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I Made Up A Workout

By John Muldoon

I think I might be going a little bit crazy. That’s how it can feel when everything seems so simple.

What do you want? Go get it.

That’s it.

There are no rules.

There are no limits.

Pick something, anything, that you don’t think you can do, and then do it.

The fog starts to lift.

This little piece of the world that you’ve been living in, this realm that you thought was the whole world is just nothing. It’s a tiny sliver.

It’s the same way with potential.

Your potential exists in your own mind. It’s so much bigger than you can imagine. You can’t see it from where you are.

Even your physical potential. It’s just an idea. So, wipe the slate clean. Unlearn all the stories you’ve heard and repeated and told yourself. Rip out the pages of the notebook until you find one that is truly blank. That’s where you should put your goal, where nothing has ever been before. Beyond anything you can imagine.

I made up a workout because I hate how complicated everything else is. It’s all too complicated and too easy, so I made one that was simple and hard.

  • 100 Push Ups
  • 100 Sit Ups
  • 100 Pull Ups
  • 100 Squats
  • 100 Kettlebell Swings

500 Reps 

It’s the pullups that really fucking kill you. 100 is a lot. They’re hard. They get hard for me at 60, and that’s when it all starts to matter. That’s the bottom of the climb.

I hope my self doubt goes away someday. I hope I learn how to really wipe that slate clean. It’s going to take some scrubbing. Some sweat and blood and tears.

It’s really not complicated.

You have to climb the mountain in front of you to be able to see the mountain inside yourself. That’s the climb that really matters.

That’s the mountain that will teach you everything. You cannot know yourself unless you make the climb.

What You Really Fear Is Inside Yourself

By John Muldoon

One of my favorite scenes from Batman Begins is all about fear.

You’ve traveled the world to understand the criminal mind and conquer your fears. But the criminal is not complicated. And…

What you really fear is inside yourself. You fear your own power. You fear your anger. The drive to do great or terrible things.

Now you must journey inwards. Breathe in your fears. Face them.
To conquer fear, you must become fear. You must bask in the fear of other men. And men fear most what they cannot see.

You have to become a terrible thought. A wraith. You have to become an idea.

Feel terror cloud your senses. Feel its power to distort. To control.

And know that this power can be yours.

Erase your worst fear. Become one with the darkness.

Focus. Concentrate. Master your senses.

What Would You Hope For Yourself?

By John Muldoon

Sometimes you’re faced with a tough situation. Maybe you chose to tackle a hard challenge (because you’re a fucking badass). Or maybe something stressful and unexpected happened in your life.

No matter what is going on in your life, here’s a little trick you can use to take the right action.

In really crazy situations, sometimes it’s really hard to know what you should do.

Instead of quitting, or giving up, or struggling, or hesitating (all of which will keep you from getting what you want), you can do this instead:

Imagine you’re a character in a story. Maybe instead of your life, imagine you’re a character in a movie or a book.

I like to imagine I’m a heroic character, a character with all the traits and habits that I’d like to have. (remember, you get to choose who you are!)

Then just ask yourself:

What would you hope this character does?

What outcome do you want for them?

What’s the right move?

What’s the brave choice, the fearless action?

Then answer those questions with your own action.

That’s how you become the hero of your own story.