How to look at yourself and like what you see
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- 7 marathons on 7 continents in 7 days
- A bit of a showoff
- Wanted to be a rock star...or John Belushi
- Lived like he was John Belushi
- Didn't know what he'd be famous for
- Rehab here and there...jail cells here and there
- Dad had a heart attack
- Brother had a heart attack in his 30's
- Thought it was a good idea to get in shape
- Signed up for the NYC Marathon in 2004 from a friend's recommendation
I'm so grateful for hitting rock bottom."
- Didn't train for the NYC Marathon...ran, walked, waddled, finished
- "Went fallow a bit."
- Tsunami hit Thailand while he was in an RV in Las Vegas
- His same friend invited him to ride the Tour de France course to raise money (two weeks before the actual race)
- Bought a carbon fiber bike in L.A. due to a favorable exchange rate
- 2,500 miles in 21 days
- He did train for it
- Crashed and broke his bike within 15 minutes of starting
- Thought he wouldn't make it
- Did it as a "100 kilo slob."
Be honest with yourself. Speak and listen to yourself. You're worth it."
- Found the North Pole marathon
- Raised £250,000 his first year of the Tour de France
- Hasn't had a drink in 25 years
- Wasn't fulfilled
- Didn't impress himself
- Didn't have a why
- This lead to drinking
- Helps people by being vulnerable, and not "Billy Big Balls"
- He was chasing things but never felt he was getting somewhere
- Got a coach before he knew anything about coaching
- Had looked down on coaching
- Hadn't really looked at himself
- Couldn't believe how quickly his coach had helped him
- Dropped out of university to have his first child
- Has four now
- Grew up as he went
- Found ways to hack life but thought he was undermining himself
- Didn't feel deserving
- Raised money for his wife's M.S. charity via the marathons
- "I'm so grateful for hitting rock bottom."
- Mental rock bottom 15 years after rehab.
- Felt empty and dead so he reached out twice
- He never dealt with the undercurrent of issues
- He essentially white-knuckled it
- He had never really looked at himself
- He would shut himself down
- His negative self-talk was overwhelming
- Now he listens to himself differently
- Now he speaks to himself differently
- Not a big traditional goal-setting guy
- He still takes on big events that are exciting and adventurous and push him beyond his limits
- He's honest with himself
- You hurt yourself the worst when you do what you shouldn't
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