For Human Beings

Progress

woman in a beige coat writing on a glass panel using a whiteboard marker

We don’t notice when progress is happening.

We only notice when progress has happened.

Most of progress is spent feeling that we’re trudging along, not getting anywhere and not making progress.

It’s why it’s so hard to keep at it.

And it’s why we shouldn’t always trust our thoughts.

The real challenge is to keep plugging away even when your mind is telling you you’re not getting anywhere, that you’re wasting your time, that you’re fooling yourself.

Progress happens when you ignore that voice and continue to plug away.

Infinitus 2025 and Making Friends with Failure

About that race… When I got to Infinitus, people were in winter hats and jackets. Vermont is experiencing its coldest May on record. As for running, that means good temperatures and no bugs. But they also said leading up to the race they’d had rain like they’ve never had and the course was muddier than […]

Fun and Fitness

Just finished a version of Fight Gone Bad at the gym, then did some obstacles. I am 27 days into The Streak, and physically I’m started to feel real good. I think, at the core of it, the current success stems from having fun. I didn’t jump in quickly and haven’t gone too intense (until […]

Starting (Again)

The starting-again process is tough. It hurts. It can feel hopeless. And when you focus on what you think you “should” be doing, and do a hard, intense workout that causes a lot of discomfort and pain and makes you feel overwhelmed, it just makes what’s already a hard process that much harder. So, for […]