One Year from Today (May 19th, 2024)…

Writing is difficult for me. Especially the type of writing that I am doing within this blog. Almost every day I sit down to write and I struggle to put the words together to put out content that accurately describes my feelings or the ideas I am trying to convey. Most of the time I stare at the screen and think my writing is shit and no one will read it. That’s ok.

Because this is difficult for me it takes some time to muscle up the courage and strength to share these things that I believe in or am going through. Not really sure if its hitting home with the audience, however, it has become almost therapeutic for me.

David Goggins, one of my mentors, put it simple once by saying, “Get comfortable, being uncomfortable.” With each post I write please know that I am not comfortable with being uncomfortable. Have you ever shared your feelings or thoughts with the world for someone to come along and pick at it like a vulture having a snack on fresh roadkill?”

Putting yourself out there for the world to see is very difficult. It is my hope that being consistent with these posts will make me more comfortable and share more of my “truth”.

So if you read something that you don’t like and share your thoughts/feelings on my subject please note that I don’t care. That might come across as passive aggressive but it’s true. My writing is not for you. My writing is for people that can consume my content and make use of what I share (also, it’s for me).

I challenge everyone that is not doing something to stretch themselves to find something that will. It might be to take up running and participating in a marathon. Find something that will test your mental strength and push yourself.

On May 19th, 2024, one year from today, I will fight in my first boxing match. There I said it. It’s in the universe and I can’t take it back. Time to “be comfortable being uncomfortable”. Before you go and shoot at the hip saying a bunch of shit that is not true please hear me out.

Growing up, I always participated in team sports. By my own account I was pretty good at baseball. My dream was to be a professional ball player up until college when I saw the amount of work that it would take to achieve my dream. The task of that was daunting, so I quit.

I QUIT ON MY DREAMS. I QUIT ON ME.

No more.

For the next year, I will train the way I need to train. Developing the skills that are needed to step into the ring and confront my fears. Time to “be comfortable being uncomfortable”.

It is my hope that you will be by ringside on May 19th, 2024 cheering me on. Even though I will be in the ring fighting against someone who wants to knock me out, I will be battling for the younger version of me and everyone else who had given up on their dreams. If I can go through and face my fears one day shy of my 50th birthday, you can face your fears. Whatever they may be.