“It’s kind of fun to do the impossible.” - Walt Disney

Who’s Behind This Impossible Blog?

My name is Joel Runyon. I used to be okay with the possible. Not anymore.

I’m a javelin-throwing, world, traveling, triathlete set on doing impossible things in order to tell a great story with my life.

Some pretty great stories that I’ve had a chance to experience:

>> Traveled to France on 24 hours notice, spent 5 days homeless in Paris for less than $300

>> Threw Javelin for 2 years in College & won a National Championship with my team – while practicing on a middle school track.

>> Lived in the Dominican Republic for 3 1/2 months, got sick for 2 months straight and lost 20 pounds.

>> Lived with locals in the mountains of Jamaica for 5 weeks.

>> Run 10 Triathlons, and 1 Half Marathon, 1 Marathon [I'm currently training for a Half-Ironman triathlon in Fall 2011]

>> Traveled to 12 countries – Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Aruba, Mexico, Guatemala, Spain, France, Costa Rica, Peru, Canada, USA

I’ve got a lot more impossible things and amazing stories on my list of impossible things – and they’re getting crossed off one by one. You can see my list of impossible things at the link below.

>> The Impossible List <<

The Blog of Impossible Things

I write here every Tuesday & Thursday. That’s twice a week and turns out to over a 100 posts/year.  Occasionally I post stuff on the weekends when I’m feeling extra creative. You can follow along via RSS, email updates or just by checking back here every day if you want.

If you’re new to the blog, here are some good places to start [last updated January 29th, 2011]:

The Popular Ones [people really seem to like these]

Lots Of Comments [these made people talk]:

A Few of My Favorites [these are what I'm about]

I’ve contributed to a number of other blogs and you can read every single post I’ve written [even the bad ones] in the archives [it's one of my favorite ways to figure out what a blogger is about].

Why I Write Here

Your why behind your what is critical. It determines everything else you do.

Here’s mine:

My reason – I got tired. I got tired of living in the world of practical reality, only attempting the things in life that I thought were “possible.” When I traveled, I had a slew of amazing travel adventures, but when I came back stateside, there was nothing. No more travel, no more adventure, no more stories. I settled for the possible and life was boring.

I got tired of that and realized I didn’t want to live a boring life. I wanted to live a life where I did extraordinary things. I wanted to do things most people considered impossible. I wanted to do things that I considered impossible. But more importantly, I wanted to start living a great story with my life. So I set out to attempt impossible things and ever since, life has become a lot more fun.

>> You can read the a lot more about why I’m trying to tell a great story here <<

What To Do Next?

Read all that? I’m impressed. Chances are, if you got this far, you’ll want to do something next. Here’s a few good next steps.

>> Join The League [and learn to do the impossible in 1 week]

>> Like BIT on Facebook

>> Follow Me on Twitter

>> Subscribe via RSS

>> Connect on LinkedIn

>> Send me a message and tell me a little bit about you [I respond to all my email personally]

>> Leave a Comment on Your Favorite Post

Thank You

If you’re reading this, thank you. There’s a lot of noise on the internet and I appreciate you taking the time to be a part of my story & for paying attention to what I have to say. Thanks :) .

-Joel Runyon

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