More prison perspective...

Today marks my second to last day on the treadmill.  Friday I venture to the streets.  At the risk of stating the obvious, the greatest challenge with logging so many mile on the treadmill is more mental than physical.  I am convinced that perspective is what makes all the difference in the world.  I consciously remind myself every single day how lucky I am to do what I do.  There are so many people that have it so much worse than I do.  There are people that have physical limitations and there are others who have mental limitations.  I consider myself extremely lucky to be able to do this.  I am 41 years old, yet yesterday I broke the 1,000 mile mark for 2012 already and truly feel that this is still the 'training' phase or preparation phase of this year.

For those of you that have not read more of my story, I spent almost six years in a Federal Prison and the only kind of running I could do there was on a 1/3 mile track, for two years, logging just over 5,000 miles in Northern Minnesota, all of it outside, year round, suddenly, the treadmill at home does not seem like such a challenge.   

Beginning in just about two weeks my plan is to run the route of the marathon that is held in my home town every day, I will begin March 15th and do not plan on stopping until______?  The LaCrosse Fitness Festival Marathon is a Boston qualifier, so the route is legitimate, I will be using the Runmeter app on my i-phone and I will be Tweeting my progress as I go.  I will run regardless of the weather and after running in Duluth Minnesota weather for two years behind a fence, I believe I am more than prepared for the challenge.  

The fact that I ran over 5,000 miles behind that fence including a 40 mile run (the month of my 40th birthday) and 59 unofficial consecutive marathons (from Aug 7th, 2010 through Oct 4th, 2010) is not as big of a deal until you realize that I did it without the support that I have now.  I now receive encouragement and motivation from all over the country as well as all over the world.  Sometimes it actually gives me goose bumps!   I can only hope to motivate and inspire others the way that others have motivated and inspired me.  

By the way, the following is a "tweet" that I received last night around 10pm and this is what the book "365" is about (momentum and how to create it).  Until you have it, there will always be a reason "not to_________" (fill in the blank) - he went on in a later tweet referencing 'feeling' the momentum.  I had this vision of the running platform for this book a few years ago and stuck with it because of what is in this tweet can and should be experienced by anyone, anywhere.  The hardest part about achievement is usually mental - take that out of the equation and you really have no idea what you are capable of!...

"@jeffreyjmiller1 it may have taken until 10pm, but damnit I got my pushups/situps in. If it hadn't been day 15, I probably would have passed."

 ...Like I said, the hardest part about achievement is usually mental - take that out of the equation and you really have no idea what you are capable of!

Jeffrey J. Miller 

Extreme marathoner

Soon to be New York Times best selling author

of "The 365 Day Challenge"

@jeffreyjmiller1

www.booksbyjeff.com

jeffreyjmiller1970@yahoo.com

If your are interested in supporting me as I attempt to complete a full marathon every day, as well as discovering how to create your own unstoppable momentum...  order the book

The deck of cards...

Today's 22 mile run puts the 2012 run miles over 1,000 miles!

On another note, recently I have had a few people ask about the daily deck of card routine that I do for push-ups and pull-ups as my pre-run warm-up, so I thought I would touch on it in a blog update since I am not up to my 26.2 miles per day yet of running, this is my chance to talk about other things.  I started this many years ago because I wanted a way to keep my upper body in shape and I wanted something I could do without going to a gym because I was traveling a lot at the time.  This really is a great routine anyone can do anytime, anywhere.

Take a deck of cards - each card tells you how many reps to do. For years I have done a "set" every two minutes. So for me, that means doing two cards at a time. You can shuffle the deck for variety, start at king work to ace (aces equal 1 rep) or start at aces work to king. Every two minutes do a set. This is great core work and great way to slow down in a very fast world we live in.  I say that because the routine takes 52 minutes each day.  Before you say you don’t have the time, you make the time.  I do my routine while getting the kids ready for school and I am done by time I take them to school.

Oh yeah, do this every day.   Keep track of the days.  I have almost 1,700 days in a row on the push-ups, I have competed 340 pull-ups every day since March 31^st, 2009 and 340 push-ups every day since July 6^th, 2007.  The momentum makes you unstoppable. Takes how I feel at the moment out of the equation. There is always a reason not to do something. This takes care of that!

For the skeptics that may find it hard to believe that a 41 year old can complete over 10,000 push-ups AND pull-ups every month, keep in mind, I start with Kings, doing two cards at a time (20 reps) with pretty crappy form and work my down to aces.  Somewhere in the middle the form gets better until by the end on the final sets, which matter the most, the form is full extension flawless.  Both exercises pretty much hit the entire upper body and work the core just by focusing on that area.  As far as the legs, I run 22 miles per day!

And for the skeptics on the time investment every day, this is a routine that you can also use as an opportunity to incorporate deep breathing and relaxation between sets. 

How to start - The idea is to make it so easy that you cannot fail - you must be able to say with sincerity, "I can do THIS" - remember this is a long term goal - the idea is minor improvement - so minor your body does not notice it. MOST PEOPLE NEVER FIGURE THIS ONE OUT -any worthwhile goal is about microscopic improvement CONSISTENTLY.

My question to you is - how patient are you?

My challenge to you is Start with whatever is easy for you to do. Then just add a card a day.  Remember - the time WILL pass anyway.

Keep me posted if you actually do this.

Jeffrey J. Miller 

Extreme marathoner

Soon to be New York Times best selling author

of "The 365 Day Challenge"

@jeffreyjmiller1

www.booksbyjeff.com

jeffreyjmiller1970@yahoo.com

If your are interested in helping me complete a full marathon every day, there are two ways you can help, first and foremost, order the book, secondly, tell a few others about what it is that I am attempting to do.  We can make a difference one person at a time.  

TODAY is all we ever control...

After three weeks of blogging, the numbers are in.  Thanks to the support that I have been receiving from the wonderful people following this story around the world we have reached 30 countries and have had over 2,000 views on the blog.  I know the numbers are relatively small, but, like I said, this blog is only three weeks old.  So far, most of the feedback that I get is from Twitter and Dailymile.  I hope as the story grows that I get more feedback from the blog as well since I believe the blog is the easiest way for people to follow the progress by subscribing directly. 

Beginning Friday I will do all of my running outside regardless of the weather, which means no more treadmill!  22 miles per day everyday this week and then on Sunday 23 miles.  The longer the distance becomes that I run every day the more I live by the philosophy of one day at a time and making each day count. 

