In this section, I will share with you what motivates and drives me to never give up and push on until the goal is accomplished. Whenever you feel like giving up, just remember that the best place to quit is the finish. Continue reading to help me inspire you.
“Every night I used to pray that I’d find my people, and finally I did on the open road.
We had nothing to lose, nothing to gain, nothing we desired anymore, except to make our lives into a work of art.
Live fast. Die young. Be wild. And have fun.
I believe in the country America used to be.
I believe in the person I want to become.
I believe in the freedom of the open road.
And my motto is the same as ever:
“I believe in the kindness of strangers. And when I’m at war with myself I ride, I just ride.”
Who are you?
Are you in touch with all of your darkest fantasies?
Have you created a life for yourself where you can experience them?
I have. I am fucking crazy.
But I am free.”
~Lana Del Rey Ride
THE WAY OF THE CHAMPION
3 steps on the road to glory:
KNOW WHAT YOU GOT
SPARE WHAT YOU GOT
USE WHAT YOU GOT
The final solute and actual manuscript our coach left us on that September day in 2002
An everlasting motivation
You’ve wondered if all the pain and sacrifice is worth it…
Now You Know
^Being in the present moment and rising to the occasion- Read more on my story here^
How BAD do you want it?
Change the mindset of the open road in front of you to be a road full of opportunities, exploration, and adventure!
Never put your dreams or desires on hold… One day you may not have the opportunity that you do RIGHT NOW.
A logo worth a 1,000 words, literally:
The significance behind my coaching logo comes from a little tale from about 5 years ago. It became my goal around the turn of 2012-2013 to land a podium spot for the 2013 Under 23 National Time Trial. In gearing up for that, I set out to ride my fastest 100 miles ever. In early February 2013, I heard of an event called the Gran Fondo Brevard. This was a unique event where any bike was allowed and it was treated like a 110 mile race. Immediately in my mind, I created a goal to make this event an opportunity to ride 100 miles solo as fast as I could. So I went all in for this, pulling out my Cervelo P5, skin-suit, aero helmet, and shoe covers. My previous 100 mile solo best was 3 hours 49 minutes back in November, 2012 so immediately, I created a goal to beat this. I was going for a 28.0mph average speed for the 100 miles.
Read this entire story by clicking here or the picture above^
The Most Important Week of My Life
Better than your worst day
Read more on one of the most powerful weeks of my life here below:
Quotes
My Favorite Quotes
THINGS COULD BE BETTER, BUT THEY COULD ALSO BE MUCH, MUCH WORSE
ALWAYS FEAR REGRET MORE THAN FAILURE
FIND THE CHAMPION WITHIN
BE TRUE TO YOURSELF
HOLD NOTHING BACK
FULL HONEST EFFORT
NEVER LOOK BACK
PATIENCE
1) “I firmly believe that any man’s finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle – victorious.”
-Vince Lombardi
2) “If the miles behind me could be put into words before you… you would feel my efforts, my struggles, my desires, most of all you would see my joy…Watch me from afar run the trails and hills and miles upon miles and you will see…”
-a runner
3) “To give anything less than your best, is to sacrifice the gift”
Steve Prefontaine
4) “The sea’s only gifts are harsh blows and, occasionally, the chance to feel strong. Now, I don’t know much about the sea, but I do know that that’s the way it is here. And I also know how important it is in life not necessarily to be strong but to feel strong, to measure yourself at least once, to find yourself at least once in the most ancient of human conditions, facing blind, deaf stone alone, with nothing to help you but your own hands and your own head…”
5) “Strong. You can do anything. You can go anywhere. Money, power is an illusion. It’s up here. You can be here. Me and you.”
6) “So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security, conformity, and conservatism, all of which may appear to give one peace of mind, but in reality nothing is more dangerous to the adventurous spirit within a man than a secure future. The very basic core of a man’s living spirit is his passion for adventure. The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.”
-Christopher Johnson McCandless (Into the Wild movie)
7) “It should not be denied… that being footloose has always exhilarated us. It is associated in our minds with escape from history and oppression and law and irksome obligations, with absolute freedom, and the road has always led West.”
8) “Rather than love, than money, than faith, than fame, than fairness… give me truth.”
-Henry David Thoreau
9) “Some women choose to follow men, and some women choose to follow their dreams. If you’re wondering which way to go, remember that your career will never wake up and tell you that it doesn’t love you anymore.”
“Even if the whole world turns their back on you, you’ll always have yourself.”
-Lady Gaga
10) “When a young person is moved by a passion and feels compelled to go on this sort of quest, I think you have to let him. You can’t stop him. In our culture we don’t have formal rights of passage like in some ancient cultures. Subjecting yourself to risk… may be something you have to go through to be a man or a women.”
-Jon Krakauer
11) “I think that any man who really has faith in himself will be dubbed arrogant by his fellows. I think that’s what happened to me.
12) “I respect any man or woman who respects himself sufficiently to tell the truth no matter what or who it might hurt.”
-Frank Lloyd Wright
My Quotations
1) “Some of life’s greatest feats of all come when no one is watching, no media, no public attention, nothing; just yourself out there with a strong passion and dogged determination to keep moving along and accomplish your mission.”
2) “I always wanted to see how far I could go if I dedicated all my efforts into just one thing, one goal, one exercise, and one mission; The most important mission being able to prove to myself that I can do it; nobody else.”
3) “This is the time in life to let loose and explore, not to hold back, not to conform to society’s demands, to unleash my efforts and desires from within so that way one day when I am no longer fit like I am now, I will never look back with any regrets or think about “what I could have done”.
4) “There was no 1 million dollar prize waiting for me at the Alaskan border, no this gift was better than any amount of money could offer. This journey was not designed for media attention or public recognition. Above all, this journey was to prove to myself that with enough hard work, determination, patience, a little kick of confidence, I can accomplish anything my heart desires. Gaining a new confidence and reminding myself of those times I used to doubt myself, for anytime I was ever nervous upon a race or wrestling meet, or anytime I even doubted my trip to Alaska would even take place. I firmly believe that the greatest gift of all in my life is proving to myself that I can do it, not anybody else on the planet.”
5) “To do each thing in life with confidence….with confidence.”
6) “A reality in which for the rest of my life I will look back and be able to say ‘I did it’. ”
7) “For anything else that arises in life, I will think back to those days when I had a dream. A dream in which I was to let nothing stand in my way and never back down from until accomplished.”
8) “All in all, I conquered my mission and concluded with a new realm of confidence, entering a new mind set to always push on knowing the finish will be someplace glorious, never to go back to where I once started.”
9) “No longer a dream, a fantasy, or some far-fetched high school graduation odyssey; this was now my reality. After 140 days and nights on the road with a new home each night, I now will wake up in the same place for some time to come. Each night as I sleep though, the dream I once had of cycling to Alaska will now be a living reality, for eternity.”
10) “To prove not a thing to anybody on the planet, but myself.”
11) “I know I have this opportunity right now and that I never want to look back with any regrets. I want to live in this present moment, knowing this could be a one and done“
11) “It was those that lived on the wild side, dared to be different, never gave up on their dreams, and left a profound impact that motivated me to go after my goals and dreams. In turn, I’d like to return that energy into the universe as a perpetual motivation for all to go after whatever their heart desires.”