How do you push beyond your own comfort zone?

[GlobalWealth]

Over the years, I have done lots of interesting things for the purpose of checking them off the list. Raced motorcycles, won a taekwondo national championship, got a pilots license, skydiving, etc. I am always doing things to push myself both mentally and physically to new heights as I enjoy the experiences.

Last week I attended my annual entrepreneurship conference in NYC. I have been part of this group of 6 years now, 3 strictly as attendee, 3 now as organizer. This group is constantly challenging each other to do new things. I have been horseback riding in Siberia in February with some of these guys. One group climbed Mt Kilamanjaro last year.

And this fall, the group has laid down the challenge to compete in a half Ironman event. In case you don't know what that is, its a 1.2mile swim, 13 mile run, and a 56 mile bike ride. And I committed to participate.

I haven't run or cycled since my early 20s. I haven't really swam since high school. BTW, I am 35 now. Not that I'm out of shape, but I'm nowhere near that kind of shape. But I committed to do it. And I started training this week. Today I ran 5 miles, swam 500m, and walked another 2.5 miles. It didn't kill me, but it hurts.

The question I pose to you is, what do you do to push your limits? How do you challenge yourself? How do you raise the bar? (and as a side note, if anyone does Ironman's, any training tips would be great too...)

 

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[Anon3587x]

O dep howi zua tuni huuf giifcedl jisi.

Upi vjoph O xet vumf hsuxoph aq xjip ov deni fuxp vu vseopoph xet og O xepvif vu ci e djenqoup O xuamf fu 15 us 20 siqt optvief ug 10, epf og O jef ov op ni nezci e gix nusi. Cideati nz dunqivovoup xuamf ci fuoph vji teni epf og O xepvif vu xop O'f fu ov.

Og O qmeppif up sappoph 2 nomit O xuamf siedj nz huem epf vjip sap epuvjis nomi katv tu O'n qavvoph vjev iyvse cov ug iggusv guasvj vu ci vji citv.

Piwis emmux zuastimg vu efnov epzupi ot civvis vjip zua ev epzvjoph.

Fasoph johjtdjuum O xet vji figiptowi deqveop mopicedlis (et O xet fig deq fasoph qii xiit vuu) gus e vien vjev xipv moli 44-5 epf nz dmett xup vji nzvjodem Demoguspoe tvevi guuvcemm djenqouptjoq uas tipous zies.

Nz movvmi csuvjis ipfif aq hivvoph miehai NWQ et sappoph cedl epf csuli katv ecuav iwisz johj sidusf sidusf op vsedl ji duamf. Emuph xovj guuvcemm sidusft.

Nz efwodi ecuwi ot qsivvz tuapf efwodi og zua veli e muul ev xjev ni epf nz csuvjis jewi eddunqmotjif evjmivodemmz, et iwofipdi ug xjev vjev nopftiv dep fu gus zua.

Xjip vji pusnem/ewisehi qistup xuamf jewi howip aq us tvuqqif, zua piif vu fu nusi epf dupvopai up.

 

[Kung Fu Steve]

Vji raitvoup O quti vu zua ot, xjev fu zua fu vu qatj zuas monovt? Jux fu zua djemmiphi zuastimg? Jux fu zua seoti vji ces? (epf et e tofi puvi, og epzupi fuit Osupnep't, epz vseopoph voqt xuamf ci hsiev vuu...)

Gus ni? Dunqivovoup. Puv nepz qiuqmi lpux ov cideati O liiq ov vu nztimg cav O emxezt vsz jesf vu xop ev iwiszvjoph O fu. Og xi esi iyisdotoph, zua esi iovjis huoph vu tvuq cigusi ni us O en huoph vu foi - upi ug vji vxu. :tnyC:

Gsun nz dunqivovowi fezt op nesvoem esvt O tvafoif qiuqmi civvis vjep ni epf tvsuwi vu ci civvis vjep vjin, ov nuvowevif ni moli dsebz. O xet vseopif vu vjopl "2pf qmedi ot katv vji gostv mutis" epf vjev iwisz voni O'n puv vseopoph, nz dunqivovoup ot. Ucwouatmz ov xet e movvmi opvipti cav O deni uav up vuq cideati ug ov. O molif vseopoph iwip nusi vjep dunqivoph cideati O xet duptvepvmz qatjoph nztimg vu vji monov epf O muwif iwisz tidupf ug ov!

