Have you ever had a drunk night where you came up with the best idea ever?

Bro, we are gonna build a pizza oven that teleports in made pizzas from other restaurants. Hello, first billion dollars.

Let’s quit our jobs and live in the bush in New Zealand. I watched a Youtube video. More importantly, it’s where Lord of the Rings was shot.

Those ideas stay ideas.

Implementing a plan is a much quieter and sober voice. Today I was laying in bed doing goal math. If you’re the type of person who comes up with get rich quick schemes while drunk you are probably the type of person who does goal math. Goal math is laying in bed figuring on how much work or money you’ll have to earn per day to be the person you wish you were. Of the styles of math it may be the saddest form. While doing the math I had the quiet voice in my head.

“Get up.”

Staying was an option. I have stayed in bed many of goal math sessions before. This goal felt urgent. 1000 miles in 365 days is 2.7 or 3 miles a day if I round up. The idea came to me a day late so I would have to make up some miles. As a religious procrastinator I know all about make up miles. Stay up until 4 am in college to write a twenty page marketing plan that was assigned for the semester. That pain is nothing a caramel macchiato couldn’t cure. But is that the person I want to be? The guy showing up with red eyes and a project with more B.S than a senate hearing. I got up. The 5.6 miles was on snow filled sidewalks primarily. My mile times were closer to power walkers at your local mall. (See Below)

We are pushing forward. Slow progress is progress. I encourage you to run with me. I encourage you to listen to the quiet voice in your head.

5.6 down. 994.4 to go.

All the best,

Jake Gillett