Goals - Vision, Strategy, Execution

 

You Want the Results? Then You Need the Lifestyle.

Yesterday's run was brutal. The final kilometers drained every ounce of energy. For the first time in this training cycle, I felt like I had hit my limit.

But here’s the thing—I’ve completed 17 marathons and hit this wall before. I know how this works. The pain doesn’t go away. The practice doesn’t get easier. The suffering just gets delayed.

Right now, I feel it at 28K. Soon, it’ll be 42K. Later, it might be 50K. The challenge remains. The threshold just moves.

Do You Want to Be Like Your Idols? Then Live Like Them.

People say they want to be as rich as Elon Musk or as fit as Dean Karnazes—until they realize what that actually means.

I remember discovering Karnazes’ books years ago. His story mesmerized me. Running 100 miles through the mountains every single day for the rest of my life? Sounded incredible. The endurance, the adventure, the books, the inspiration—it all painted a beautiful picture.

But there was one problem.

To be where he was meant doing what he did—
Every. Single. Day.
For decades.

The Michael Phelps Formula

The same lesson applies in every field. I once came across Michael Phelps’ training schedule:

🏊‍♂️ 7 hours per day
🏊‍♂️ 6 days per week
🏊‍♂️ Over a decade
🏊‍♂️ 80K meters per week—that’s 520 laps of an Olympic pool every day

And the result? 5 Olympic Games. 28 medals. 23 gold.

You want Olympic gold? Then that’s your life for the next 20 years.

You want Elon Musk’s success? Then be ready for his schedule, his risks, his sacrifices—every day, for decades.

The Reality Check

Musk once said, “People want to be me—until they understand what that means.”

Success isn’t magic. It’s brutal repetition. And those at the top? They’ve trained like Olympic athletes—just in entrepreneurship, investing, and innovation.

The Lesson

📌 If you want the results, you must embrace the lifestyle—100%.
📌 Find someone who has already done it. Model their life. Follow their routine.
📌 Do the work. Every single day. For as long as it takes.

🚀 What’s your goal? Who are you modeling? Let’s discuss in the comments.