Aim for the Moon

So a friend told me about this guy that had put on over 100 lbs while in the Air Force. That’s pretty crazy, but hold on… after leaving the Air Force he was working as a nighttime exterminator and would routinely pickup a huge soda and a box of mini donuts on his way home after work… EVERY DAY. Needless to say he put on even more weight. Also needless to say he had acquired some very bad habits.

Then one day he saw a show on TV about Navy SEALS and decided right then and there that that’s what he wanted to do. At this point he was nearly 300 lbs. He called recruiter after recruiter who all basically laughed at him. He tried one last recruiter and he said to just come down to the office.

When he got there he was told that he was almost too old for the SEAL program and that he was also 105 lbs over the Max weight requirement. The recruiter told him that he’d have to lose the weight in two months in order to get in before the age cutoff…. so he did.

In 60 days he lost the weight! Over 100 lbs in 2 months! He then enlisted into the Navy and went to BUDS (SEAL school). After several setbacks he graduated and became a Navy SEAL… oh yeah, he also had a fear of water!

There is actually more to his story but I think you get the picture. This guy is driven. Ironically, he’s the same height as me and, at his heaviest, was a little above where I currently am. So I thought to my self…. what could I do if I matched his intensity? Well, I figured why not find out…

So join me on this 30 day challenge. It’s a personal challenge with no reward other than a sense of accomplishment and the ability to push my self (and my mind) to its limits.

I’m setting a crazy goal… but I’ll tell you more about that in another post. I have a game plan, I have the tools and I have the motivation so let’s see what happens. I am set on creating something amazing. It’s part of my new outlook on life.

Fuck the past and live for today! Fuck the people that don’t appreciate you and fuck the people that don’t realize your awesomeness.

I’ve hit the reset button. Meditation, visualization, yoga, trail running and hiking, healthy clean diet and NO ALCOHOL (that last one is for 30 days , let’s not get crazy). I’ll be hitting the gym, reading and learning and putting in the work.

I may not hit my unrealistic goal but if you aim for the moon you will absolutely hit the stars… Ready, Set, Go!