 Today's book excerpt from "365" (pg. 292)

"Another observation I have made regarding “today” is that today is all I can control.  I can’t control tomorrow because it’s not here yet.  When I realize that today is all that I can truly control, I instantly feel empowered.  When I break any goal down to what I can do today, I feel instantly empowered because I know that I can do it.  I am in control.

In your life, which is today, you will either ACT or REACT.  It’s really quite that simple.  If you don’t have goals broken down to today, you will probably react.  As I’ve stated earlier in the book, the only limit to what you can accomplish is your imagination and your level of commitment to making it real.  By realizing that today is all you have, you can eliminate one of the greatest obstacles to success – yourself!  By empowering yourself, you are not limiting yourself.  You have no idea what you are capable of.  The only way you can find out is by giving yourself a chance."

Jeffrey J. Miller 

Extreme marathoner

Soon to be New York Times best selling author

of "The 365 Day Challenge"

@jeffreyjmiller1

www.booksbyjeff.com

jeffreyjmiller1970@yahoo.com

If your are interested in helping me complete a full marathon every day, there are two ways you can help, first and foremost, order the book, secondly, tell a few others about what it is that I am doing.  We can make a difference one person at a time.  

Today's 22 mile run

Today is my first 22 mile run since the fall of 2010 - it is also the last Sunday that I will be running on a treadmill (uber excited - OK, I have to admit, my wonderful and favorite  fifteen year old daughter told me to write that - but then again, she was the one who tweeted out for me yesterday at mile fourteen while I was on the treadmill and we were watching "The Count of Monte Cristo" - "Visit this blog you must!" - Master Yoda).

I have been running while the kids have been in school and on weekends we watch movies while I run.  As great as it has been to get caught up on the movies I cannot wait to be running outside again. Oh yeah and I am going back to doing my push-ups and pull-ups prior to the run instead of after.  Getting up Thursday and Friday and jumping on the treadmill and running 21 miles without any warm-up has made me feel like I was hit by a truck.   Going back to the what got me here. 

Here is a quick and powerful quote from page 292 of "365"...

"If, and I mean IF, you live one day at a time, today is all that matters.  You either walk today or you don’t.  If you do, great!  If you don’t, so what!  Just accept either result. Live your life one day at a time.  That is where the power is.  Do not concern yourself with habits you may or may not create.  Do not concern yourself with tomorrow or yesterday.  Just today – Your power is in today.  Live that way."

Jeffrey J. Miller 

Extreme marathoner

Soon to be New York Times best selling author

of "The 365 Day Challenge"

@jeffreyjmiller1

www.booksbyjeff.com

jeffreyjmiller1970@yahoo.com

If your are interested in helping me complete a full marathon every day, there are two ways you can help, first and foremost, order the book, secondly, tell a few others about what it is that I am doing.  We can make a difference one person at a time.  

INSPIRATION

I have really enjoyed completing the 21 mile run earlier in the morning but have also noticed that after the run is completed I feel more aches and pains than I am accustomed to.  This is unfortunate because it is so incredibly nice to have the entire routine done before noon.  I have to assume that it is because when I begin the run mid-morning I am much more loosened up and when I start earlier I am literally just getting up and jumping on the treadmill.  

Since this is a long term goal for me I would much rather go with what ever is easiest on my body.  So for now I am going to stick with what works best.  As far as finishing before noon or finishing an hour or two later, I guess it really should not matter.  Beyond that my main focus is on staying motivated each day to complete the run. It is the feedback that I have been getting that has been keeping me going each and every day.  So I thank everyone for keeping me motivated and hope that in the interest of following this story you take the time to subscribe to the posts via e-mail to ensure that we stay connected and maybe even get the word out to others to help me get the story out there as I attempt to complete a full marathon everyday beginning in less than three weeks.

Once I begin running outside, which is now less than a week away, I will not be linking the blog to the tweets as I run.  Though I will be tweeting every mile and look forward to the feedback each and every day.  I will definitely continue to update the blog for anyone who wants to follow this once in a lifetime personal challenge of inspiration, momentum, motivation, persistence, perseverance, determination, discipline and dedication because I believe these things are incredibly contagious!

So again I urge you if you have not done so, subscribe via e-mail so you receive these blog updates directly.  The more people I reach the more motivated I am each and every day.  I will keep my updates short and usually include a quick excerpt from "365"  such as the following quote out of chapter 18 called the starfish thrower by Loren Eiseley, which is one of my all time favorites...

...One day a man was walking along the beach when he noticed a boy picking something up and gently throwing it into the ocean.  Approaching the boy, he asked, “What are you doing?”  The youth replied, “Throwing starfish back into the ocean.  The surf is up and the tide is going out.  If I don’t throw them back, they’ll die.”  “Son,” the man said, “Don’t you realize there are miles and miles of beach and hundreds of starfish?  You can’t possibly make a difference!”  After listening politely, the boy bent down, picked up another starfish, and threw it back into the surf.  Then, smiling at the man, he said…“I made a difference for that one”.

That is definitely worth reading a few times!  Have a great weekend and thanks again for keeping me going.

Jeffrey J. Miller 
Extreme marathoner
Soon to be New York Times best selling author
of "The 365 Day Challenge"
@jeffreyjmiller1
www.booksbyjeff.com
jeffreyjmiller1970@yahoo.com

If your are interested in helping me accomplish this, there are two ways you can help, first and foremost, order the book, secondly, tell a few others about what it is that I am doing.  We can make a difference one person at a time.  

"Dreams"

I am attempting my second day in a row of running at six in the morning.  I noticed yesterday that the first mile was a little bit more difficult than it normally is, but after that, the entire run seemed a little bit easier than normal.  Looking back over the years, the days that I started running earlier, the run seemed to be a little easier, it almost felt more natural.  So I am going to do what I do best and just take it one day at a time and see if I can make this habit stick.

A week from today I will begin to run outside and cannot wait to be out in the fresh air.  Since Jan 1st of 2010 I have logged well over 6,000 miles running and over 5,000 miles of that was outside.  I have run in beautiful weather and I have run in the worst possible weather.  Amazingly enough it was the bad weather that was the most memorable.  Maybe it was because it required a higher degree of presence.  Running in a torrential downpour or in 40 below windchill definitely requires a a higher degree of presence! I guess what I am saying is that I cannot wait to get out there and experience it all again.  

Keep the feedback coming because right now it IS the only thing that is keeping me going at this insane idea!

Here is another real quick excerpt from "365" that I am including to hopefully serve as a simple reminder of something that we all need to be reminded of from time to time...

