How to Fail: A skill I teach my football players and students. Learning how to fall (failing) is one of the unsung skills you must master to build a rewarding life. When I was young, I didn't think much about getting 'good' at falling down, but I certainly felt the pain of those falls before I learned how to handle them. As a dirt bike rider and football player, I fell over and over again. In the beginning, the falls aren't that traumatic; at a basic level, hitting the ground doesn't require much skill. But as you reach higher levels in any activity, the falls become more intense, requiring the ability to fall gracefully. Broken collarbones and fractured wrists made it easy for me to see how the mechanics of a fall truly work. Life and business difficulties aren't much different. You will fail, and as you grow, those failures can become significant setbacks if you don't know how to land. Just as you learn to 'roll with the punches' in physical sports, you must learn how to recover, learn, and rise to the occasion repeatedly in life. Getting good at failing provides the foundation you need to take on bigger projects and move to the next level.

A facing west mountain property, you don't have direct sun in the mornings. The sun hits the top of the Continental Divide first thing though.

I'm living like an old mountain man with this Colorado power restriction strategy.

The 3-day windstorm has passed. Gusts of over 90 mph were clocked on top of Dory Hill Mountain as the storm pushed over the Continental Divide.

A pure happiness in the Mountains.

Success is often a factor of conviction, and how long you can stay convicted to a particular project or goal. The other side of success is choosing the right things to be convicted about. One of my most helpful convictions, the one that keeps me focused, is being Bitcoin Only. It keeps me out of a lot of trouble.

Hard to beat a 4 mile morning drive to the school with no traffic and views of the mountains.

"No good deed goes unpunished" is an odd frame and cynical. Being helpful can backfire, but it's a much better frame to walk around with.

Confusion can hide ignorance but only for so long.

Unwanted communication directed at the masses has cause great harm over the years.

Fermentation has begun.

The season goes by fast once it starts. Finished the 2025 season 7-2. My boys had great year and we'll need to step it up next year to replace our 7 seniors.

Like a painting over the Divide.

Thanksgiving preview on the drive to work today.

Seeking novelty has proven to me to have diminishing returns over time. I drive the same car I wear the same clothes I eat the same meals I travel to the same places I have the same friends I invest in the same asset

I like investing in things I don't plan to sell. My People My Community My Cabin My Health My Wealth

Playing the game with probabilities, not defined rules.

Saw a Moose drop by the school from my classroom window.

Players: We all deal with adversity. What kind of adversities do you want? Is it the adversity of high achievement or the adversity of underachievement?

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