Getting After It

In this episode, I talk about the story of ultrarunner, firefighter, father, and author Andy Glaze.

Andy's book, Smile, or You're Doing It Wrong, is about far more than running. It's a story of addiction, trauma, recovery, fatherhood, and rebuilding a life after hitting rock bottom.

What stood out to me wasn't the miles he has run. It was the mindset he developed along the way.

I talk about why movement can help people heal, the difference between motivation and discipline, why suffering doesn't automatically make us stronger, and how small actions can slowly rebuild confidence and identity.

This episode is for anyone who feels stuck, anyone carrying pain from their past, and anyone trying to become a better version of themselves one step at a time.

You don't have to run 100 miles to apply these lessons.

You just have to keep moving forward.

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You're not lazy. You're not lost. You just know there's a gap between the life you're living and the one you're capable of — and that gap is getting harder to ignore.

Every week, I pull apart the mental patterns that keep capable people stuck — comfort disguised as patience, avoidance disguised as strategy, mediocrity dressed up as balance. I bring in philosophy, personal stories from the trails and the trenches, and conversations with people who decided to stop waiting.

This isn't a show about hacks. It's about the harder work: getting honest with yourself, building the discipline to act on that honesty, and becoming someone you'd actually respect.

Keep getting after it.

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Last week at Pattern Accelerate, I snuck into a talk from James Lawrence because I wanted to hear what drives someone to complete 101 Ironmans in 101 days.

I expected another motivational speech.

Instead, I walked away thinking hard about human potential, suffering, discipline, and the stories we tell ourselves when things get uncomfortable.

In this episode, I break down a few lessons that stayed with me:

• Why most limits are mental before they are physical
 • How the next challenge only reveals itself after you face the current one
 • The story of Dayton, a boy with cerebral palsy who changed James’ perspective forever
 • Why “I get to do this” is more powerful than “I have to do this”
 • The bully in your head that tells you to quit
 • How discipline is built through ordinary days, not huge moments

I also talk about my own experiences with running, training, podcasting, and learning how to keep going when motivation disappears.

This episode is for anyone who feels stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure if they’re capable of more.

You probably are.

Keep Getting After It.

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You're not lazy. You're not lost. You just know there's a gap between the life you're living and the one you're capable of — and that gap is getting harder to ignore.

Every week, I pull apart the mental patterns that keep capable people stuck — comfort disguised as patience, avoidance disguised as strategy, mediocrity dressed up as balance. I bring in philosophy, personal stories from the trails and the trenches, and conversations with people who decided to stop waiting.

This isn't a show about hacks. It's about the harder work: getting honest with yourself, building the discipline to act on that honesty, and becoming someone you'd actually respect.

Keep getting after it.

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"This is no time for ease and comfort. It is the time to dare and endure."

Winston Churchill said that in January of 1940. I've been thinking about it for three days, and it isn't about World War II for me. It's about a 5 a.m. alarm I let slip. It's about a race I keep almost signing up for.

This episode is what happens when one line from a Churchill biography exposes the gap between the version of you that you say you are, and the version of you that actually wakes up. I walk through the speech, the context, and the two halves of the equation everyone gets wrong: the dare and the endure. Most people think the dare is the hard part. I'll show you why it's the easier of the two.

What you'll walk away with:

• The Churchill quote, where it came from, and why it still hits
• The honest difference between daring (the decision) and enduring (the daily price)
• Why confidence is a receipt, not a ticket
• The five concrete steps to take this week
• One challenge you can start before you go to bed tonight

I'll be honest, guys. I made this episode for me as much as I made it for you. If you've been blaming the kid, the job, the season, or the timing for the thing you actually want to chase, this one is going to sting a little. That's the point.

If this episode hits, share it with the one person in your life who needs to hear it this week. No commentary. Just send it. And if you've got 30 seconds, leave the show a rating on Apple or Spotify. That one move helps me reach people I'll never meet, and it means more than I can tell you.