"Dreams begin at a very young age, and as you get older, the dreams get greater and greater, until you experience more and more negativity and more and more rejection.  Passion begins to disappear, and you begin to settle for what you can get, you begin to compromise your own beliefs, because there is so much in your past to verify what is not possible.  This is very sad because what you can accomplish in your lifetime is virtually unlimited.  You will never begin to know, let alone believe, what is truly possible.  Know the past does not equal the future.  Right now, you know more and have more life experiences than you have ever had in your life.  As times change and markets change, opportunities change.  So what might not have worked last year may work this year.  Never give up trying.  You do not have to conquer the world to realize your potential.  All you have to do is press on, just keep progressing and your potential will begin to reveal itself."


Jeffrey J. Miller 
Extreme marathoner
Soon to be New York Times best selling author
of "The 365 Day Challenge"
@jeffreyjmiller1
www.booksbyjeff.com
jeffreyjmiller1970@yahoo.com

Breaking 900 miles for 2012

After today's 21 mile run I will pass the 900 mile mark for 2012 and this blog, though only being 20 days old, will have been read in at least 28 countries.  Thanks to everyone for helping get the story out there - this journey has really just begun!.  

Today I am going to switch it up a little bit by jumping on the treadmill at 6 a.m.  I really like the idea of being done well before noon with my complete workout,  The biggest thing for me of course is looking forward to running outside next Friday, after today I will only have seven more brutal treadmill runs to go!  In the meantime, here is another really short excerpt from "365" just for a little something to let marinate today...

Chapter Eleven

Repetition

“That which you persist in doing becomes easier, not that the nature of the task has changed, but your ability to do it has increased” - Ralph Waldo Emerson.

 The very first time that I read this statement, I felt empowered.  I felt like there was nothing that I could not do.  I made a point to commit this statement to memory.  The very first time that I tried to remember exactly how it was worded, I got stuck.  I could not remember the wording, so I referred to my notes.  Once I reviewed the statement again, I made it a point to say it out loud a few times.  After that, it got a little bit easier!  But I did mess it up again, so I would revisit my notes.  Again, I repeated the statement multiple times over and over again.  Gradually, it got easier and easier to say without error.  In a very simple way, I was amazed at the process that I went through just to learn this statement and realized something I wish I would have discovered twenty years earlier; that is, learning is easy.  

It does not matter how smart a person is, and it definitely does not matter how good one looks or how much money they have, learning is easy.  Once I figured out that learning was easy, it became fun.   I realized that learning was not about who I am, or about my past, or what my grades were in school, or even if I went to college.  Learning was nothing more than desire backed by repetition.  Ever since that distinction, I became addicted to learning new ideas and concepts.  Then, by applying them with virtually no fear, I had realized, as long as I continued to use repetition in everything, I would achieve whatever result I desired.  The simple belief that I could learn anything through repetition eliminated any and all fear associated with learning anything new.  The number one reason most people fail at anything is fear of failure.  They simply never give it their all.  They give up too easily and much too early.  

Jeffrey J. Miller 
Extreme marathoner
Soon to be New York Times best selling author
of "The 365 Day Challenge"
@jeffreyjmiller1
www.booksbyjeff.com
jeffreyjmiller1970@yahoo.com

If you have not seen it yet and you want to know WHY I am running 21 miles a day, check out this interview... "Making the journey from prison to the World Records"

I am currently working nights to support this dream. YES, I work in the evenings after running 21 miles each day!   Ultimately I would like nothing more than to run marathons everyday and spend the rest of the time working on my other book titles as well as be with my family (I do have four kids as well!)

The logical solution is corporate sponsorship - I am now in a position to do this full-time.  Interested parties should contact me directly at my above e-mail address.  If your not interested at this time, maybe you know someone who is - Pass this on

Tied for the honor of featured runner of the month...

 Take 40 seconds to read this short excerpt from "365"...

Chapter Thirteen

Perception

“We can touch wonder in every moment as we slow down and perceive the world around us as if for the first time.  And when we contact wonder, we know thankfulness for the most ordinary, extraordinary things of life.” – M.J. Ryan

Perception is reality.  Whatever you focus on, you experience.  Not only that, but whatever you focus on magnifies.  To sum it up, your world is whatever you focus on in any given moment.  In relation to discipline and accountability, what you focus on will either make your growth easy or difficult.  Your level of difficulty has very little to do with the actual task and very much with what you focus on.

If you decide to start off your day with a run and, in doing so, look at it as something that you have to do versus something that you get to do, it will seem very difficult.  On the other hand, if you look at your run as a break in your day, it will have an entirely different meaning and be a very easy and enjoyable task.  This information is invaluable.  Most people realize this simple fact is true, yet they hardly do anything to proactively utilize these principles in their own life.  In some ways, it has to become a habit.  You need to recondition your mind...

TODAY ONLY!!!  PAPERBACK OF "365" IS AVAILABLE FOR ONLY $10 
Be the first to get this book overseas and let me know about it!

Jeffrey J. Miller 
Extreme marathoner
Soon to be New York Times best selling author
of "The 365 Day Challenge"
@jeffreyjmiller1
www.booksbyjeff.com
jeffreyjmiller1970@yahoo.com

Only 7 days until the featured runner is picked and we are tied for the honor, go here and tell others to help push ahead get the story out there... "Making the journey from prison to the World Records"

I am currently working nights to support this dream. YES, I work in the evenings after running 21 miles each day!   Ultimately I would like nothing more than to run marathons everyday and spend the rest of the time working on my other book titles as well as be with my family (I do have four kids as well!)

The logical solution is corporate sponsorship - I am now in a position to do this full-time.  Interested parties should contact me directly at my above e-mail address.  If your not interested at this time, maybe you know someone who is - Pass this on to them.

868 miles so far in 2012 after today's 21 mile run...

 I am going to try something a little bit experimental today.  I am going to give you an excerpt from "365" because I believe you really have no idea what you are capable of.  I believe that we all make life harder than it needs to be.  I believe that one day at a time we can accomplish just about anything.  I believe that all that matters is what we do today.  I believe that one year from today is just today 365 times.  I believe that every day is a gift.  I also believe that it can be real easy to forget these things because we simply forget to slow down.  The mind is an amazing thing, but we can only focus on one thing at a time and whatever we focus on at any given moment is our reality.  So I believe that it is my job to bring you back to what you already know, to remind you what you may have forgotten.  So I am providing a little perspective for you.

Do not just read the following text, I am challenging you to actually take 30 extra seconds and think about how this thought applies to your life today...

