I know that it comes off as cocky when I say it, but I’m not a person who wants for confidence when it comes to doing hard things. But it’s because I have a lifetime of experience doing hard things surprisingly well…
Most of you know me, and you already know that I struggled for years with a Substance Use Disorder. Everyone I know and love tried to help me, and I couldn’t get out of my own way, in spite of their love and support. Then one day in 2010, for no reason that I can fully explain, I started putting days together. After years and years of L’s, I started stringing together a few W’s. I had been “done” before, but something was different.
I went and did the next hard thing…and 8 months into my new found sobriety I left an abusive relationship. You would think that being in an abusive relationship would be the hard part and getting out would be easy…but you’d be surprised. Leaving was hard. Everything about that time was hard! There was no easy part, and with the love and support of my family and friends I stayed gone from that unhealthy place.
Then at 31 years old, I started a Boxing career through Boston Boxing’s Watertown Overcoming Addiction program. I have to admit I fought at the lowest levels, mostly…but it might as well have been the Olympics to me.
So now, I have a new challenge before me. On November 11 I’m going to deadlift 400lbs to improve 364 1/4 days for someone at Iron Legion’s Operation Change. I’d be ecstatic to raise $500 to help improve someone’s life! I’d love your feedback and support while I train and get this done! This might be the easiest Hard Thing I’ve ever done…and if it helps someone, then it’s a slam dunk that I’m going to do it.