If you’re going to get good at anything you have to surround yourself with people who are better than you, people who believe in you and people who challenge you.


The more you do that. The faster you do that. The faster you improve.

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If you surround yourself with people who

  • have no goals
  • lack motivation
  • show no discipline and
  • have no higher arcing purpose for what they’re doing,

Chances are, you’ll end up

  • wandering without goals,
  • lacking motivation,
  • having little discipline and
  • searching for a larger purpose.

But

If you surround yourself with people who

  • set impossible goals
  • motivate each other
  • hold each other accountable and
  • act with intentionality & purpose

You might just:

  • achieve impossible goals
  • have no problem finding motivation
  • find yourself incredibly disciplined
  • find inspiration in a cause greater than yourself

RAAM

By being surrounded by the RAAM team this past week I was immersed with a group of stellar athletes facing an impossible goal for an awesome cause. I came away incredibly inspired and found myself wanting to bike across the US myself (apparently so did Jess). It’s amazing how your outlook changes when you’re surrounded by a group of persons constantly encouraging, challenging and getting the best out of each other.

Nobody makes it alone.

There were all sorts of teams that competed in RAAM. Durham Cares was an 8 person team but there were other types a teams. 4 person teams, 2 person teams and even a tandem team. All teams. The most intense division was the solo rider division. These guys ride alone. Cyclists like Jure Robic ride for days without sleeping and still make it across the whole country in 8 days. That’s absolutely mind-boggling to me, but it’s also misleading.

Each of those riders still had coaches, support crews and countless others throughout the race that kept them going, kept them motivated and kept them physically able to perform at their best. If you read the article about Jure, it’s pretty clear that he doesn’t stand a chance to make it without his support team. Yes, he’s the only one cycling but he’s surrounding with a team of people pushing him towards his goals. Completing the race solo is one thing. Completing it isolated is another. You can ride the bike by yourself, but you can’t finish without a team. Nobody makes it alone. Surround yourself.

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Are you surrounding yourself with people that are pushing you, challenging you, and making you better? Who are they?

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