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Welcome to Life of Challenge – my home base to practice writing about my journey with mental toughness, discipline, and pushing beyond what’s easy.

Whether you’re thriving or just trying to keep your head above water, this space is here to help you get 1% better every single day. Here, we intentionally take on 21-day challenges designed to get us out of our comfort zones and into a life of purpose, grit, and growth.

The rule around here is simple but not easy:
Shun what’s easy. Embrace what’s hard.

“You are in danger of living a life so comfortable and soft, that you will die without ever realizing your true potential.”
— David Goggins

Why I Started This

There was a time in my life when I was always learning, always pushing. I’d fall into bed exhausted but fulfilled. I had a fire. Then, gradually, I got comfortable.

Comfort turned to complacency.
Complacency turned to frustration.

I wasn’t unhappy… but I wasn’t moving forward either. I’d wake up bored and go to bed restless, wondering where the drive went. Somewhere along the way, I had gone soft. And I knew it.

That’s when things changed.

One of my best friends, Brian, ran an ultramarathon. I tagged along to watch. Something clicked. A few months later, I ran my first ultra too. It hurt. It sucked. It was exactly what I needed. That pain brought me back to life.

I remembered something I used to do with my old roommate – monthly challenges: going vegan, taking freezing cold showers, quitting alcohol. Each one was a test. Each one made me sharper. Harder. Tougher. Better.

So I brought the challenges back.

What to Expect

Every blog post here introduces a new **21-Day Challenge **with a full breakdown:

• What the challenge is

• Why it matters

• How I’m doing it

• How you can scale it for your life

• What I learned along the way

This isn’t just about discipline. It’s about taking ownership of your life. Testing your limits. Growing a little every day until one day you wake up and realize: you’ve changed.

This is an Invitation

Don’t just read about the challenges. Live them.
Push yourself. Track your progress. Drop a comment and share your story.

You don’t need to be perfect. You just need to start.

Are you ready to live a Life of Challenge?
Pick a challenge. Commit. Let’s get to work.