..."Everything in life started off as an idea.  It is possible that most people have not achieved the success in life when they already should have, while others have succeeded many times over.  Some people give up at the first sign of resistance and adversity, while others push on.  The reason why many give up on their current goal or dream is quite possibly because they forgot to keep it simple.  They became overwhelmed and looked too much at all the steps involved in the completion of a task, instead of the most important one and, truly, the only one that matters, which is the present step. 

Anything is possible when you learn to keep it simple.  Focus only on what you can do today.  You will naturally keep yourself aligned with the big picture as long as you set goals and review them daily.  Now get back to reality and focus on the one thing that you can do now to move you closer to your goal"

What do you really want?
What is the least that you can do today towards that goal without doing nothing?

Jeffrey J. Miller 
Extreme marathoner
Soon to be New York Times best selling author
of "The 365 Day Challenge"
@jeffreyjmiller1
www.booksbyjeff.com
jeffreyjmiller1970@yahoo.com

 If you have not seen it yet and you want to know WHY I am running 21 miles a day, check out this interview... "Making the journey from prison to the World Records"

I am currently working nights to support this dream. YES, I work in the evenings after running 21 miles each day!   Ultimately I would like nothing more than to run marathons everyday and spend the rest of the time working on my other book titles as well as be with my family (I do have four kids as well!)

The logical solution is corporate sponsorship - I am now in a position to do this full-time.  Interested parties should contact me directly at my above e-mail address.  If your not interested at this time, maybe you know someone who is - Pass this on to them.

Monday's 21 mile run

847 Miles logged running so far in 2012

Another day getting up sluggish and not really feeling like running the kind of distance that I am running today.  But to pick up on where I left off yesterday, motion does create emotion and to really simplify, the more we move, the better we tend to feel and the less we move the worse we feel.  
So I am using today again as an opportunity to remind all of us that motion does create emotion and the more inactive we are, the worse we tend to feel.  The more we move, the better we tend to feel. 

I really do not want to be repetitive, but, I am using this rare occasion to do just that.  The only reason that I am doing this is because the message is so profound and yet it is so easy to forget.  The quicker we get moving and the more we move the better we tend to feel.  Right now it is Monday morning and as I watch the sun peak over the hills to the east I look forward to today's 21 mile run and I firmly believe that the only reason that I feel the way that I do is because I am one of the few lucky ones that knows it is not me, it is just the fact that I got moving. 

If you find yourself feeling less than great, just try moving. 

Jeffrey J. Miller 
Extreme marathoner
Soon to be New York Times best selling author
of "The 365 Day Challenge"
@jeffreyjmiller1
www.booksbyjeff.com
jeffreyjmiller1970@yahoo.com

I am currently working nights to support this dream. YES, I work in the evenings after running 21 miles each day!   Ultimately I would like nothing more than to run marathons everyday and spend the rest of the time working on my other book titles as well as be with my family (I do have four kids as well!)

The logical solution is corporate sponsorship - I am now in a position to do this full-time.  Interested parties should contact me directly at my above e-mail address.  If your not interested at this time, maybe you know someone who is - Pass this on to them.

"Motion creates emotion"

805 Miles logged running so far in 2012 
Before today's 21 mile run...

...Getting up this morning I felt very tired and almost dreaded the idea of what lay ahead of me for the day.  The thought of completing my daily 340 push-up / 340 pull-up routine which takes just under an hour and then running 21 miles, on a treadmill, was completely inconceivable.  As a matter of fact, it did not even feel possible.  The only thought that had any appeal was the idea of going back to bed!  But, I knew that if I did that I would probably feel even worse later.  I knew I already had plenty of rest.  So I did the logical thing.  I cleaned the kitchen!  Motion creates emotion.

Somewhere in the process of cleaning the kitchen I came to life and and now feel well rested and ready to run a marathon.  I read a lot about people dreading a planned run or workout, so I am using today as an opportunity to remind all of us that motion does create emotion and the more inactive we are, the worse we tend to feel.  The more we move, the better we tend to feel.  As for the psychological aspect, there is one little reminder that has served me well over the years..."The fear of the attack is greater than the attack itself".  And yes, that applies to just about anything we are "thinking" about doing.  My advice as I am about to begin my daily routine, just move.

That is all I have for today because I wanted to leave room to add on part of a message I received that I am attaching to the bottom of today's blog post.  Take the few extra minutes to read this message at the bottom, it will be well worth the time.  Thank you all for keeping me going and keep the feedback coming. 

Jeffrey J. Miller 
Extreme marathoner
Soon to be New York Times best selling author
of "The 365 Day Challenge"
@jeffreyjmiller1
www.booksbyjeff.com
jeffreyjmiller1970@yahoo.com

If you have not seen it yet and you want to know WHY I am running 21 miles a day, check out this interview... "Making the journey from prison to the World Records"

If you really want to support this cause - the best way is to get the book(s) - for yourself or others.  You WILL be surprised at the book's read-ability as well as the motivation in creates!

 The following comment was sent to me from Rachel after I let her know that I quoted her in yesterdays blog post...

"... I think that a lot of times, people fail not because they do not have the ability, but because they do not have the commitment. Once someone TRULY COMMITS to their goal, they achieve it. I think also, that influence from others is vital to the human spirit. We are social animals by nature, and it is sad how many people do not realize the impact they have upon others. Imagine a short, chubby housewife who has never run before, puffing away on the treadmill like an over heated steam engine. Yep, that is me at the gym. Last night was HARD for me. I forgot my interval timer, had to watch the timer on the tready (which, for me, makes it seem like eternity) and had zero rhythm, but was determined to complete my 3 miles. I was about 1.2 into my workout when another runner hopped onto the treadmill beside me. He tapped me on the shoulder and asked it I would like a little advice. I laughed because I could just imagine what I looked like to someone who was already an established runner. He basically showed me how to correct my form, make my gait a little smoother and learn to work with the treadmill so that I was getting more "run" in, and less fighting the process. And then he proceeded to zip up to about 7mph and make it look effortless. I finished my run (a lot more smoothly than the first half) and it really gave me a feeling of accomplishment. I had set a goal, and I had achieved it. By the time I had finished my circuit in the weights area, the man who had helped me was just finishing his run. I walked over and said thank you again, and glanced at the monitor. He had run 8 miles in 1:10. My final question to him before I left, was "Sir, how old are you?" He smiled and told me that he will be 87 on Sunday. 87!!!! Now if that isn't proof of how goals are achievable, I don't know what is. Inspiration, motivation, dedication...all words that this man made me think of. His kindness and support of a new runner, a woman he has never met before, will be helping me through many more miles, just as you carry with you the comments of others from the web and DM to help keep you motivated. You said "The most difficult part is committing this kind of time to something not knowing in the end if it will really mean anything." Jeffrey, it DOES mean something. You inspire so many people with your miles, words and attitude. You had some hard times and have come back determined to be better than ever. I know that everything we do as humans has an impact on someone else, and you should take a moment to smile and feel good, because I can tell you without a doubt, that you have helped and inspired at least ONE person. Me."