Keep getting after it, my friends.

Book mentioned: Churchill: Walking with Destiny by Andrew Roberts

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You're not lazy. You're not lost. You just know there's a gap between the life you're living and the one you're capable of — and that gap is getting harder to ignore.

Every week, I pull apart the mental patterns that keep capable people stuck — comfort disguised as patience, avoidance disguised as strategy, mediocrity dressed up as balance. I bring in philosophy, personal stories from the trails and the trenches, and conversations with people who decided to stop waiting.

This isn't a show about hacks. It's about the harder work: getting honest with yourself, building the discipline to act on that honesty, and becoming someone you'd actually respect.

Keep getting after it.

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Most people think discipline is about pain tolerance. I don't think that's entirely true anymore.

You don't quit the things you want because they hurt. You quit because they got boring. After my last ultra in October, I pulled the next race off my calendar and dropped into six months of pure maintenance mode. 

No countdown. No target. Shoes on the couch and the version of me who didn't want to lace them up. This episode is what I learned sitting in that room.

What you'll walk away with:

• Why pain is easy to narrate and boredom isn't
• The specific muscle modern life has been starving
• One line from Pascal that hasn't aged a day in 400 years
• A short story about my dad that reframed the whole topic for me
• Five reps you can run this week to build boredom tolerance
• A challenge I'm asking you to take and report back on

A personal note before you hit play. I'm not preaching from the mountaintop on this one. I'm in the middle of the climb, and the maintenance block has been the hardest training I've done in years. If it lands, send it to the one person you were thinking of while you read this.

Subscribe if you haven't. Five stars on Apple or Spotify if you've got a minute. Share it with someone who keeps quitting things in the flat middle. The DMs are open.

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You're not lazy. You're not lost. You just know there's a gap between the life you're living and the one you're capable of — and that gap is getting harder to ignore.

Every week, I pull apart the mental patterns that keep capable people stuck — comfort disguised as patience, avoidance disguised as strategy, mediocrity dressed up as balance. I bring in philosophy, personal stories from the trails and the trenches, and conversations with people who decided to stop waiting.

This isn't a show about hacks. It's about the harder work: getting honest with yourself, building the discipline to act on that honesty, and becoming someone you'd actually respect.

Keep getting after it.

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Most people treat fear like a stop sign. They call it wisdom. They call it patience. It's usually neither.

Fear shows up before everything worth doing.

The race you've been avoiding, the conversation you keep postponing, the thing you've been circling for years. The problem isn't the fear. It's that you've never learned to read it. 

Fear comes in two forms, and if you can't tell them apart, you'll spend your life retreating from things you should be running toward. (Protectional & Directional)

In this episode:

• Why fear feels identical in your body whether it's protecting you or pointing you somewhere
• The difference between protective fear and directional fear — and how to tell them apart in real time
• A three-question framework to cut through the noise when the thoughts get loud
• What happens to your capacity for courage every time you retreat from directional fear
• Why the commitment moves you when the confidence doesn't

I'm also sharing something personal at the end of this one. Something I've been sitting with. Stay with me for the close.

If this episode hits, send it to one person who needs it. You already know who.

Subscribe so you don't miss the next one. And if you're getting value from the show, a rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify takes thirty seconds and it matters more than you'd think.

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You're not lazy. You're not lost. You just know there's a gap between the life you're living and the one you're capable of — and that gap is getting harder to ignore.

Every week, I pull apart the mental patterns that keep capable people stuck — comfort disguised as patience, avoidance disguised as strategy, mediocrity dressed up as balance. I bring in philosophy, personal stories from the trails and the trenches, and conversations with people who decided to stop waiting.

This isn't a show about hacks. It's about the harder work: getting honest with yourself, building the discipline to act on that honesty, and becoming someone you'd actually respect.

Keep getting after it.

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I set out to run a half marathon this weekend. I made it ten miles. My leg told me to stop. And for once, I listened. That didn’t sit well with me.

