Hi Cali. I’m catching up with this one very late BUT ALL POWER TO YOU !
I know they setting out on a run is a string of challenges over come and seeing it thay way has allowed me to sustain it. Victory 1- bed to bathroom. Victory 2 - bathroom to kitchen. Victory 3 - kitchen to shoe cabinet. Victory 4 - shoe cabinet to road...
What if I can...combine my passion for running with my passion for writing? What if I go for a generative run, return to my desk and let the writing flow? (NB: this actually happens daily and is often overwhelming).
What if I can is really a nice shift! There were plenty of things I didn’t like about “Atomic Habits”, but I did like the idea of doing a tiny bit at a time. Like the example of the guy who drive to the gym, went in, came back out and left every day for 100 days before he ever did a single exercise. He built confidence in being a guy that goes to the gym first.
I love this! Great, inspiring post! Have you read Murakami’s What We Talk About When we Talk about Running? Excellent writing guide/memoir using running as a literal and figurative comparison. After the 2020 Covid lockdowns I started running and taking it seriously for the first time. I was living in Manhattan and it was very exhausting. I needed a release. At first a mile was draining. Then I did two. I kept at it. I started going several days a week. I hit ten miles one day. Then twelve. Then fifteen. Eventually I walked out my door one day and didn’t come back for five hours. I’d run 28 miles. I still run. It’s fantastic. Substack, like running, has been a profound platform for my writing, too. My subscribers are building. I have two Stacks. ✍️ ✍️✍️
My current "what if I can" goal is working my way to a half-marathon. Two friends who are way more accomplished runners than me challenged me to meet them in St. Louis in April. I used C25K eight years ago to get to running three miles, three times a week so now my goal is running a 10K by December 31. I will be up to 4.5 miles this weekend and I'm hoping I make it.
As for writing, I NEED to finish my book this month for a whole host of reasons. I'm ready to put it out into the world, but preparing for that final "publish" is terrifying.
Hi Cali. I’m catching up with this one very late BUT ALL POWER TO YOU !
I know they setting out on a run is a string of challenges over come and seeing it thay way has allowed me to sustain it. Victory 1- bed to bathroom. Victory 2 - bathroom to kitchen. Victory 3 - kitchen to shoe cabinet. Victory 4 - shoe cabinet to road...
All the very best.
What if I can...combine my passion for running with my passion for writing? What if I go for a generative run, return to my desk and let the writing flow? (NB: this actually happens daily and is often overwhelming).
What if I can is really a nice shift! There were plenty of things I didn’t like about “Atomic Habits”, but I did like the idea of doing a tiny bit at a time. Like the example of the guy who drive to the gym, went in, came back out and left every day for 100 days before he ever did a single exercise. He built confidence in being a guy that goes to the gym first.
I love this! Great, inspiring post! Have you read Murakami’s What We Talk About When we Talk about Running? Excellent writing guide/memoir using running as a literal and figurative comparison. After the 2020 Covid lockdowns I started running and taking it seriously for the first time. I was living in Manhattan and it was very exhausting. I needed a release. At first a mile was draining. Then I did two. I kept at it. I started going several days a week. I hit ten miles one day. Then twelve. Then fifteen. Eventually I walked out my door one day and didn’t come back for five hours. I’d run 28 miles. I still run. It’s fantastic. Substack, like running, has been a profound platform for my writing, too. My subscribers are building. I have two Stacks. ✍️ ✍️✍️
Michael Mohr
‘The Incompatibility of Being Alive’
https://reallife82.substack.com/
‘Sincere American Writing’
https://michaelmohr.substack.com/
This post is so inspiring, Cali - and is jam-packed full of just the tools I need. THANK YOU!
Too often my thinking turns to "I can't." That single shift could open so many doors . As T Van says, it has utility across of areas of life.
That's a great one, Cali. Has a lot of utility across all areas of life.
My current "what if I can" goal is working my way to a half-marathon. Two friends who are way more accomplished runners than me challenged me to meet them in St. Louis in April. I used C25K eight years ago to get to running three miles, three times a week so now my goal is running a 10K by December 31. I will be up to 4.5 miles this weekend and I'm hoping I make it.
As for writing, I NEED to finish my book this month for a whole host of reasons. I'm ready to put it out into the world, but preparing for that final "publish" is terrifying.