                                                                            -Rachel S. (Chester, VA)

"STAYING MOTIVATED"

785 Miles logged running in 2012 so far (before today's 20 mile run)

Today represents my final 20 mile run.  Tomorrow I will add yet another mile and run 21 miles.  Some days I have found easier than others.  The hardest part has not been the physical part, it has been the mental part.  It is not even about staying motivated, because once I start, then I begin to enjoy the run more and more as it goes.  The most difficult part is committing this kind of time to something not knowing in the end if it will really mean anything.  Imagine that.  There is no guarantee with what it is that I am doing. 

With that being said, maybe you can see why it is that the feedback that I get from people is ultimately what motivates me to run another 20 miles.  Here is just one of many examples I see that help me continue doing what it is that I am doing...

(From me)... "To quote Ralph Waldo Emerson; "What ever we persist in doing becomes easier, not that the nature of the task has changed, but our ability to do has increased" - and that about sums up today's 20 mile run..." (3 days ago)

(From Rachel S. - Chester VA)... "I love that quote. I struggled my way thru my 3 miles and they felt HUGE to me. Your 20 miles are very impressive, and very inspirational. That quote, and seeing all the miles you log has reminded me that everyone has to start somewhere. Running will always be running, its ME that will be changing. And I like that a lot. :)" 

I would recommend taking ten seconds and reading Rachel's words again, because to put it simply, she got it.   And my hope on this Saturday is that you "get it" as well.  In the meantime, keep the feedback coming and I will keep the running coming to remind you and I that one day at a time we can do almost anything, we just got to start somewhere. 

Jeffrey J. Miller 
Extreme marathoner
Soon to be New York Times best selling author
of "The 365 Day Challenge"
@jeffreyjmiller1
www.booksbyjeff.com
jeffreyjmiller1970@yahoo.com

If you have not seen it yet and you want to know WHY I am running 20 miles a day, check out this interview... "Making the journey from prison to the World Records"

If you really want to support this cause - the best way is to get the book(s) - for yourself or others.  You WILL be surprised at the book's read-ability as well as the motivation in creates!

"Getting the word out"

765 Miles logged running in 2012 so far (before today's 20 mile run)

Let's face it, you know people that I do not know and they know people that you do not know, and they know people that they do not know, etc...etc...  The reason that I am saying this is because I have been training since the fall of 2009 and gradually increasing my endurance to where I am today.

Aside from being an author, the original vision I had three years ago was to be a professional runner.  Since I am not going to be winning any events with my amazing speed at a blazing 5 mph - my thing is consistency.  I am including this in today's blog post because since I will be attempting to set a new World Record for Most Marathons Run on Consecutive Days it is my hope to find sponsorship along the way.  So, with all that being said, If you know anyone, or know anyone who knows anyone that might benefit from partnering up with me on this venture, let me know, or have them let me know.

I know that very few people know what it is that I am doing because the story hasn't really gotten out yet, and also believe that there aren't that many people in the world right now running 26.2 miles per day (which I will begin in less than a month) and this kind of publicity could benefit others as well.

The ideal scenario that I am hoping to create is to be able to run a marathon every day, ideally locally.  Along the way, with the potential endorsement deals in place, I would travel to as many marathon events as logistically possible.  For starters, this is what my calender could look like over the next 12 months;

May  - La Crosse, Eagle River, Green Bay, & Madison, WI

June - San Diego , Duluth, MN (Grandma's), & Seattle

July -  San Francisco

August - ?

Sep  - Mountain Air - Colorado

Oct  -  Chicago

Nov - New York

Dec - Las Vegas

Jan - Orlando and Miami

Feb - New Orleans

Mar - DC

Of course there are many more that I can fill in the gaps with - this could be a real fun year!  
Looking for feedback / connections / others that would benefit from leveraging what I am doing.

So if you know someone, or know someone who might know someone - pass this on.  
Thank You

Or let me know if you have any thoughts or ideas
I can be reached directly at jeffreyjmiller1970@yahoo.com

Jeffrey J. Miller
Extreme marathoner
Soon to be New York Times best selling author
of "The 365 Day Challenge"
@jeffreyjmiller1
www.booksbyjeff.com

P.S.  -  Here is the beginning of my long term international marathon list;  Athens, Barcelona, Beijing, Berlin, Big Sur, Cape Town, Cairo, Hong Kong, London, Madrid, Moscow, Munich, Paris, Rio, Rome...

"HOW I run 20 miles every day..."

745 Miles logged running in 2012 so far (before today's 20 mile run)

A lot of people have been asking me lately how it is that I can run so much every day... here is one of my recent responses (to Charlotte) and it sums it up perfectly...The answer is YOU!  It is literally the feedback that I get from other runners and the connectedness, if that is a word, that fuels my running.  Especially because the distance is so long.  The rest of it is just perspective, I know right now, someone is dealing with real struggles, I'm just running!!!
 For example yesterday I decided to give away a free copy of "365".  It was the ongoing dialogue with others that made yesterday's run go so easy.  And by the way, I would like to thank everyone for their involvement and wish I could send everyone a book.  But I am not there yet!  So, this morning I took the names of the qualifiers and literally put them in an ice-cream pail, put on the lid, shook it up, then had my son pull out a name - and the winner was Joey Pinkney. So Congrats Joey.

As for everyone else, I am going to give the book away today for only $10, but ONLY during my 20 mile run - and at that price, you can order it in the top right corner of this blog OR get it at Amazon for added convenience.
When I dropped the price the other day during my run, here is what Kevin had to say; "It's worth way more than full price. I'm almost finished with it. Hurry".  Kevin recently ordered the book and responded the way most people do when they read the book and he has already learned that if you apply what is in this book, you WILL become virtually unstoppable. Now it is your turn to get it.

Now it is time to run another 20 miles, and please, keep the feedback coming, after all it is what drives me to keep on keeping on.

If you have not seen it yet and you want to know WHY I am running 20 miles a day, check out this interview... "Making the journey from prison to the World Records"

IF YOU HAVEN'T READ THIS STORY YET, CHECK IT OUT, YOU'RE PROBABLY GONNA HEAR ABOUT IT EVENTUALLY ANYWAY, WHY NOT AT THE BEGINNING?!....

