Mountain Biking in the Snow
Another great day extending the season mountain biking in the snow at Morin Heights with buddies Hal Myers and Marc Antoine Laporte. Life is good.
Learn to SUCK IT UP
Great article on INC.com How to Get Comfortable With Being Uncomfortable (According to a Green Beret) 7 steps to acclimate yourself to extreme situations so you can excel at every level. CREDIT: Getty Images I’ve been an entrepreneur for seven years. Midway through the fourth year, things were coming to a head. I…
DetailsCzech Single-track & Mountain Hiking
Czech Republic Just back from spending a great week with 2 of my teammates from Cho Oyu and Mount Everest, Czech Karel Masek and Californian Mike Chapman. Passionate about mountain biking, Karel took us to some of his favorite single-track trails in the Jazarske mountains of Czech Republic. It was a blast, literally. Our 1st…
DetailsTalk to APPLEWOOD CADILLAC
Great talk yesterday in Toronto to Applewood Cadillac with support by Esprit de Corps for their Rabaska Challenge. Seven months of training and 200 pounds lost. These guys committed themselves to a challenge, acted on that decision, and are making it a reality. Good luck guys. Photos by Mathew Gordon. …
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Wicked Mountain Biking
5 great hours biking in way back-country terrain crossing beaver dams and muddy fields. Full of bugs, bear scat, moose droppings, snakes and grouse defending their chicks. Thought for awhile I may get stuck sending the night under the stars.
NO EXCUSES – ‘GO FOR IT’
A short video I made in October 2011 for Jean Pierre Lemaitre’s book ‘Pas D’excuses‘ (No Excuses). His powerful book (in French) outlines the mindset and choices (value system) we make daily in life. He incorporates me in person and in name throughout the book. “I have been impressed by the way Ted Fairhurst managed…
DetailsPRIMERICA TALK (SYRACUSE, N.Y.)
Another superb keynote talk for Primerica last weekend in Syracuse, N.Y. It is a real pleasure to be with such an inspiring and energetic crowd of entrepreneurs. They are highly motivated to build their businesses helping people and families grow their finances. Thanks for the very heartfelt introduction by Darren Fairhurst and the kind welcome…
DetailsCONSISTENCY = FITNESS
Getting it Right WEEKLY Being inspired and motivated is great, but staying consistent with your training and goals wins long term hands down. Besides training once or twice during the workweek, I nearly always get out into real nature on weekends hiking and snowshoeing, back-country skiing, mountain biking, etc. Consistency is the key to building…
DetailsTalk to Cadillac Dealers of Canada
I recently had the pleasure to speak to Cadillac Canada and its entrepreneur dealers from across Canada at the Sofitel Hotel. Cadillac has partnered with Group Esprit De Corps to lift the bar on personal achievement in its ‘DARE GREATLY’ campaign and encourage its Canadian Dealers to take on great personal challenges. The first…
Details40 Degrees Below and Still Smiling
Snowshoeing up Olympia and Cross Mountains with Marc-Antoine Laporte in 40° below zero (with wind chill) and still smiling. Get out there and burn calories in any weather and have great fun feeling proud of your determination and achievements.
FKT (FASTEST KNOWN TIMES)
Expect the growing FKT movement to shed its scrappy, unpublicized existence next spring. That’s when Jornet will head to Mount Everest without oxygen, carrying only the slimmest survivalist’s pack of food, water, and protective gear, and attempt to lay down a new record on the world’s most scrutinized peak. Jornet hasn’t settled on his precise…
DetailsBritish explorer Henry Worsley dies crossing Antarctic
(CNN)British explorer Henry Worsley has died attempting to be the first person to cross the Antarctic unaided, in an epic charity mission inspired by Ernest Shackleton. The 55-year-old former British Army officer died after being airlifted to a hospital in Punta Arenas, Chile, suffering severe exhaustion and dehydration. The father-of-two was found to have bacterial…
DetailsJANUARY has been a lucky MONTH for me
JANUARY has been a lucky month for me over the years having reached the summits of: Aconcagua 2006 (Argentina), Vinson 2009 (Antarctica), Kilimanjaro 2012 (Africa).