What's still possible.
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I'm a lifelong entrepreneur. And every single time I've started a company I've sold my soul to it and everyone else involved. It was my own fault. Somewhere along the line I decided that anything personal I wanted to achieve was a distraction.
It took getting to my mid-life to figure out a different way to work and live.
Now I’m absolutely convinced that maintaining your identity is essential to living a long and happy life. And it’s not a selfish pursuit.
Like putting your mask on in the plane before putting one on your kid, you have to be functional to help others. Otherwise we become unhappy at best, and unhealthy at worst.
Trust me, I’m an expert at messing this up.
ABOVE: On a ride in the Colorado Front Range with my daughter, Spencer. Two of my favorite things. Riding in Moab. Happier, healthier, and down 100 lbs.
I'm trying some different things.
Using my passion for cycling and my favorite event as motivation, in the last two years I’ve lost over 100 pounds, eradicated my Diabetes 2, normalized my blood pressure, gotten off all meds, and am on the other side of depression.
I've rediscovered my identity as an athlete and found a new way forward.
My experience has made me curious. Is losing your identity a common thing?
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After digging deeper, it turns out losing yourself happens to most of us in different ways and it is tough to regain. Some of us will never find our way back. But I no
longer think that is inevitable.
What's next
To encourage other restless mid-lifers and all-in entrepreneurs I’m introducing Get Back to You Project. Partnering with Dr. Greg Welk whose 30-year career has focused on health and well-being, he has built a framework and resources that can show us all what is still possible.
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