Jeffrey J. Miller
Extreme marathoner
Soon to be New York Times best selling author
of "The 365 Day Challenge"
@jeffreyjmiller1
www.booksbyjeff.com

Final thought for the day;  "Treat everyone TODAY as if it were THEIR last day"

FREE BOOK GIVEAWAY

Since the linked interview below summarizes my story so well, I am going to add incentive for people to share today's blog update.  I am going to pick a name tomorrow morning and give away a free copy of "The 365 Day Challenge" in paperback - sent to you, wherever you are in the world, personally from me.  I'll even pay the shipping!

You can have your name entered more than one time!  I am going to tweet as I run today and link this blog, every time you re-tweet it, your name will be entered.  
AND if I re-tweet what you've got to say, that's another entry!
AND Your name will also be entered by sharing this link on facebook.

AND Your name will also be entered by signing up to receive blog updates via e-mail. 

AND finally, if you buy the book, let me know and your name will be entered again - If you win, and you just bought the book, find someone who truly wants to master at least one thing over the next 365 days and give it to them!

MOST IMPORTANTLY, IF YOU HAVEN'T READ THIS STORY YET, CHECK IT OUT, YOU'RE PROBABLY GONNA HEAR ABOUT IT EVENTUALLY ANYWAY, WHY NOT AT THE BEGINNING?!....

If you have not seen it yet and you want to know WHY I am running 20 miles a day, check out this interview... "Making the journey from prison to the World Records"

Jeffrey J. Miller
Extreme marathoner
Soon to be New York Times best selling author
of "The 365 Day Challenge"
@jeffreyjmiller1
www.booksbyjeff.com

Today's blog update only took me 49 seconds to read...

Words in themselves have very little power.  You can reflect on a thought or idea and if you put it into a specific context it can have some meaning for you.  The meaning may even be quite significant.  But, if you really want to find out where words can have a huge impact and create some lasting change, use repetition.  As fundamental as this sounds, I personally challenge you to try this if only for one day.  Take the question from yesterday and instead of just reading it, make it your goal to repeat it to yourself as many times as you can in a 24 hour period.

I can just imagine how many people may read something like this and dismiss the idea.  Before you allow yourself such a luxury, remember that you already do what it is that I am suggesting.  Most of the thoughts we have throughout any given day are simply the same thoughts repeated over and over again.  Unfortunately unless you are consciously choosing these thoughts, most of them will tend to be negative.  It is human nature.  So, in reality you have nothing to lose.

You are going to be repeating the same thoughts anyway, so why not switch it up a little.  For the next 24 hours repeat the following question... "What would you do if $1,000,000 were guaranteed?" and attach that question to anything that you want to improve at, whether it is running a little farther, relaxing a little more, making time to read or write, or even eating better.  If there is a strong enough why, real or perceived, the how is virtually effortless.  Ironically, that is the way it is supposed to be.  If you are finding anything difficult, I challenge that it is us that make things difficult by not having a strong enough why.  Have fun with this one and remember, the time will pass anyway.

Jeffrey J. Miller
Extreme marathoner
Soon to be New York Times best selling author
of "The 365 Day Challenge"
@jeffreyjmiller1
www.booksbyjeff.com


If you have not seen it yet and you want to know WHY I am running 20 miles a day, check out this interview... "Making the journey from prison to the World Records"

This update took me less than 40 seconds to read...

Being that yesterday's blog post had more views than any blog update I ever posted, I am going to pick up where I left off yesterday.   Especially considering that yesterday was Sunday!  (We even reached four new countries... Chili, France, Spain and Sweden - As a matter of fact, these blog updates have already been viewed in 18 countries in our first ten days!)  So a special thanks to those of you who have been re-tweeting the tweets as well as sharing the posts.

The question yesterday was "What would you do if _______ were guaranteed?"
I am assuming that some of you did not take the three seconds and actually fill in the blank and of course I am also sure that there were a certain amount of you who tried but maybe did not know how to fill in the blank.  What I would propose doing, even if you did fill in the blank, is simply fill in the blank with a dollar amount.  It is not about the money, it is about raising our standards which is what happens when we think a little bigger.
Though this works with any goal, try this and notice how it changes your reality... "What would you do if $1,000,000 were guaranteed?  

Even if your skeptical, try this, your mind does not know the difference between perception and reality.  Leverage the motivation.  If your goal is to run a mile more today or burn that extra pound - notice how much easier it is when the perceived reward is significantly greater.  Have fun with this one.

Did yesterday's question do anything for you?  Let me know, leave a comment.

Jeffrey J. Miller
Extreme marathoner
Soon to be New York Times best selling author
of "The 365 Day Challenge"
@jeffreyjmiller1
www.booksbyjeff.com


If you have not seen it yet and you want to know WHY I am running 20 miles a day, check out this interview... "Making the journey from prison to the World Records"

This took me 43 seconds to read...

"What would you do if________were guaranteed?"
And be extremely specific.  Usually we are what is holding ourselves back, and I believe with every fiber of my being that if we knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that our desired outcome were truly guaranteed, then the doing that we make so hard would become real, real easy. 
As a matter of fact, we would probably not even think about it.  What we needed to do to make our desired outcome a reality would be automatic.

THE GREATEST DISTINCTION THAT I AM TRYING TO MAKE IS TO USE THIS QUESTION TO PUT 100% OF YOUR FOCUS ON WHAT IT IS THAT YOU WANT.  ZERO THOUGHT SHOULD GO INTO THE "HOW".
Stop making life so difficult, decide exactly what it is that you want and act as if it were impossible to fail.
You really have no idea what you are capable of. 
So, since this is Sunday and you have a new week ahead if you.  A clean slate of sorts.  Surprise me.  Write down the above question with the blank filled in.  Then re-read it at least once per day. 
Notice how if you honestly ask the question, how clear you become on what needs to be done to make it a reality.
Do not just read through this.  Take three seconds and answer this question... 
"What would you do if________were guaranteed?"


Jeffrey J. Miller
Extreme marathoner
Soon to be New York Times best selling author
of "The 365 Day Challenge"
@jeffreyjmiller1
www.booksbyjeff.com


If you have not seen it yet and you want to know WHY I am running 20 miles a day, check out this interview... "Making the journey from prison to the World Records"

This took me 59 seconds to read! (worth the read)

 It is 7 degrees above zero outside as I write this and that is not including windchill!  