I’m doing everything right right now. I’m running my miles. I’m lifting. I’m stretching. I’m eating well. I ended the week at forty seven miles. And still, something feels off.

That’s what this episode is about.

What do you do when you’re putting in the work, but progress slows down?

I talk through what happened on that run, the frustration that comes with it, and the thoughts that show up when things don’t feel like they’re working. This is not about motivation. It’s about what to do when effort and results don’t match.

I get into:

•  Why progress doesn’t feel smooth, even when you’re consistent 
•  The mental spiral that comes when things feel off 
•  How to tell the difference between pushing and making things worse 
•  What it actually means to adjust instead of quit 

This is for anyone who feels like they’re doing the work but not seeing it yet.

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You're not lazy. You're not lost. You just know there's a gap between the life you're living and the one you're capable of — and that gap is getting harder to ignore.

Every week, I pull apart the mental patterns that keep capable people stuck — comfort disguised as patience, avoidance disguised as strategy, mediocrity dressed up as balance. I bring in philosophy, personal stories from the trails and the trenches, and conversations with people who decided to stop waiting.

This isn't a show about hacks. It's about the harder work: getting honest with yourself, building the discipline to act on that honesty, and becoming someone you'd actually respect.

Keep getting after it.

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I trained for a sub-three marathon, hit it, and spent the next several weeks barely able to walk without my hips locking up. I did everything right. Trained hard, stayed consistent, crossed the finish line. My body broke down anyway.

This episode is about what I got wrong, what the research says about training volume and long-term durability, and why most runners are one bad training block away from learning this the hard way.

You'll walk away with:

• Why skipping strength training costs you years of running, not just one race
• The science behind easy days and why yours probably aren't easy enough
• A 2023 European Heart Journal study on lifelong endurance athletes that genuinely surprised me
• A simple training framework built for the runner you want to be at 50, not just at your next finish line

I want to run a marathon with my son one day. That goal changed how I train. I hope this episode does the same for you.

If it helped, share it with one runner who needs to hear it. Rate the show on Apple or Spotify. Takes 30 seconds.

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You're not lazy. You're not lost. You just know there's a gap between the life you're living and the one you're capable of — and that gap is getting harder to ignore.

Every week, I pull apart the mental patterns that keep capable people stuck — comfort disguised as patience, avoidance disguised as strategy, mediocrity dressed up as balance. I bring in philosophy, personal stories from the trails and the trenches, and conversations with people who decided to stop waiting.

This isn't a show about hacks. It's about the harder work: getting honest with yourself, building the discipline to act on that honesty, and becoming someone you'd actually respect.

Keep getting after it.

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Most people quit their habits right before they start working.

I recorded this episode after watching a close friend pull himself out of a year of isolation. He started with small inputs. A walk outside. A phone call. A real meal. He stacked them day after day, and slowly, he's coming back.

That experience forced me to confront something I have lived through myself. The habits that keep you steady rarely feel like progress. They feel like nothing. Until you stop doing them. Then you feel exactly what they were holding together.

In this episode, I break down the “invisibility problem” and show you why exercise, sunlight, and real human connection are not optional upgrades. They are structural. You will also hear the biology behind these habits, including how they impact your brain, your mood, and your baseline state without you noticing it in real time.

I share a personal stretch where I drifted from connection and felt the consequences, plus the simple actions that pulled me back. I also walk through how identity forms through repetition, not intention, and why most people quit in the gap between action and belief.

If you feel stuck, flat, or off, this episode gives you a practical path forward. No overhaul. No perfect plan. Just small inputs that compound.

In this episode:

- Why good habits feel invisible until they disappear
- How exercise, sunlight, and connection act as load-bearing systems in your life
- The neuroscience behind daily habits and mental health
- A personal story of drifting and rebuilding connection
- How small actions rebuild identity over time
- Three simple actions you can start this week

If this resonated, share it with someone who needs it. Leave a review on Apple or Spotify. It helps more than you think.

Keep getting after it.

