What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, XC Running makes you mud-proof. Period.
Martin
This should be on everyone’s to do list… everyday.
— Martin
PS: Merci Marie!
Nothing good comes easy”
Yet whatever it is that you want, keep in mind that it’s out there, so why not for you?Do take initiatives and give yourself the means to get to whatever obsesses you. A personal achievement, being able to afford something you’ve always dreamed of, unveil your feelings to someone… it doesn’t matter what it is.
Take risks, expose yourself, and forget about fear, personal barriers that you put between you and what you want. For having been there lately, I can tell that it’s frightening, but the juice is worth the squeeze.
Worst case scenario, you miss it and you don’t get what you were thriving for.
If you haven’t tried to get what you’re after, it means only one thing: you still don’t have it. So technically, you are in the “worst” situation already! What’s to loose then?Go ahead and take your chances, because the journey to get there will remain as a life experience, regardless of the outcome.
So, what’s your next move?
Martin
I hate it when people try to tell me running isn’t a real sport.
Only because you can’t do it.
Source: crosscountryproblems
New Year’s resolutions, whatever…
In 2012, just like the years before and the ones to come,
most will watch while a few will act,
some will judge while others will listen,
believers will pray and non believers will have faith in themselves
dreamers will hope for good while doers will make it happen,
some people will lie to protect and other will tell the truth to hurt
Bottom line is people are people, haters will hate and lovers will love.
One sure thing is that runners are Good People, and in 2012 again, they will run!
So all I know is that like many of you I can already say that in 2012, I am a runner. For the rest, regardless of resolutions, only time will tell us…
All smiles
Martin
Dream chaser who once lost his dreamer within…
PUSHING THE LIMITS
The year 2011 comes to an end and so do my strengths…
It’s been another very intense year, paced with discoveries, new contacts, supportive people, talented professionals who have turned into trustworthy partners, but also paced with its fair amount of slaps in the face - some I even gave to myself - deceptions, and mistakes.
In an entrepreneur’s world, there is no such thing as a goal out of reach, limits, impossibles, as long as you are willing to make the effort, give all what you’ve got, go all in. With this fact in mind, we embrace the positive and stand in front of the negative, sometimes to a point where we push our limits, ignoring the physical warning signs…
In a way, the success of our startup becomes our dream - quite naturally, it’s our baby - and as the ultimate goal of ours, we strive to achieve that dream.
Sure we expect bumps along the way but as long as we can learn from them, keep the chin up and a positive attitude, then we are still winning.
Lately though, it’s been tougher than usual. Quite unexpectedly since the future of GoodPeopleRun has never been so bright - more on this later.
Less and less running to keep my life balanced. More and more work that I wasn’t familiar with, thus time consuming with a constant feeling of not getting much done. Quite frankly a lack of social interactions also directly affected negatively my already declining mood.
But as I feel I have everything to be the happiest guy in the world, why was my mood declining in the first place?
LOOSING TRACK
Last night was the worst and I couldn’t take it anymore.
Runners are not quitters - except extreme cases - but when it comes to life, certainly not.
So just like when you’re bonking during a running race, you have to step back, evaluate the situation to find what’s wrong, fix it and go again. I did. Realized. Understood.
I was chasing the wrong dream.
You see, as satisfying and thrilling driving your own project is, see it rise and grow successfully, calling it a dream would be a misuse of language. A working position will never be a dream - as least in my perception of things.
I am not saying that I do not work with passion, that I don’t throw my heart into GoodPeopleRun, simply I have realized that getting closer to this goal wasn’t enough to make me happy.
INTROSPECTION
A dream, is by definition something you would like to have, a place you would like to visit, an experience you’d like to live, a goal you’d like to achieve… But as happy this something makes you, amazed this place you visited leaves you, contented that experience makes you, or fulfilling to achieve that goal it is, once you had it, it’s not a dream anymore.
It becomes reality.
Much harder to get excited about chasing reality, right?
What I am trying to tell you all, is that throwing our emotions and heart into work to a certain extend is good, it’s almost mandatory. However, there is a fine line not to cross. A point where we let ourselves down, sit on our self esteem, leave our own dreams behind, to put it all into our company so it can benefit of all those positive attitudes, you’ll end up loosing yourself. I had lost myself.
SEEING THE LIGHT
The outcome of all this, is that I miss that funny self confident mofo who’d say yes to anything and would bring everyone onboard regardless of the journey. This young man - or old kid - who used to be mentioned as being “the heart and soul of an event” or “the one who people notice as he walks into a room” - and not only the times he’s running in his boxers with a tie around his forehead!
So enough of that. I have been christened The Goat for a reason and time has come for me to be The Goat again, and bring back my A game!!
From now on I’ll be chasing my personal dreams and be myself simply because it will bring back the best out of me to carry on the battle to make GoodPeopleRun successful.
So to all of you entrepreneurs out there - or even all people with a personal project - do not give up, keep up the efforts and your passion for what you do, and most importantly keep chasing your dreams… as long as they are yours.
All smiles
Martin
Howdy!
If you are dreaming of taking part (again?) in The Gore Tex TransRockies Run, this post is for you!
After taking part in this event for the fifth time and loving every part of it, we have decided at GoodPeopleRun to sponsor Teams once again in 2012.
You’re probably eager to see what we’ll offer to up to 15 teams, so lets get down to business:
The sponsorship is both financial and material:
We’ll knock $800 off your Team registration, plain and simple.
I’ll put my humble 5 years expertise in this event to answer any of your questions and we’ll send you updates on how to get ready to take the best out of this event with behind the scene tips and tricks.
We’ll love and cherish you as part of the GoodPeopleRun Team.
And other things that we won’t disclose now, because we like surprises, hope you do too!
So if this even sounds like you and you want to get involved with like minded people to take on that 6 days challenge across the Colorado Rockies, here is all what you have to do:
Registration: Use the “GoodPeopleRun” discount code when you register and only pay for the deposit. You will thus secure a minimum of $200 per Team.
Confirmation: Once you’re in, shoot me an Email at martin(at)goodpeoplerun(dot)com and I’ll get everything sorted with you for the additional $600 and get the logistics going.
Here are the awesome 5 GoodPeopleRun Teams we had onboard for the 2011 TransRockies Run event:
Open Mixed:
Jen LOWERY and Edward MARRAN from Canmore, AB, Canada
Rachel CIESLEWICZ from Park City, UT and myself.
Open Women
Brianna TORRES and Jenny McCARTHY from Flagstaff, AZ
Helene DUMAIS and Rachel PAQUETTE, from Montreal, Canada
Masters Men
Alan LAM and Hugh MAGILL from Calgary, AB, Canada
So if you or close friends would like to get involved, you are all welcome to embark on that wonderful ride, unique social running experience that will forever change the life of the grown up kids that we are. Don’t be shy and talk to us, we’re here to help :-)
In the meantime, jog on!
- Martin
Memories of last year’s participants shenanigans during the Gore Tex TransRockies Run, buckle up and soak in the fun!
Here are the following episodes:
Trail Striders - Episode 2
Trail Striders - Episode 3
Trail Striders - Episode 4
Trail Striders - Episode 5
Trail Striders - Episode 6
- Martin
