Being honest with yourself about your goals is very important. If you have a goal that you are committed to completing but choose to lie to yourself then it is not going to be accomplish. I suck at running and my numbers prove it time and time again. Data is data and it only shows […]

The definition of Doubt: a feeling of uncertainty or lack of conviction. We all have doubts in our lives and it manifests in many different ways such as: doubts about a relationship, about our financial stability, about major life decisions, or about our health and well-being. For the most part our doubts come and go […]

Fear……. It’s something that we all deal with and that we are all trying to find ways to mitigate. I was read and acronym that said FEAR stood for False Expectations Appearing Real. And it couldn’t have made anymore since than that to me. I took that as “I make my own fear. I empower […]

Week 2 of Tri Training Log As you can see we have been at this for 32 days now and this past week has been a bust to say the least. Since we last caught up I have had two legit training days and the rest has been international travel and recuperation from said travel. […]

Week 1 of Train On Em Tuesday First off, I am not 100% sold on the name or title right now but that is what I am going with right now. So, what is Train On Em Tuesday about. As all of you know you can follow my training videos through Instagram account @thethrivingfatkid. But […]

People make time for things that they care about that is a simple fact that won’t ever change. If you want something bad enough you will make time for it, you will schedule your day around it and you will prioritize that thing over all others. So, when someone says that they don’t have time […]

We all hate to struggle with anything. We all want to have things easy. But what if we embrace struggle and saw it for what it was. A chance to grow in the pursuit of the goal.

Commitment is defined as: the state or quality of being dedicated to a cause, activity, etc. Doesn’t that sound reasonable to the ear. I think so to be honest. Nothing to crazy happening there in that definition at all. So why is that when someone is all to commit to something there is a slight […]

Have you named your IFK. Mines name is Clarence and no there is Not tow way communication going on between us. You will not find me in a Whole Foods or movie theater talking to myself trying to bargin with Clarence about what i should and shouldn’t  eat. No for most people Clarence doesn’t negotiate, […]

Hey my name is Courtland. I am a family man, a crossfit instuctor and military member. This puts me in crazy places around the world. This also puts me around some the greatest foods  of many cultures and some pretty horrible work hours. I love my life and all the things that have come from […]