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You're not lazy. You're not lost. You just know there's a gap between the life you're living and the one you're capable of — and that gap is getting harder to ignore.

Every week, I pull apart the mental patterns that keep capable people stuck — comfort disguised as patience, avoidance disguised as strategy, mediocrity dressed up as balance. I bring in philosophy, personal stories from the trails and the trenches, and conversations with people who decided to stop waiting.

This isn't a show about hacks. It's about the harder work: getting honest with yourself, building the discipline to act on that honesty, and becoming someone you'd actually respect.

Keep getting after it.

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Most people never make the choice. They tell themselves they're being patient, being strategic. But if you get honest, it's fear wearing a responsible disguise.

In this episode, I walk through the myth of Achilles and why his story maps almost perfectly onto the war most of us are fighting right now. The choice he made. The rage that pulled him off the battlefield. The friend he lost that finally moved him. And the heel he knew about his whole life that he never protected.

I also get personal about the moments I've stood at the same crossroads. Sitting at my college desk too afraid to take the classes I actually wanted. Gatekeeping running because my ego needed the edge. Throwing up every quarter mile in an Arizona ultra while Ally ran beside me and refused to let me quit. And the one weakness I already know about that I haven't fully dealt with yet.

You'll walk away with:

• A framework for recognizing when you're choosing comfort without actually choosing it
• An honest look at how pride keeps you sitting out when people around you need you in the fight
• The Achilles Audit: three questions to find your heel before it finds you
  • Where are you choosing the long quiet life without ever actually choosing it? 
  • Who are you sitting out on right now because your ego is wounded? 
  • What's your heel? 

If you've been stalling on something you know you're capable of, this one is for you.

Subscribe, share it with someone who needs it, and leave a review on Apple or Spotify. It takes 30 seconds and it genuinely helps more people find the show.

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You're not lazy. You're not lost. You just know there's a gap between the life you're living and the one you're capable of — and that gap is getting harder to ignore.

Every week, I pull apart the mental patterns that keep capable people stuck — comfort disguised as patience, avoidance disguised as strategy, mediocrity dressed up as balance. I bring in philosophy, personal stories from the trails and the trenches, and conversations with people who decided to stop waiting.

This isn't a show about hacks. It's about the harder work: getting honest with yourself, building the discipline to act on that honesty, and becoming someone you'd actually respect.

Keep getting after it.

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January 2023. Start line. Wrong shoes. One unofficial training run to my name. I ran the half marathon anyway and it taught me more than any race I was actually prepared for.

This episode is about the lie of readiness. The way "I'm not ready yet" becomes the most sophisticated excuse high achievers use to avoid starting the things that matter. 

I share three stories: a race I ran before I understood how racing worked, a job I quit without a plan, and the two years I waited to start this podcast — and what that delay cost me.

In this episode:

• The feeling of "not ready" is a threat response, not an accurate reading of your capacity
• The difference between strategic patience and indefinite delay — and how to tell which one you're in
• Five specific actions you can take this week to start the thing you've been circling
• Confidence is a by-product of starting, not a prerequisite for it

In five months I'm going to be a dad. No book prepares you for that. This episode is me working through what it means to commit to something before you feel ready; live, in real time.

If this one lands, share it with one person who's been sitting on something they need to start. And if you haven't rated the show on Apple or Spotify, that's your one ask — 30 seconds, and it helps more people find this.

Keep getting after it, my friends.

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You're not lazy. You're not lost. You just know there's a gap between the life you're living and the one you're capable of — and that gap is getting harder to ignore.

Every week, I pull apart the mental patterns that keep capable people stuck — comfort disguised as patience, avoidance disguised as strategy, mediocrity dressed up as balance. I bring in philosophy, personal stories from the trails and the trenches, and conversations with people who decided to stop waiting.

This isn't a show about hacks. It's about the harder work: getting honest with yourself, building the discipline to act on that honesty, and becoming someone you'd actually respect.

Keep getting after it.

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