The road to the Olympics

The road to the Olympics:

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The road to the Olympics.

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Started today.

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The new goal I’ve set for myself - become an Olympian.

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2028 in LA.

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In archery.

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Besides one time when I was 10, today was the first time I ever shot a bow.

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I met this guy at a conference a few months back and he told me he used to compete at a high level for Canada in archery.

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Started chatting and didn’t think much of it.

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One month later and after a deep chat with a close friend, I realized that nothing was stopping me from reaching this goal.

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It was up to me.

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So that next day, I messaged the guy and spoke about this idea.

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Become an Olympian in a sport I had never done.

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Asked him if it was possible in 5 years and he said yes.

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Then he put me in touch with someone else who also used to compete for Canada.

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She trained in Korea and under the people who coached the Olympic gold medalists.

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Told her about this crazy idea as well and she said yes.

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Said she believed I could get it done.

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We had our first training session today.

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Felt weird to hold the bow and shoot but they both said it was a good start considering I have no background in this.

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So this is the plan.

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Spend the next 2 years working on myself and what I want to do, then after 30, dedicate my whole life to making the Olympics.

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I briefly told my parents and they didn’t believe me.

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The initial comment from my dad ‘You’re going to quit your job for the Olympics? Haha sure.’

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I love it.

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Even after all this time when I’ve beat the odds, the people closest to me still don’t believe in my dreams.

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All good, I don’t need them.

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I need to show them.

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I need to prove it to them.

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I need to do the work.

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So I will.

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The next few years.

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Commit everything to pursuing my passions outside of work like the books, newsletter and podcast while also getting used to the idea of it.

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Then commit everything to competing.

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Everything.

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This is a crazy dream.

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A crazy idea.

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One that makes no sense.

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One that shouldn’t be possible.

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And yet, why not.

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The road to Olympics began today.

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Let’s fucking go.

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