Are You Living It?

I saw this video over on the Skiing in the Shower blog a.k.a Kate Howe (whom we wish wrote for us) :)  Hope this keeps you motivated and inspired, don’t give up on your dreams, live your passion:

I got this video from over at the T.A.D Principle.  They have a blog as well.  I will let their words describe it:

“It will put your life into perspective and leave you feeling hopeful and positive; it is up to you to carry those feelings forward and use them to make the changes you desire.”

The process of training for and competing in an IronMan needs to be experienced to truly appreciate it. We spend months (and years) building up our training volumes and intensities in an effort to hit the starting line at peak condition. The physical training is long and hard, but I believe it’s the mental focus that sets athletes apart.

Of visiting Yosemite and doing some climbing….

Taken in 2005 on a 10 day vacation to heaven on Earth….

Yosemite Falls going off in late spring… it beckons.

“I collect experiences like a child does stones. I pick each one up and love its underbelly; turn it over in my fingers until I know it for itself. Then I slip it in my pocket to save until the day I’m aiming for it’s perfect target.”

After yesterday’s morning meeting in the endless industrial park that is Hayward, California, I decided to take the afternoon off and hit the trails for some much-needed time in the woods.  Too many spreadsheets, too many sales pitches, too much of my own voice.  Time for some silence and sweat.

David Faustina spent some time with us after he finished his Olympic Distance Triathlon at Pacific Grove (while wearing his Live Your Passion visor… yeah!!).  He told us how the race went and talked about his efforts with Team in Training.  Check it out.  Way to go, David!

Looks like I missed a couple posts over the last couple weeks. So, to make it up to you guys, here is something on Jeremy McGhee. Jeremy was in a very bad motorbike accident in his early 20’s and has been in a wheelchair since. This was of course a big change in his life but he chose to still live the dream instead of letting himself down.

Here’s a good pic of Theo “in the moment”…  I’ll explain where I’m going with this below.

Theo’s life is about extremes:  sheer ecstasy and sheer boredom.  He handles the latter by sleeping (the dog literally sleeps 19 hours per day) and handles the former with total immersion in the moment.

I watched an amazing thing today. Two women crept forward in their cars, jockeying for this parking spot right by the grocery store’s front doors. They began honking and arguing, with one finally wedging her car in before the other. The one who didn’t get the space parked behind the other woman, got out and continued arguing.

There were probably about 20 empty spaces less than 30 yards away. I’m not kidding.