Round 2, Day 6Friday, February 20, 2026 I’m going to be honest with you — I’m exhausted. Today involved picking up seventy pressure-treated boards for my wife’s garden, personally lifting them about a hundred and fifty times between loading, unloading, and repositioning. On legs that were already sore from Wednesday’s workout. It was a full … Continue reading Day 46: Guard Your Creativity
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Day 45: The Pain Is the Evidence
Round 2, Day 5Thursday, February 19, 2026 I woke up this morning and my first thought was one word: OWWWW. My legs are destroyed. My body is letting me know in no uncertain terms that yesterday happened. And you know what? Good. Because that soreness is a reminder that I did what I was supposed … Continue reading Day 45: The Pain Is the Evidence
Day 42: Everything Is Connected
Round 2, Day 2Monday, February 16, 2026 I’ve been reading Linchpin by Seth Godin again, and it’s stirring things up. But tonight’s post isn’t about Linchpin. It’s about something that book keeps pointing me back to — a thought I’ve been carrying for years. Everything is connected. A Hospital Bed and a Fish Bone Diagram … Continue reading Day 42: Everything Is Connected
Day 42: Show Your Work
Round 2, Day 2Monday, February 16, 2026 Hello and welcome to Day 42 of the 7-40 Challenge. I’m excited to be here today. I’m getting stuff done, having a pretty good day. I lifted weights today for the first time in three weeks — my hand is finally feeling better — and it felt great … Continue reading Day 42: Show Your Work
Day 41: The Linchpin Question
Round 2, Day 1 Sunday, February 15, 2026 Good morning and welcome to Day 1 of Round 2 of the 7-40 Challenge. It's a chilly morning in Oklahoma, and I'm out on the road getting my walk in early. Getting back to the challenge. Getting back to work. Round 1 gave me a lot of forward … Continue reading Day 41: The Linchpin Question
