Olya

My big whitepill is that you can just decide to do stuff. In march I decided to see I could do a professional style boxing training camp despite - and partly because of - some pretty nasty health issues that materialized in December. I’d never thrown a punch before in my life. Never been in a fight. I wasn’t an athlete at all. I did the camp. Cut 20 pounds. Last week got in the pit with 4 oz gloves and no headgear, no shin guards for an MMA style fight, fully aware of the fact that if I got starched I would be haunted by a permanent highlight following me around online forever. And it won’t be the last time either. Last year I threw my investigative journalist hat back on and talked to dozens of sources for my OCP 2.0 reporting. Spent weeks on the story. Total amateur - not a real journalist. Just had an idea for a story and chased it down. Yesterday Trump cited my work in his speech. The big whitepill is realizing you have total agency if you want it. Completely ordinary people can do exceptional things if they possess 3 things: desire, discipline, and sacrifice. I do believe that you slow the passage of time if you expose yourself to new challenges and constantly put yourself in a beginners mindset, no matter how accomplished you may be in another field. The thing I fear the most is complacency and resting on my laurels. I’m always running from that. I don’t know what’s next but I know I will continue with this mindset for as long as I can. “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9 NIV