It’s reasonable to expect that I carefully planned and created a structured training regimen for my first half marathon in 20 years.  That certainly would have been the smart thing to do and what I’d recommend to anyone else.  But, on this occasion, my ego and excitement got the better of me and I signed

Rebuilding Speed at 40: Running My First Half Marathon in Two Decades

I still remember one of my first days in secondary school. Our sports teacher lined up the entire year group, a few hundred kids, and sent us off on a surprise cross-country race.  I had no idea what to expect, had never run long distance before, had no idea about pacing or strategy – I

How I Ran a Sub-20 Minute 5K (and Exactly What It Took)

“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom” – Aristotle A couple of years ago, my new year’s resolution was to be the most consistent I’d ever been in my life. I wanted to answer the question- “What would my life look like after one year if I executed, every single day, without failure?” Every day I

Using AI to Find Direction: Discovering Your North Star and Life Purpose

For years I obsessed over habits. I wrote about getting yourself to do things when you didn’t feel like doing them, about the power of consistency, about flexing willpower. My whole focus was on bending myself into a pretzel to get things done, no matter how much friction there was. At one point, I was pretty

The Courage to Live in Alignment: Lessons From Grind, Hustle, and Mortality

I’ve written at length about seeing things through and how cultivating the habit of grit, determination and persistence was one of the biggest breakthroughs in my ability to deliver real world results. 7 years later, I still stand by this assertion that developing staying power so that you can outlast your competition is one of

Seeing things through: My Checklist for Deciding when to Commit and when to say No

A few weeks ago, I decided it was a good time to stop work, at least for a while. I’m still unsure how it will play out and I definitely reserve the right to go back to work in the future.  But for now, at the age of 40, I’ve retired. When I reflect on my

Retiring at 40 – 6 Ideas from my Unconventional Path to Early Retirement

Around 15 years ago I had the idea to create a membership site that would teach non tech savvy and busy people to generate a side income of $1,000 per month online in their spare time. I worked relentlessly for months on this project.  I remember creating more than 250 screencast videos, articles and courses about

“It has to be Perfect” – Perfectionism as a form of Procrastination and Tips to Overcome it

The hardest part of writing is not writing. It’s sitting down to writeSteven Pressfield – The War of Art Ironically, as I write this sentence, I’m facing resistance.  But for me the battle is already half won; I’ve sat down and committed to the work. That’s what this post is all about – what are the

Tactics to Make Yourself Just Get Started (Battling Resistance)

This is my procrastination playbook that I use when I notice that I’m putting things off and not very productive.   It’s a reference tool of everything I’ve learned over the years to beat procrastination.Symptoms  to look out forChronic delaying – putting off starting new tasks, waiting until the last minute.  Sometimes becomes a regular

My Procrastination Busting Playbook

Reflecting on 2024, I’d say that generally things are very positive and it’s probably been the best year yet, especially psychologically.  I made a few important changes / realizations that have led to improved state of mind and physical health. On the negative side, I’m wrestling with a role in a company that I co-founded that

2024 – Year in Review

I decided to give up drinking in December 2022 as an experiment. Sober curiosity finally got the better of me so I decided to take a year off the sauce and observe the effects.

13 Months without Alcohol – Last Update