Awesome article, Ryan! You called me out on doing the hard thing I’ve been avoiding for sure 😭 but the funny thing is that, oftentimes, the hard thing doesn’t take as long as we expect and we come out feeling so much more capable and confident on the other side. It’s been a very valuable practice for me to do the hard thing before any easy task, too! It makes the easy task feel even easier. Thank you for sharing your wisdom, inspiring us to step up to life, and encouraging us to embrace the suck. Have a great week!
I really enjoyed reading this. You made many really good points. I’m learning to do those things more quickly, before they start to haunt me — but I still tend to leave some things hanging and piling up. So this was a good reminder to take care of them and, in return, gain peace of mind and released energy.
And I lke the expression: embrace the suck. I definitely get the meaning of it 😊
Crew is crazy. I knew nothing about it until my cousin did it in college. I happened to live with his parents at the time (my aunt and uncle) to work with them, and got to watch my cousin row and compete. I checked out the college facilities, hung out with the team, and learned a lot about the sport. It's fascinating. An interesing combination of brute force combined with delicate skill and coordination.
And your story reminded me of high school water polo. We had 6am practices before school every day. And just like you mentioned - showing up drowzy, getting the shit kicked out of us, then piling in to go eat thousands of calories.
Love the personal story aspect of this a lot. Great post brotha!
Awesome article, Ryan! You called me out on doing the hard thing I’ve been avoiding for sure 😭 but the funny thing is that, oftentimes, the hard thing doesn’t take as long as we expect and we come out feeling so much more capable and confident on the other side. It’s been a very valuable practice for me to do the hard thing before any easy task, too! It makes the easy task feel even easier. Thank you for sharing your wisdom, inspiring us to step up to life, and encouraging us to embrace the suck. Have a great week!
Thank you so much! You’re doing great! 💪
I appreciate you, Ryan!! You too!
Great as always Ryan. Thank you for sharing your rowing experience. That seemed like an important period of your life.
Sport has this beauty of humbling us down and reminding us that life is nothing without learning how to suffer and endure it.
100%! And yes, a very transformative time for me
I really enjoyed reading this. You made many really good points. I’m learning to do those things more quickly, before they start to haunt me — but I still tend to leave some things hanging and piling up. So this was a good reminder to take care of them and, in return, gain peace of mind and released energy.
And I lke the expression: embrace the suck. I definitely get the meaning of it 😊
Thank you so much! Glad it provided some value to you 😁
Thank you! 😊
Crew is crazy. I knew nothing about it until my cousin did it in college. I happened to live with his parents at the time (my aunt and uncle) to work with them, and got to watch my cousin row and compete. I checked out the college facilities, hung out with the team, and learned a lot about the sport. It's fascinating. An interesing combination of brute force combined with delicate skill and coordination.
And your story reminded me of high school water polo. We had 6am practices before school every day. And just like you mentioned - showing up drowzy, getting the shit kicked out of us, then piling in to go eat thousands of calories.
Love the personal story aspect of this a lot. Great post brotha!
Appreciate you reading! Hope you have a great day man