 

Of course, I will run my daily 19 miles inside on a treadmill with a hot cup of Starbucks coffee within my reach.  But, it was not always like this.  When I was in Federal Prison, I ran outside, seven days a week.  In Duluth, Minnesota!  I did not have any clothes that would wick away moisture, so after a 20 mile run in literally 30-40 below windchill, I would have to peal the last three of seven layers of clothes off of me.  Each shirt felt like it weighed about ten pounds.  

 

I loved running on those days as much as any other, mostly because I had the track all to myself.  The thing that I do not miss about it is the wind that never stops blowing in Duluth.  I logged over 5,000 miles in about 21 months and did that on prison food and three pairs of shoes! 

 

Yet, I felt fortunate to be able to run as much as I did out there.  Here I was, in Federal Prison and I knew that their were millions of people that had it far worse than I did. I still remind myself the same thing every day.  As nice as it would be to take today off and just do nothing on a Saturday, I know that running almost four hours, even if it is on a treadmill is something that I get to do and millions of people have it way worse than I do right now.  I hope in telling you this that the thought process applies to you as well.  Perspective is everything.    

 

I will begin running outside again in exactly three weeks and as nice as it is to have the coffee right there, I may never touch a treadmill again for the rest of my life.   

 

Oh and by the way, if you have an extra 51 seconds, read yesterday's blog post and remember  as you read it what Dawn from Dallas Tweeted me yesterday, and I quote..."The reason that folks don't get the life results they want is because they repeat the wrong things :)" 

 

Jeffrey J. Miller
Extreme marathoner
Soon to be New York Times best selling author
of "The 365 Day Challenge"
@jeffreyjmiller1
www.booksbyjeff.com


If you have no seen it yet, check out this interview "Making the journey from prison to the World Records"

I love feedback, it is literally the fuel for my next run.  Leave a comment below.

This took me only 51 seconds to read...

So what really is our goal?

Make what ever you want to improve at automatic.
When it becomes automatic, which it will, you don't even have to think about it and that is where we all want to be.   Because when we have to think about anything we will usually start telling ourselves why we don't feel like doing it.

The key to accomplishing anything worthwhile is consistency which is eventually gonna mean doing something when we don't feel like it!

Keep doing what you have been doing and you will keep getting what you've been getting. Dishes, exercise, eating, reading, walking - The goal in the end is to make these things automatic.

So with all that being said, how do we make things automatic?  Repetition.  Repetition always has been and always will be the mother of skill.  My point with all of this is that we probably put way to much pressure on ourselves to do everything perfect when our goal really should be to make these things automatic and as a result easier.  As Ralph Waldo Emerson would say, and you should really internalize this; "Whatever we persist in doing becomes easier, not that the nature of the task has changed, but our ability to do has increased."

This idea I believe to be why I can run 19 miles today and it will actually be easier than most people running 2 two to three miles.  It's not me, it's the repetition.

Jeffrey J. Miller
Extreme marathoner
Future New York Times best selling author
of "The 365 Day Challenge"
@jeffreyjmiller1
www.booksbyjeff.com

This took me 48 seconds to read!!!

This morning as I started my day, getting ready to tackle the 19 mile run I got to thinking about other goals. 

I have been a big believer in taking any goal and breaking it down to it's smallest measurable part.  We can do this with any goal.  The idea being to make what you want to do easy, thus inevitable.  To quote Og Mandino, we build our castle on brick at a time.

This morning the thought came to me about doing the same thing with the time-frame.  What if we took any goal and broke it down to the smallest measurable chunk of time.  This would make any goal we set for ourselves not only easy, but virtually guaranteed. Let me take on one of the most difficult goals for most people.  Reducing body-fat!  In order to do this we need to eat clean(er).  So I ask you, what is more realistic/achievable/motivating/do-able...?  Eating clean for the next six months or the next hour?  You may argue that an hour does not matter in the long run, I would counter back that the next hour is all that ever matters!

So when I run today, I will not set the goal of running for almost four hours or even an hour for that matter (on a treadmill).  I will break it down to the smallest measurable chunk of time that to me feels truly effortless... one minute.

I challenge you to think of any other goal that you cannot apply this thought process to if you really tried.
 
If you need other examples, let me know and I will get back to you.

Jeffrey J. Miller
Extreme marathoner
Future New York Times best selling author
of "The 365 Day Challenge"
@jeffreyjmiller1
www.booksbyjeff.com

Something to think about...

Five years from now, what will your life look like?  Assuming that you are still alive and well of course, what will your body look like?  How much money will you make?  How happy will you be?  What will it take to make you happy?  What you do today has everything to do with what your life will look like in five years.  Not what you do tomorrow, not next year, but today.   

Five years from now is just today, approximately 1,825 times.  One year from now is just today, 365 times.  Think about that for a moment.  Regret is one of the greatest motivators for me.  Most people look back on their life not regretting the chances they took.  They regret the chances they did not take.   

It is important to set short term, mid term and long term goals.  I would consider five-year goals to be mid term goals.   It is important to have goals and direction.  You need to have a purpose, a reason to get up in the morning.  With that in mind, remember, today is far more important than five years from now, today is all you have, today is all you will ever have. 

  I add a mile to my run distance every Sunday and I am CURRENTLY RUNNING 19 MILES EVERY DAY, seven days a week, whether I feel like it or not, as a platform for a book that I spent 9 years working on and I am NOT KEEPING A SINGLE PENNY OF THE MONEY.  100% of the after-tax profits from "The 365 Day Challenge" are going to restitution.  THAT'S MY STORY.  I am running to raise money for the people that I am indebted to as well as motivate and inspire others along the way.  I believe that it is never to late to do the right thing and hope my story inspires others to do the same. 
FOR A MORE IN-DEPTH INTERVIEW GO TO www.booksbyjeff.com
OR TO ORDER THE BOOK CLICK GO TO www.createspace.com/3777311

The time will pass anyway

No matter what we do with our time today, the time is gonna pass anyway.  Each day we are given 1,440 minutes and once they are gone, they are gone forever. We never get them back. 
The same idea applies to this week, this month, this year, and even the next five years. 
With this thought in mind we should have no doubts or fears about anything we want to accomplish. 
To put it into context, I am running 19 miles per day as a platform for a book that I spent 9 years working on.  I am running to give the book the platform it deserves, because anyone that has read it has been greatly affected by it.
Yet from time to time I catch myself asking; "What if I put in all this time, and no one buys the books anyway?". 
By next month I will be running over five hours per day, seven days per week.  All I need to do is remind myself that the time is gonna pass regardless.
This same thought process can apply to any worthwhile goal you set for yourself.  When (not if) you feel doubt creeping in, remember, the time will pass anyway.  Put this thought into context in your own life right now. 


