Empty the TANK!

"Take nothing but memories...leave nothing but footprints!" 

In 100 years...unless some remarkable advancements in human longevity....NOT one person reading this will be around to tell their story! 

Your fancy car, your expensive timepiece, your powerful job and most possessions and achievements will be done! 

EVERYTHING WILL BE GONE in the physical form! 

HOWEVER...what will remain is...YOUR ACTIONS....TODAY!

Those close to me know that each and everyday I LOVE to empty my tank! 

I have friends who train for endurance events and their version is ER or PR! Which basically means they will go as deep as possible to chase the dreams that push them each day to show up! They are willing to make the journey so incredibly painful that the only option is either the ER (emergency room) or a PR (personal record)! Some may frown upon this...I don't really give a shit if you are personally holding back on your potential...I admire anyone who wakes up each day willing to go all in...or...as I like to call it...EMPTY THE TANK! 

Why do I train every single day? Why do I push myself to the limits each chance I get? Why when I am extremely passionate about something does it consume me every single second? 

The very, simple answer is...TIME! Second answer is (my oldest and I watch World War Z) to run from the ZOMBIES!

I have ZERO guesses on when my time will come...the only thing I know is that it will come at some point and I never want to have regret that I left something in the tank! 

Some may assume that this picture is me exhausted and DONE! 

It's actually very much the opposite. This was the second time on a run in my life that I GAVE UP! The workout was too hard. I failed to engage my drive for mental toughness because I felt I had nothing left! I took the picture at the time...not because it deserved a...WHOA look how tough I am...I took it to remind myself that WE ONLY GET ONE CHANCE and STOP holding back!

The other time I sat on a curb was when I was 10 and my incredible step dad had us run the ELGIN FOX TROT 10 miler....

It felt like the end of the world that day and the difficulty level in my 10 year old mind was level ONE MILLION! 

I remember around mile 5...walking over to a curb...sitting down...and QUITTING! 

That's right...37 years later I remember that day like it was yesterday! 

I fully understand that I was only 10 and I should have been presented a free pass to be exempt from that struggle...HOWEVER...as you can see! 

I hold onto that regret to this day! It has fueled me to consistently and constantly EMPTY MY TANK for everything that matters the most to me! 

RACING IRONMAN TRIATHLONS! 

STARTING A COUPLE AMAZING MULTISPORT ENDURANCE GROUPS!

BEING ONE OF THE FIRST INTERNS FOR A WORLD LEADING SPORTS FIRM!

WORKING FOR THE #1 SPORTS MARKETING FIRM IN THE WORLD!

TREATING EVERY SINGLE PATIENT HOW THEY DESERVE TO BE TREATED!

ALWAYS STRIVING TO SHOW MY WIFE HOW INCREDIBLE SHE IS!

WRITING A BOOK GEARED AT CHANGING SOMEONES LIFE!

SPEAKING TO GROUPS WITH THE GOAL OF CHANGING GOAL STRUCTURES!

HAVING THE ULTIMATE PRIVILEDGE OF BEING A DAD (I am crying as I type)!

HAVING FAMILY AND FRIENDS WHO UNCONDITIONALLY SHOW UP!

TRAINGING FOR A MARATHON SWIM WITH BUTTERFLIES IN MY BELLY!

BUT...AS THIS BLOG GOES...

HAVING A STEP-FATHER WHO FOR 32 YEARS HAS LOVED ME LIKE ONE OF HIS OWN!

ER or PR...Empty the TANK...Live Life to the FULLEST...Leave nothing uncovered...

Whatever your reminder each day needs to be to allow you to show up...TATTOO that concept on your mind and LET's GO! 

Your actions today have more power and more meaning that anything you can purchase...

What we do right now...will have ripples and hopefully positive effects for long after your TIME comes! 

EMPTY THE TANK! 

ALWAYS CRUSH LIFE!

MAKE IT COUNT!