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𝟱 𝗪𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗦𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴/ 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 ⁣
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𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗡𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝟯-𝗙𝗲𝗲𝘁: If you’re riding past trees and all you’re thinking about is “it’s going to suck if I hit a tree.”⁣
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Guess what? You’re probably going to smash into a tree.⁣
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Focus only on what you have to do TODAY, rather than trying to solve problems that might exist months down the road. ⁣
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𝗬𝗼𝘂'𝗹𝗹 𝗚𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗬𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴: You might think things are "going pretty well." But 'good is the enemy of great.' ⁣
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I get it, "you like the blues," but what are you missing by not trying a black?⁣
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Tragedy in business is not in failing but instead in complacency. ⁣
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𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁: Skiing/ Boarding is not for the person looking for an easy payoff. ⁣
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It might take you two seasons and dozens of sessions before you have an ounce of fun. ⁣
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It may take two years in business before you have the skills to see a reward. ⁣
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Are you ok with that? ⁣
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𝗥𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗬𝗼𝘂: It can be good for your ego to be the "best in the group." ⁣
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But as soon as you find yourself around riders who are better than you, you become better. ⁣
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𝗣𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗟𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀: When you're learning how to ski, you can avoid so many hard crashes, frustrating days, and even severe injuries if you pay to learn from an expert. ⁣
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In celebration of birthday today - A True Story: "How three half-naked dudes in her kitchen led to me asking her to be my girlfriend." ⁣
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This particular tale takes us back to the summer of 2017.⁣
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Erin and I had only known one another for a couple of weeks. ⁣
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I was deep into a competition prep for a men's physique show, so I was extremely rigid, and structured.⁣
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Erin on the other hand was going through a divorce and living her best life.⁣
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Her sister Megan Davis] had replaced her husband as a roommate, and for the two of them, this was their "summer of ratchet-ness."⁣
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I later found out Erin kept a list of all the guys she was talking to, and she and Megan Davis] would ascribe their nicknames, so she didn't get them mixed up.⁣
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I was sitting in an honorable third place of twelve dudes.⁣
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Anyways, on one summer day, I had asked Erin to hang out.⁣
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She agreed, and we made plans to have a bonfire at her house that evening.⁣
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As the day progressed, my mood and energy plummeted.⁣
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I was reaching the "this fu***ng sucks"" phase of prep, so I decided to bail.⁣
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I figured, "this will only make her want me more" - a tactic that has worked quite well in past casual relationships.⁣
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I texted Erin - ""Hey, I hope you don't mind, but I'm exhausted; I'm going to stay in tonight.""⁣
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She replied (two hours later) - ""Ok, no problem!""⁣
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This is right about the point that my plan back-fired.⁣
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I sent another text - "Are you sure you're cool with that? I'm sorry, my energy is awful right now, and I know I wouldn't be much fun.""⁣
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No response.⁣
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The following day I woke up feeling defeated.⁣
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"Did I just f**k this up?" - I thought.⁣
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So I did what any insecure control freak would do in this instance. I stalked Erin on social media.⁣
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As I opened her Snapchat story, my heart dropped into my shriveled prep balls.⁣
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Erin was, in a bathing suit, in her kitchen with 2-3 dudes in their boxers, making breakfast.⁣
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This was the exact moment I knew Erin was for me.⁣
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She took no s**t from me.⁣
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She didn'tdidn't ''need'' me.⁣
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Two days later, I turned my s**t around and asked her to be my girlfriend. 🤣🤣⁣.
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