  I add a mile to my run distance every Sunday and I am CURRENTLY RUNNING 19 MILES EVERY DAY, seven days a week, whether I feel like it or not, as a platform for a book that I spent 9 years working on and I am NOT KEEPING A SINGLE PENNY OF THE MONEY.  100% of the after-tax profits from "The 365 Day Challenge" are going to restitution.  THAT'S MY STORY.  I am running to raise money for the people that I am indebted to as well as motivate and inspire others along the way.  I believe that it is never to late to do the right thing and hope my story inspires others to do the same. 
FOR A MORE IN-DEPTH INTERVIEW GO TO www.booksbyjeff.com
OR TO ORDER THE BOOK CLICK GO TO www.createspace.com/3777311

"A little perspective goes a long way"

So pretty much every day when I get up in the morning my body tends to be sore.  This morning was no exception.  Of course, I ran 19 miles yesterday and I know that whether I feel like it or not I will run 19 miles again today.  On a treadmill. 
This is the greatest challenge.  Not running 19 miles per day!  Not even the treadmill.  It is the mental part. 
This is when doubt tries to take hold.  I do not get paid for what I am doing.  For me it is something bigger than that.  This can also make it even more difficult. 
No level of motivation, justification or rationalization can affect me at times like these. Most days begin for me around 6 am and finish around midnight.  So Sometimes I feel a little tired.
Then out of nowhere I get a little perspective.  I believe that it is something we can condition.  It is like a program that kicks in automatically.  The beautiful thing about it is that we do not require much of it.  It really is as simple as reminding ourselves that no matter how bad we may think we have it at any given moment, someone has it way worse than we do. 
That thought is enough to motivate me.  I do not need to over analyze it or put it into context.  I do not even need to think about the billions of people that are already in the ground or those that are in hospitals right now, or those that are dealing with addictions that take all control away. 
Just knowing that right now, someone has it way worse than I do is enough to create a spark of motivation.  Even on a Monday. 
My only hope in sharing this with you is that it is a thought process that works the same for all of us.  All we need to do is remember.  And like anything else, the more we do it, the easier it gets until eventually it becomes automatic! 
Now I am ready to run 19 miles.
My hope for you is that you remember, if only for a moment how lucky you really are.
Perspective works every time.

I feel compelled to add that today's post is dedicated to my father for giving me this perspective.  I could never thank him enough.

  I add a mile to my run distance every Sunday and I am CURRENTLY RUNNING 19 MILES EVERY DAY, seven days a week, whether I feel like it or not, as a platform for a book that I spent 9 years working on and I am NOT KEEPING A SINGLE PENNY OF THE MONEY.  100% of the after-tax profits from "The 365 Day Challenge" are going to restitution.  THAT'S MY STORY.  I am running to raise money for the people that I am indebted to as well as motivate and inspire others along the way.  I believe that it is never to late to do the right thing and hope my story inspires others to do the same. 
FOR A MORE IN-DEPTH INTERVIEW GO TO www.booksbyjeff.com
OR TO ORDER THE BOOK CLICK GO TO www.createspace.com/3777311

'WHY is more important than how"

How easy it is to forget this fundamental truth.  You can apply this idea to anything that you want in life or anything you want today for that matter.  But for a simple way to get a simple point across, let's assume for a moment that your goal today was to run 19 miles (or 1.9 miles for that matter).

You almost always feel better after a run than before it, but, you gotta start. 

Now imagine for a moment how you might motivate yourself to get started.  The mind naturally goes yo the "how" aspect.  On the other hand, what if you were paid $100,000?

If you allow your imagination to go there, what you will experience is absolute clarity!  We have all experienced this in our lives.  

My point on this wonderful Sunday morning is that perception is reality.

What ever you focus on you actually experience.  We make most things in our life more difficult than they need be. 

My goal here is to remind you and challenge you to exaggerate the "why" and then become aware the fact that the "how" actually becomes automatic, effortless and enjoyable.

If you do not experience this, it is only because your focus has momentarily left the perceived reason or you simply did not make the perceived reason big enough.

It's Sunday, have fun with this one and remember once today is gone, it is gone forever, you never get it back.  Maybe your goal today should be to just SLOW DOWN and remember that most goals are not that hard to accomplish, creating a big enough why and keeping that thought in the forefront of your mind is the only real challenge!!!

If you do not know WHY I am running 19 miles today, THIS is it

 

"FLIP IT"

"Life's way too short"

That is exactly what I would tell myself whenever I felt like eating something that would give me instantaneous gratification but very soon after have me feeling tired.

The problem I have with this scenario is that I am very passionate about my beliefs.  So it is real easy to attach something like eating a chocolate chip cookie or mint chocolate chip ice-cream to my philosophy.  Because life IS too short.  Today IS all we ever have, once it is gone, it is gone forever, we never get it back!   Enjoy today. 

  And that is exactly where I finally pulled my head out of my arse!  If life really IS too short and today IS really all I have, do I really want to spend it feeling like crap?  

   I can hear it now, if you run 18 miles per day, seven days per week, plus the 340 push-ups you've done everyday since July 6th, 2007 and the 340 pull-ups you've done everyday since March 31st of 2009 you can pretty much eat anything you want. 

Not true, it is the simple law of cause and effect at work.  Take a specific action and you will get a specific result no matter who you are.  

   Life IS too short.   Once today is gone it IS gone forever, we never get it back.  Which is why my mantra for today, if only today, is "Life is too short...".  And I am going to "flip it" and finish the sentence with "...Life is way to short to make myself feel like crap"!

If you feel like commenting, first and foremost, wish me luck, because core beliefs take time to change.  My focus will be just on today because I know that one day at a time we can pretty much do anything.  If you decide to "Flip it" I wish you luck as well and hope that you remember to put your focus on how good you feel by flipping the meaning.  Good luck.

FOR A MORE IN-DEPTH INTERVIEW GO TO www.booksbyjeff.com
OR TO ORDER THE BOOK CLICK GO TO www.createspace.com/3777311

La Vida es como tu la hagas

NEW - Aside from this blog being brand new, I finished reviewing the new updated version of "365" with a new publisher and it is now available with the same amount of profit but a lower cover price - I am extremely excited about this and look forward to the feedback.  The feedback I receive is ultimately what keeps me doing this day in and day out.  

I add a mile to my run distance every Sunday and I am currently running 18 miles every day, seven days a week, whether I feel like it or not, as a platform for a book that I spent 9 years working on.

Aside from supporting what it is that I am doing, you will get your hands on a book that has the potential to make you virtually unstoppable.