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1167: Perseverence (AKA No, It's Not OK To Quit) by Chris Guillebeau on Resilience & Hard Work

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4.63.2K Ratings

🗓️ 20 February 2019

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

Chris Guillebeau shares his thoughts on perseverance. Episode 1167: Perseverence (AKA No, It's Not OK To Quit) by Chris Guillebeau on Resilience & Hard Work Chris Guillebeau is a New York Times bestselling author and modern-day explorer. He is the author of 5 books and his daily podcast, Side Hustle School, is downloaded more than 2 million times a month. Every summer in Portland, Oregon, Chris hosts the World Domination Summit, a gathering of creative, remarkable people with thousands in attendance. Chris is also the founder of Pioneer Nation, Unconventional Guides, the Travel Hacking Cartel, and numerous other projects. During a lifetime of self-employment that included a four-year commitment as a volunteer executive in West Africa, he visited every country in the world (193 in total) before his 35th birthday. The original post is located here: https://chrisguillebeau.com/perseverence/ Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Nautic nature is ever changing and unpredictable.

0:05.1

Shifting between wind, sun and rain, but one thing is certain, this landscape shares its

0:10.8

goodness with us all.

0:12.6

Yard is the delicious plant-based oat drink, made with symbol all natural ingredients,

0:18.5

and organic oats grown and harvested in Nordic fields.

0:22.4

Yard, inspired by Nordic nature, find it in the chill, derri alternative's aisle.

0:29.4

Did you know choosing the train over your car can cut your carbon footprint by up to two

0:34.0

thirds.

0:35.0

So, one family outing at a time, one little adventurer at a time, one trip to the museum,

0:42.7

one dinner in the city, one nap on the way home at a time.

0:47.9

One train journey at a time can help create a greener future.

0:52.7

So when will you take your next trip?

0:55.2

Find out more at nationalrail.co.uk slash greener.

1:25.2

Perseverance, aka, no, it's not okay to quit, by Chris Gillibot of ChrisGillibot.com.

1:33.8

Late Saturday afternoon, I set out to run 20 miles.

1:36.8

I'd love to say it was a beautiful run filled with energy and good thoughts, but in reality,

1:42.5

it was terrible.

1:43.8

After mile 1, I was in pain.

1:45.8

After mile 3, it was worse.

1:48.0

This was an important training run for the Chicago Marathon I've signed up for in October,

1:52.4

and I almost quit.

1:53.8

I thought about turning around or walking home, or even calling a cab and paying for it

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