You’re training for something right now. For what, you don’t yet know. But come that time if you’re not prepared, you’re fucked. ~Chad Howse I write that life is a constant climb that never really ends. Which is true in the sense that our quest for more, to be better, to become something we are […]
The Ideal Start to an Ideal Day
Greatness doesn’t happen accidentally, nor does it occur in an instant. Greatness, or a grand life, an epic adventure, a legacy filled with impact and meaning to the individual and those who were fortunate enough to be a part of his life, happens over time. That life we want can’t be a life we seek, […]
How to Live a Story Worth Reading
The best books and films aren’t always those that are done on the grandest scale, but when your boundaries are limitless and you perfect the details, something legendary is created. The Gladiator and Braveheart found this balance in cinematic form. Lord of the Rings and Narnia in the literary form. Theodore Roosevelt and Alexander the […]
The Simple Difference Between the Good and the Great
I got started quickly today at 5 am, writing, reading, reviewing, trying to finish my to do list before noon so I could get out and enjoy my last day in Rome – for this, the first stint of the 3 month trip – but things started to decline rapidly after about the first hour […]
Stuff That Makes You Better: The Video, The Shirt, the Mission
The mission for this site is pretty clear. My goal has always been to not only become better myself, but bring other guys along with me. Good, strong, self-reliant, manly men are becoming more of a rarity in today’s society. We need them, a lot more of them. But we’re creating less of them. This is a problem, […]
10,000 Hours to Greatness
Michael Jordan was born to play basketball. Wayne Gretzky was born to be a great hockey player. Babe Ruth was blessed with the gift of hitting a baseball further then anyone else. These are the cop-out statements that give the “genetically gifted” and talented a birthright for greatness. It’s also an easy way to explain […]