentally crushed.
I have never stopped thinking about that sign but that’s fueled a quest to understand the power of the mind, body, and spirit. To understand how we accomplish things. To understand how we become better in the race against time and ourselves.
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New Podcast Episode
Beyond Happiness
with Jenn Lim
Jenn Lim is the CEO and Chief Happiness Officer (CHO) of Delivering ...
New Podcast Episode
Beyond Happiness
with Jenn Lim
Jenn Lim is the CEO and Chief Happiness Officer (CHO) of Delivering Happiness (DH). She and Tony Hsieh, the co-founder, started the company to teach people how to prioritize purpose, people, and profits to impact the world.
Jenn also sits on the Global Happiness Council of Work and Wellbeing, loves spontaneous meditations and dance parties, and is excited about her new book, Beyond Happiness, which launched on October 12, 2021.
We thoroughly enjoyed this session with Jenn and think you will too!
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#running #run #marathontraining #tenmiles #track #400m #roundandround #duespaid #marathon #notalmostthere
Moving and shaking on this amazing Tuesday. So humbled to have spent the day with former Navy Seal commander and author rich_diviney and his...
Moving and shaking on this amazing Tuesday. So humbled to have spent the day with former Navy Seal commander and author rich_diviney and his wonderful wife Kristen filming a new episode of the #notalmostthere podcast. Now catching up on work while James the brewer is at the garage making magic non-alcoholic potion for #gobrewing #bestdayoff
Amazing day for the #notalmostthere podcast, meeting former Navy Seal Commander @rich_diviney in person and taking a deep dive into ...
Amazing day for the #notalmostthere podcast, meeting former Navy Seal Commander @rich_diviney in person and taking a deep dive into #theattributes, an amazing book he wrote earlier this year.
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Monday - You know the feeling when you you are quite but not almost there. #quitebutnotalmostthere #quite #notalmostthere #almost ...
Monday - You know the feeling when you you are quite but not almost there. #quitebutnotalmostthere #quite #notalmostthere #almost #almostbutnotquite #cat #catphotocontest #catphotography #photography #photocat #cats #catsofinsta #mycat #bengalikissa #bengalcat #bengalcatsofinstagram #bengalcatlovers #catlove #lovecats #lovecat
This weekend, I completed both my first Ultra Race and first Spartan Challenge running 31 miles in over 9k feet of elevation gain while ...
This weekend, I completed both my first Ultra Race and first Spartan Challenge running 31 miles in over 9k feet of elevation gain while facing 63 obstacles on a “beast” of a mountain in Lake Tahoe. Over 3300 people signed up for the race weekend. The Ultra Beast made up only 300 of those and only 140 finished.
On mile 11 I sprained my ankle pretty bad on a fast downhill and ripped my hand open on an obstacle at mile 23. I used everything in my mental toolbox to get through the day and was surrounded by friends on the #Notalmostthere team as we ran the race together.
I kept thinking about forward motion. As long as I could move forward I could complete this.
I thought about doing hard things and, “If not now, when”.
Lastly, I did not give pain a voice. I never once thought about stopping. That option was off the table.
The only way out of this was through.
It was an amazing day but more importantly, my friends/teammates and I became Spartans together @jkosiara12 @micah_birkholz Heather Chura @darrenhaygood1 @mrtoddjr @bruceetzcorn
A special shout out to my wife Heather, who was my accountability partner. She crushed the BEAST which is 13.1 miles of the same stuff. AND for doing this on our anniversary weekend. Happy 13th, honey 🙂
Lastly special shout outs to @hartfit_deka_ocrx and Mary-Beth Carlson for prepping me on the obstacles and my trainer @jrieckmann2 for getting my grip and endurance ready. I was super proud to have nailed every obstacle but one. This would NOT have been possible without you.
Healing, recovery and the next challenge awaits. If you haven’t heard me say this, what has helped me is getting something on the books— a race, adventure, whatever. It can be small or big— it will make a world of difference to train towards a goal…
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Yesterday I became a Spartan. With Team #notalmostthere we ran 31 miles and conquered 60 obstacles in crazy elevation gains. This was the ...
Yesterday I became a Spartan. With Team #notalmostthere we ran 31 miles and conquered 60 obstacles in crazy elevation gains. This was the most physically and mentally challenging event I’ve ever competed in. Im grateful that Corbin was there to support me and cheer me on. I took 3rd in my age group, completed it in 10hours and 34minutes. Thank you joe_chura for your hospitality and forming the team. Thank you meally_rock_7 for being my friend and trainer, to _naturallyrach for helping me with recovery and energy work during training. kyler.dawson7 so happy you could be with us. This was an amazing week and experience. These fellow Spartans have become lifelong Warrior friends! #spartanultra #TwiceAsCrazy
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