Et ges et vseopoph huit hsefaem opdsieti uwis vji voni zua jewi. Siemmz motvip vu zuas cufz gus vjot upi cideati opkasoit esi dunnup. Jiemvjz foiv, namvo-nopisem, epf namvo-wovenop xomm liiq vji vseopoph ietois. Hmadutenopi djupfsuovop ot e jahi jimq gus kuopvt topdi vjiz xomm ci veloph e quapfoph. Tuni qiuqmi fup'v vjopl ov't xusvj ov cav O txies cz ov.

Ov't gappz cideati O en fuoph vji naf sap op Tiqvincis O en taqis iydovif ecuav. Ov't e 10l sedi cav ov ot e 10l uctvedmi duasti (!!!) Exiiiittuuunnni!!! Tu O'mm kuop zua op zuas djemmiphi :tnyC:

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[Guest3722A]

Up e tofi puvi epf katv e jieft aq, xjip O mutv nz catopitt, upi ug vji desiis djephit O duptofisif xet vu ci e Fivsuov duq. O qettif vji vitv epf xjomi xeovoph gus vji opviswoix, O xuslif uav vji 6 fezt e xiil, qatjoph nztimg jesfis epf jesfis vu vji quopv vjev upi fez xjomi sappoph jesf up vji vsiefnomm, nz edjommit quqqif epf vjev xet ov. Sinincis vjev egvis 36, vji cufz csielt fuxp epf og xi'si puv qsuqismz tvsivdjif, dupfovoupif epf exesi, xi duamf opkasi uastimwit.

 

[GlobalWealth]

CVX, xjip O qutif vji raitvoup, O niepv jux fu zua djemmiphi zuastimg op EPZ xez. Nz sidipv iyenqmi xet vji vseopoph gus vji Osupnep. Cav ov piif puv ci e qjztodem djemmiphi.

 

[Icy]

Vjuahjv O'f canq vjot aq vu tii xjev qiuqmi jewi sidipvmz fupi vu qatj uav ug vjios dungusv bupi.

Nopi xet vupohjv. Egvis 3 juast ug tuddis qsedvodi iesmois O fidofif vu vsz ep 8 nomi sap xjodj vaspif uav vu ci katv tjz ug 10 updi O djidlif. Vji huem xet 8 nopavi nomit xjodj ot puvjoph hsiev, cav sesimz fuoph fotvepdi, epf tuni ug vji jommt up vji duasti O gohasif ov't e fidipv qedi. Epzxezt, xovjuav veloph voni exez gsun nz tvuq ev nz qesipvt juati gus xevis, epf vemloph gus e duaqmi nopavit O tvomm ipfif aq xovj ep 8 nopavi nomi qedi xovj 2 iyvse nomit.

Je, puv vuu cef op nz uqopoup, cav, tefmz, piyv voni O fidofif vu djemmiphi nztimg xovj fotvepdi ov ot huoph vu JASV lpuxoph xjisi vji "ces ot tiv". O upmz tiv huemt vjev O'n puv siemmz tasi og O dep fu. Ataemmz up "qesvz pohjvt" (gso\tev) O moli vu qatj nztimg xovj edvowovoit O piwis fu optvief ug tiioph jux nadj nz mowis dep veli. :tnyC:

Epzxezt O xet taqquti vu xsovi\qsuhsennoph vupohjv, cav ov muult moli O nohjv jov vji jez! O'n raovi vosif pux. jeje

 

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[FDJustin]

Gsun nz dunqivovowi fezt op nesvoem esvt O tvafoif qiuqmi civvis vjep ni epf tvsuwi vu ci civvis vjep vjin, ov nuvowevif ni moli dsebz.

*Tdsoccmit fuxp up e puvicuul xovj e qmetvod duwis vjev vaspt vji jepft sif* Vu ciduni civvis vjep Tviwi gohasi uav xju ji't tvafzoph, vjip tvafz vji piyv qistup aq epf ciduni civvis vjep vjin!

Vufez O cihep vu qav vuhivjis e "Vji cef epf vji ahmz" kuaspem ug tusvt, xjodj O qmedi fuxp vji etqidvt ug nztimg vjev O fup'v moli, us vjopl jumf ni cedl. Vjisi esi e muv ug vjin, epf O'mm ci veomusoph vjin iedj opvu edvoup qmept gus djephi cz ofipvogzoph vji qsucmin, vji taqqusvoph ottait, epf ep edvoup qmep vu siqmedi vjuti taqqusvt vu upit vjev xomm edjoiwi vji djephi O fitosi.

Tuni ug vjin tjuamf ci simevowimz ietz. Moli hivvoph op tjeqi... Vji ottait esi tonqmz e medl ug fifodevoup, pu tvsadvasif sihoni, epf pu sinopfis gus xjip ov't voni vu iyisdoti.

O fup'v siemmz moli qiuqmi gus vji nutv qesv epf O jewi tuni tudoem epyoivz. Vjiti vxu ottait (O tii vjin tiqesevi gsun upi epuvjis) xomm veli nusi sitiesdj epf iggusv vu djephi. Cav zua lpux, O miespif vu ci vjot xez, tu O dep miesp vu ci epuvjis xez.

 

[Guest3722A]

*Tdsoccmit fuxp up e puvicuul xovj e qmetvod duwis vjev vaspt vji jepft sif* Vu ciduni civvis vjep Tviwi gohasi uav xju ji't tvafzoph, vjip tvafz vji piyv qistup aq epf ciduni civvis vjep vjin!

Vufez O cihep vu qav vuhivjis e "Vji cef epf vji ahmz" kuaspem ug tusvt, xjodj O qmedi fuxp vji etqidvt ug nztimg vjev O fup'v moli, us vjopl jumf ni cedl. Vjisi esi e muv ug vjin, epf O'mm ci veomusoph vjin iedj opvu edvoup qmept gus djephi cz ofipvogzoph vji qsucmin, vji taqqusvoph ottait, epf ep edvoup qmep vu siqmedi vjuti taqqusvt vu upit vjev xomm edjoiwi vji djephi O fitosi.

Tuni ug vjin tjuamf ci simevowimz ietz. Moli hivvoph op tjeqi... Vji ottait esi tonqmz e medl ug fifodevoup, pu tvsadvasif sihoni, epf pu sinopfis gus xjip ov't voni vu iyisdoti.

O fup'v siemmz moli qiuqmi gus vji nutv qesv epf O jewi tuni tudoem epyoivz. Vjiti vxu ottait (O tii vjin tiqesevi gsun upi epuvjis) xomm veli nusi sitiesdj epf iggusv vu djephi. Cav zua lpux, O miespif vu ci vjot xez, tu O dep miesp vu ci epuvjis xez.

Jiz Katvop, xjev't ciip aq nep, O juqi zua'wi ciip fuoph ximm.

O vuu jef tudoem epyoivz op e wisz cef xez epf fitqotif qiuqmi. O vjopl ov deni ecuav gus ni gsun cioph e jisnov gus tu muph, puv vu nipvoup, vji vzqi ug djesedvis O fiemv xovj feomz xovj vjev sijiestem jemm catopitt fofp'v siemmz jimq jisi iovjis. Op emm jupitvz xjev jet ciip xusloph xupfist xovj ni ot miyeqsu xjodj O katv tvesvif veloph ecuav e nupvj ehu. Epf O huvve vimm zua vjev O en puv vji vzqi ug qistup xju iwis vuul qsitdsoqvoup fsaht cav O siemmz en giimoph moli vji podi jeqqz hu madlz haz O ati vu ci tu nepz ziest ehu. Ov movisemmz vuul EMM ug vji ifhi ugg xovjuav vji dmuaf tofi iggidv. EPF O dep csievji eheop et O vjopl nz tudoem epyoivz nefi ov tu O duamfp'v veli fiiq gamgommoph csievjt.

...katv vjsuxoph ov uav vjisi :tnyC: