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Two weeks until the next challenge? Challenge accepted! MAIN QUEST To neatly pack my mental baggage for the next challenge period... Strip my calendar and HabitRPG of low-priority activities. Replace them with my current schedule of training [including blocked off times to train at home] and add to fill holes in practice. Ensure there is one day of recovery.Define goals in aerial hoop, contortion, and dance. Write daily homework to approach each of these goals (and if not already doing, start), brainstorm positive reinforcement reward systemsTake daily notes (even if minimal) in order to get into the habit of checking in with the world. Take pictures/video to illustrate SIDE QUESTS Life: Take photos - I require more pictorial evidence for alibis, progress tracking, promotion, and pleasureStudies: Continue studying ambitious rigging standards for weird, life-supporting art projectsFitness: Self-care - daily foam rolling, monthly massage/PT appts, hot packs MOTIVATION Haley Viloria, Sabrina Aganier, Bunny Holmes, Seanna Sharpe, Mike Estee, Karl Gillick Be the freak you wish to see in the circus

Hi everyone! Thanks for all the support for my last challenge. This challenge is going to be story free because I'm doing some experiments with what works and what doesn't work with my challenges. My goal is to keep up the energy throughout. Hopefully I can continue the story at a later time. The gist of the story, though, is that after all that work against the Blerch, I needed to go into seclusion for a while. I needed to get some things figured out. Since kender are hardly the type to go off to a monastery, I decided to join the circus instead. Here's what this challenge entails. Ultimate Goal: Learn the arts of the Circus 1. Take circus classes: (STR +1 DEX +5) Twice a week I will join the Cirque La Vie as they train me up on the acrobatic skills of those who are in the circus. Lots O' Fun. 2. Handstands: (DEX +2, STR +1) I'm going to get as far as I can with these. I am going from not even being able to kick up to a handstand. My goal is that I'll be able to do a free handstand by the end, but I am giving myself full credit as long as I try my hardest every day. 3. Pull Up: (STR +3, DEX +1) Ah, the elusive pull up. Same as the handstand, I'm starting from nothing, but hope to get one complete pull up by the end. Full points for full effort regardless of outcome. Side Goal: 4. Performance (WIS +1, CHA +1): You heard of "Fake it to Make it" That's what I'm doing. Instead of doing Whole30, I'm experimenting with being the person who doesn't need a program because I'm the kind of person who can deal with moderation. I'm also going to boost my ego a bit by calling myself an entrepreneur and a writer. I'm not a person who is trying to do things, I am a person who can totally do those things. I'll post how that works out for me. I'm excited about this. I'm going to let Veronica express how I feel:

Helloooooo fellow assassins! Onwards & upwards... or upsidedownwards. Or something. Backstory for the uninitiated: I am a 40 year old recreational circus athlete & aerialist. Yes, I am a completely ridiculous, quixotic chimera, and I don't care. It's super freaking fun. I will be coming up on 5 years of circus training this summer, it has totally changed my life. Last year at about this time, I was in a minor car accident that gave me a moderate case of whiplash and I couldn't lift my arms over my head... obviously, for a circusy person, this was a biiiiiiig freaking problem. After 8 weeks of PT (which I attacked like a lion), I was cleared to get back in the air, weak as a kitten. Since that time, I've shifted my circus training to be more oriented around disciplines & apparatuses (apparati?) that are more strength and stability focused. I have a lot of natural flexibility, but was lacking in stability. Before my accident I was training my natural flexibility, now I'm really training for strength. Epic Quest: Be circus awesome! Goal #1: Circus every damn day. In particular, handstands or handstand cartwheels nearly every day, and other training when I need to give my wrists or forearms a rest. Last challenge, I started getting a new trick that I hadn't even expected when we got a new handstand coach. Cartwheeling into a handstand is my first actual handstand trick, it's really good for learning lateral stability in my handstands, and most importantly, it's REALLY fun to train. This challenge I want to focus some daily practice on it... this can look like practicing my regular cartwheels, like practicing regular handstands or like practicing the cartwheel handstands. Things to work on are getting my lower body UP and straight (no piked handstands), getting more consistent at holding the balance in the middle, and pushing off strongly to complete the cartwheel rather than just randomly kicking my legs down. Days on which I do aerial training, I can skip the handstand training or do it... whatever I feel like. If my wrists & forearms are giving me problems, I can count a day of stretching my splits as training. Also, on the advice of my coach, I'm adding a couple minutes of alignment drills on the floor to my daily training. Goal #2: Keep following the consistent training schedule that's been behind my gains in the last challenge. I've got something that seems to be working, don't change it. This looks like: 2 days of circus tricks training with coaches (hand balancing and straps). 2 days of conditioning based on the GMB P1 program. 2 days of lifting in the gym. [sometimes 1 day of aerial yoga combined with a conditioning or lifting day.] 1 day of full rest or going for a gentle hike. I want to also put some focus into adjusting the P1 rest day work (the warm up & cool down) to something I will actually do every day. Goal #3: Pretty legs. So back in November I got diagnosed with a bone spur & arthritis in my toe. This means that I can no longer do the occasional dance class to work on my lines and movement, since I can't go into releve AT ALL. I've been putting some thought into how to work on this without having joint pain and foot cramps. I've hit upon the concept of floor barre... however, I'm actually going to need to learn it, since it's not offered any place that's accessible to me right now. I have the NYCB workout DVD which has a super short floor barre segment and I'd like to try doing that twice a week... I also got another DVD directed at actual ballerinas and that's going to take some watching a learning before I can start working off that. And there's at least one book out on the topic as well. So basically, try the super short floor barre segment 2x a week and spend some time educating myself on the topic. Goal #4: Better engagement with the NF Assassin community. This has 2 parts: A ) Find 2 new (to me) assassins to be inspired by. The assassin community is HUGE and I'm often overwhelmed by it. I've got my few people who I check in on and like to hear about their progress (even if I don't always have anything to say), but I'm ready to find some new amazing, interesting folks. B ) Write up what's going on with me about food and eating. I've been pretty reticent to tell this story since I'm still working through some stuff, but it's made me really reluctant to engage with people for whom eating habits are a major part of their challenge. It's time for me to start talking more openly about it, since it's been a huge evolution over the last year. Bonus, non goal thing that I'm doing that I might talk about even though it's not a goal and will take several challenges: I am working on a project to landscape a large portion of my backyard with native California plants. We moved last year and now live on a 0.75 acre lot with a hill. A hill that is slowly sliding downward. The hill needs to be stabilized... we have someone to help with the placement and installation of the retaining walls at the bottom, but the hill itself needs plants with strong root systems to hold in the soil better. I'm starting a landscape design workshop to do the planning and will probably do at least some of the planting in the next few months (be on the lookout for some major landscaping goals in the fall). Landscape design is surprisingly geeky and doing the actual landscaping is a surprisingly good workout. Also, I have a very nerdy surprise coming up in this challenge, but you'll have to wait.

Hi crew! My name is Lyra, and I'm trying to find a little structure for the huge pile of things I do. In particular, I want to automate my good habits so that when a particular project consumes me, the rest of my Good Things continue at maintenance mode/autopilot instead of being dropped. I don't really know RPGs (except HabitRPG, which I do with my housemate), and the last time I was active on forums was during highschool... So I'm not sure how to attack this. Halp? Stats: 24 San Francisco, CA, United States 5'1" 135 lbs 16% BF I'm an aerialist (mostly hoop), amateur contortionist/handbalancer, and casual traceur. I habitually do other sports like rock climbing, hiking, and martial arts as part of my social life. I'd like to lose weight, including muscle mass from my pole vaulting legs. I've been using plyometrics for this, and they've been working to some degree. Other goals are increased flexibility, stamina, and grace. I'd like to be Mrs. Emma Peel, when I grow up. I live in a wonderful warehome with aerial and acrobatic equipment, so bodyweight exercises are my favorite. Pleasure to make your acquaintance! Lyra

Ah... it's challenge time again. And once again, my epic quest is to become moderately good at a really hard thing. I had all these other ways to couch that quest before, more romantic, sexier, more "epic"... but frankly, it is what it is. I am an intermediate level recreational aerialist. And I'd like to keep working at becoming moderately good at it... which is a loooooooong slow process. Sure, anyone can learn the first few tricks, but to keep progressing, to start to develop into the major strength skills? It's a day-by-day, brick-by-brick slog. You know when you're grinding out to level up your experience and get to the next level, yeah... that's where I am. It may seem like a miserable place to be, if you're a jumpy 18 year old. But as a 40 year old mom, I really just love playing the game. I love that my body even can play the game. And so this challenge, I'm coming into it with a different attitude. Gratitude to my body for bringing me this far, and the patience to grind through calmly till I can hit the next level. Even if that takes a few challenges or a few years. I'm cool with that. My actual EPIC goal for the year would be to achieve either a press up handstand or a roll up on straps. That may not be do-able, and that's OK, but I'm working hard to make it happen. With that out of the way, my goals: 1. Stick to my new and improved circus+GMB training schedule, now with 100% more squats. Basically, Monday & Saturday is handstand or aerial training. Tuesday & Thursday is some basic lower body compound lifts in the gym (squats & rom deadlifts). Wednesday & Friday is phase 2 of the first level of GMB P1. Basically my goals are to continue to stabilize my back and get a good strong handstand position (to enable progress in aerial moves requiring back stability), as well as add some overall power and strength in the gym. Sticking point here is actually doing the GMB wrist & shoulder conditioning even on days when I'm training something else. Also, I'm going on vacation to Palm Springs for part of the challenge, so I get a few days off of extra rest and playing in the pool with my kiddo (and just maybe a massage!). (If you remember my last challenge, we were supposed to go on vacation at the end. I was going to try skiing. It was going to be great! And then my whole family caught the flu 1 day before we were supposed to leave. No vacation. My challenge ended with a fever and sinuses clogged all to hell, so that sucked. I'm really hoping the family vacation happens this round!) 2. Six days a week do at least one, 1 minute handstand hold at the wall and stretch my hip flexors. 3. Three days a week do theraband & bungee conditioning for my shoulders. This takes maybe 10 minutes, but is going to be critical for injury prevention. And lucky #4, my life quest: Continue to unpack one box a week. We moved last summer and we still have a garage full of boxes. And a couple of boxes in the master bedroom. And a few in my son's closet. If I just do one box a week, that's 6 boxes by the end of the challenge, solid.

The curse of the Mad Hatter My name is Guybrush Threepwood Mad Hatter and I want to be a pirate burlesque/aerial/contortionist. But alas I have been cursed with a three-headed monkey on my back. It feeds me excuses and dark thoughts and it needs to leave so that I can finally begin my adventure. Goal 1 - Party trick I was recently challenged to a party trick duel and I'm ashamed to say I failed to perform. The monkey said I couldn't do it, and it might be right but I will never know for sure. For 3+ CHA and 2+DEX I will have a bendy party trick that I can perform solidly, even with too much grog in my system. To do this I will go to every scheduled acro/flex class plus one additional training session to solidify my skills. Goal 2 - Grog Speaking of grog, I need to fuel my body. Not the monkey. For 3+ CHA and 2+ WIS I will start tracking my diet again and I will not binge. Goal 3 - Dairy farmer Ouch. The monkey is telling the truth and it stings. I have become weak and need to start strength training again. For 5+ STR I have to do at least 10 sets per week of push/pull/leg/core and backbend exercises as I see fit. Life goal - Find shelter I travelled far and wide across the oceans and now I'm stranded in a cold island civilization. I need to find shelter, ASAP, before I can think of any other life goal. No reward except sanity. Just kidding, I already told you the monkey was on my back.

Hello 2014!!! So my theme for this challenge comes from a really lovely article from mega-surfer Laird Hamilton about training and being athletic after 40. It's about 5 years old, but it doesn't seem at all out of date to me. Some of the things he says ring totally true to how I live and train (eat well, but be flexible with food, train with other people, build strength you can apply), but some of the stuff was really food for thought... particularly about how other types of training can improve your performance (that and the potent analogy about what happens when you park an old car), and about doing different things on vacation. And with all that rattling around in my brain, I've decided that my first challenge of 2014, I'm going to use more traditional gymnastics training to shore up some of the weak spots in my aerial work. Basically, in December I wrapped up 2 months of hard training for a showcase, and I took stock of what was sore, and what was not. I realized that I work the HELL out of my pulling muscles, but my pressing muscles don't get as much use. And I had a really useful conversation with a coach and a friend about how it's easier for bendy people to build stability than for stiff people to build flexibility... I'm the overly bendy person who lacks stability. I'm plenty strong, but I can't always use it because my body & back are so loose. Both of these things are affecting my ability to learn further aerial skills. So it's time to do something about it... Goal 1: Modified schedule of GMB P1 + in person handstand training + aerial work. The key piece here is really going to be the handstand training, because it helps me a ton to have a coach who can point out where I'm not straight, but I can only fit that in my schedule once a week. P1 is definitely less hard than R1 (which I started, but was unable to finish because of performance training), but gives me another opportunity to work on hollow body holds and pressing. The aerial work is just to keep my toes in the pool... and to substitute in for handstand training when I can't get into that class. If the classes at my circus school are overcrowded the rest of the year, it's doubly true in January! I have a written out 6-week schedule, including rest days, so I'm going to score this 7 out of 7 per week. Goal 2: Three minute practice. This is a 1 minute handstand hold at the wall, and 2 minutes of the yoga lotus pose, 1 minute on each side. (See bonus section for why I'm doing lotus.) 6 days a week (scored at 6/6 per week). I should be able to integrate this into my P1 cool down on days I'm doing the GMB training. Goal 3: Stretch splits & backbend 3 days a week. I don't want to lose my flexibility, I want to stabilize my flexibility. Scored at 3/3 per week. BONUS: Two things that aren't really goals, but bonus things I'm working on. First of all, at the end of this challenge we're going on a short family vacation to the mountains, and I'd really like to take a chance to try cross country skiing. My husband does downhill and wants to teach our son, but I'm really not enamoured of hurtling down a hill. I've wanted to try cross country for a while, and there's a cross country resort near where we're staying.... plus it's less expensive than downhill. If there is actually snow while we're there (this is the mountains outside LA, so it's not a given). Also, as a long term yoga goal this year, I'd like to be able to fold my legs into lotus without using my hands. Hence the regular lotus practice. So for the active recovery days where I feel like doing a little yoga, I'm going to try to focus on practices that involve lotus, unless I'm really feeling like I need a sleep oriented practice or something else specific. Finally... I'm not doing an non-fitness level up goals this challenge! I'm just not feeling it this time.

Hello fellow assasins! This challenge it is back to epic quest time... when last we saw our heroine, she was trying to get stronger to build and perfect her aerial performance skills. Well... this quest it's SHOWTIME! Aside from the whole epic quest business (which is a long term real-world goal), it is indeed showtime. My circus school is staging it's biannual showcase in December. I had to sit out spring showcase for a variety of reasons (financial, and I got in a car accident the week after auditions), so I'm super excited to participate this time. While I'm not totally at the strength level to realize some of my long term performance vision, I'm definitely moving in that direction and getting into the groove of what I really love about aerial work. In addition to the showcase stuff, I turn 40 this Friday, just before the challenge begins. So I want this challenge to be fun, to celebrate what's great about being older and stronger and about what's great in my life right now. So without further ado... goals: 1. To perfect, rehearse & perform my showcase piece. I got lucky this time, I was paired with someone who normally does private lessons. Due to showcase discounts and the fact that I put aside some of the money from my accident, I can afford to work on two-person private lessons for several weeks. This is AWESOME for me. I feel like we're going to have a chance to put together something good and really polish it. However, as a "goal" this is a bit of a chaosassasin thing... I'm not going to put together a specific schedule or anything, it'll just be based on when we can work with our coach and what classes I can get in when he's out of town for Thanksgiving. Basically 2-4 classes a week in corde lisse or hammock, and plenty of stretching on my own. Possibly do some cardio (rolls eyes) to build up my endurance. 2. Handstands every damn day! Goal: go up into a handstand every day. No requirements for time or technique. Freestanding, belly to the wall, contortion handstands, it's all good. If I'm feeling sick or tired, just kick up against the wall at least once. 3. Hand, wrist & forearm recovery protocol. I'm reviving this from the August challenge (it'll take a bit for me to go back in time an find the protocol). Basically every day do 1-3 types of recovery tasks. I'm going to be adding a few to the list, including the GMB "active recovery" for rings and some inner elbow skin conditioning for elbow hangs on the corde lisse. I found this whole approach really helpful when I was building strength back from my car accident, so I'm going back to what works. 4. Bonus personal challenge: We moved house this summer. I have an office & training space! It is still a gawdawful mess of boxes. So my personal challenge is to devote some time to unpacking it, getting it organized and doing some decorating so I have a nice space to work and to do yoga. I'll post some "before" pictures it's pretty bad right now. Issues: OK, I do have to acknowledge some possible issues in this challenge. Last challenge I was diagnosed with a bone spur on my big toe joint, that makes push ups, planks and burpees problematic so I'm working out some possible alternatives for warm-ups and conditioning. Other issue, and this is a GREAT issue to have: my husband is training for his blackbelt test in roughly the same timeframe I'm training for showcase. I'm super excited for him and I want to support him as much as possible, but it's going to be a busy time for us. -jj

I'm not sure if this is a thread or not, but I will start it here. So, I actually am in a Circus. I'm a Clown, Beginner-ish Juggler, Intermediate Tumbler with a focus in Slapstick and Pratfalls, a Balance Artist (Rola Bola, Acro Yoga, Walking Globe standing and balancing my body on top of the Globe) and picking up my partners for a gag. Most of the things that I have to do in the Circus involve being able to stand up for hours on end, anywhere from 3 to 8 hours, chasing after my fellow Clowns, Juggling, standing on a Globe, running after kids, picking up my partners, etc. So, the main things I have to focus on workout wise is: Endurance Running Lifting Yoga Just wondering if there are any fellow Clowns or Circus Skill Nerds out there, if so, let's help each other out.

I'm jj. If you don't know me, I'm an amateur aerialist and a mom. <insert continuing adventure story of acrobat/performer/treedwelling assassin here> Don't quite have the creative fortitude to deal with writing my continuing story today, sorry, it's one of those days that has required a lot of me on the parenting front, so I'm just getting my goals down for right now. MAIN QUEST: To execute a really amazing aerial performance! This may take a year or so to do with my current apparatus focus (straps and/or straps moves on an aerial hammock), but that's OK, since I'm in it for the long term and I love my training. Main goal #1: Complete my modified training schedule for GMB Rings 1. I've written out a schedule that stretches the program to 6 weeks which both allows for me to continue circus work without overtraining and allows for the fact that I'm a girl and may not make super fast progress with such a demanding program. I'm tackling this specifically because many of the rings moves translate pretty closely to stuff I'm trying and failing to do on straps. I need an overall more novice progression for my home training and then one day a week when I work hard and fail on the straps under quality coaching. Main goal #2: Keep a paper training log. Yeah. So I've been around the fitness game for a while and NF for several years and I should know better, but I do not keep a training log. Never have. Since R1 requires some basic logging of technique and perceived exertion, I figure it's as good of a time as any to try keeping a training log (of all my training: rings program, recovery days and circus training) to see if it helps me out any. Main goal #3: Work on my knees. I have hypermobile knees (they lock out at >180 degrees). In P.E. or yoga classes or dance classes or wherever I've gotten a lot of weird ideas from people about what to do about my knees. Well... a couple of weeks ago I came across a technique video on yogaglo.com from Jason Crandell about dealing with hypermobile knees and for the first time ever someone was saying something that made physical sense to me. So one goal for this challenge is to simply work through that video once a week for the 6 weeks of the challenge to really absorb how to keep my legs engaged and straight without locking back my knees (which locks my femur into my hip). I'm hoping this will eventually allow me to have better control and alignment of my legs while performing... not to mention walking around. :-D I have two side quests: Life side quest: To do 30 minutes of yardwork 5 days a week. We just moved into a new house and lots of things were neglected by the previous owner, who was quite elderly. It's time to get to work on the yard. Rather than being overwhelmed by the hugemongous task of getting it cleaned up (some of it is going to require some professional help), I'm just going to do it like I got strong, bit by bit, day by day. I will allow a pass on outside yard work on days when it's either pouring rain or our green bin is full... but those days I'm going to spend the time doing research on what I want to do for plantings and landscaping. Fitness side quest: Juggle more! It's fun! It's silly! It's cross training for my hands! I did a slapstick comedy playshop last week and found a local contact juggling/body rolling teacher who I'd love to work with. She only teaches once a month (and not every month), which is cool, because it's not a huge time commitment. So my final side quest is to just put some time in with my juggling props on a low key, semi regular (not strict, not measured) basis. OK... now back to my kiddo who is FINALLY playing quietly instead of sobbing about random things all day. