Day 75 of 280 | The 7-40 Challenge Nobody is going to hand you the plan. I’ve only started realizing that this year. I knew if I wanted to be successful, I had to name my own goals — not adopt someone else’s and try to chase them with my own passion. That just doesn’t … Continue reading Make Your Own Map
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Go Back to the Beginning
Day 67 of 280 | The 7-40 Challenge I finished Austin Kleon’s Show Your Work today. In the last chapter, he says something that stopped me mid-stride on my walk: When you’ve learned something really well, go back to the beginning. Learn something new. Do it in the open. Do it in public. Show your … Continue reading Go Back to the Beginning
Day 56: The Hero Can’t Be the Loser
Round 2, Day 16Monday, March 2, 2026 I’m rereading Donald Miller’s A Million Miles in a Thousand Years, and he tells a story that I can’t stop thinking about. A friend of his had a daughter who’d started dating a bad kid and smoking pot. Miller, fresh from Robert McKee’s story workshop, said something that … Continue reading Day 56: The Hero Can’t Be the Loser
The Family You Choose
Day 55 — Gratitude Sunday March 1, 2026 Today I am thankful. I’m thankful because I have friends. Two friends, specifically, who over the years have become not just friends — but family. Chosen family. The kind that is just as close as blood. Last night we went to dinner at Whiskey Cake, a really … Continue reading The Family You Choose
Rest Is Not Retreat
Day 53 — The 7-40 Challenge February 27, 2026 I didn’t work out today. And I’m fine with it. Yesterday I spent 95 minutes in the gym and burned 1,400 calories according to my Apple Watch. Tomorrow morning I’ll be outside for several hours finishing a garden project for my wife — hauling materials, drilling, … Continue reading Rest Is Not Retreat
