I mean, yes… I have a grand vision that I want to travel the world, run obstacle/trail races and help as many people along the way as possible… but no set plan on exactly how to get there. Then this year happened, in a few short months taking the plunge, throwing caution to the wind in a sence and committing to making my life happen which in turn has taken a crazy exciting turn for the better.

Wednesday 20th May I finally got out for a run after not having done any training since my last race the 3rd May and after two hectic weeks and a long flight to the USA from South Africa, I hit the trail a little tight and off pace but it felt amazing, fresh air in the lungs, blood pumping and wind through my beard, lost deep in thought and that’s when it occurred to me… I was on track to my dream.

I’ve been racing every second weekend and doing really well, traveling all round South Africa, raced in Namibia and now I am in the USA. I’m an ‘Independent Herbalife Health and Wellness Coach‘; training people and helping them to achieve their health and fitness goals… boom, hold on a second… that’s my dream lifestyle. But wait, whilst focusing on and doing what I love, I now have amazing sponsors (iKind Media,Arbitrary Tattoo Studio, Herbalife24 and MyMom!), an awesome global brand launched and a fresh, new website to reach out and help change even more people’s lives across the globe through a fit and active lifestyle. I am too stoked and words can barely describe how grateful I am.

But this is not an easy path by no means, it’s hard work and dedication with a whole new set of challenges and things I have to learn and make time for, a lot of extra admin, honestly though I wouldn’t want to be doing anything else!

Sometimes life knocks me down and reminds me that I’m still human. I’ve had a couple rough, down days, which I know there will be more of without a doubt, days I wonder why I push myself so hard and just want to crawl up in the fetal position and just throw in the towel.

Perfect example would be my last race. I struggled the week before with my training and on race day, even though I took 8th place, I really felt flat, couldn’t get into rhythm or find my breath and I couldn’t understand why I was pushing myself so hard and it felt like punishment instead of something I looked forward to and being fun. I wanted to walk, I wanted to just quit and be happy with just maybe completing. Now that’s going to happen but winners never quit and quitters never win, I thought about all the people that believed in me, all the people I felt like I would let down, then pushed the pain aside and soldiered on. If it was easy everybody would be doing it and I don’t want to be like everybody, I don’t even want to be better than anybody, I simply want to be better than the man I was yesterday and in order to do that I do me a little better everyday and stay the course.

It’s really not difficult to go with the flow all you have to do is pick up your feet and let the current sweep you right along with it and no my friend that’s not who I am, I will power against the flow even if it’s slow and make progress to the life I want to live.

And it all starts in the mind. Being headstrong or going against the grain of society, not sticking to outdated ‘traditional values’ and ‘rules’ in not always a bad thing. They are there to be challenged… and changed if they don’t work for you. Be determined to make your own way because you have the belief that your view, the picture you have in your head for your life, is the best path for you.

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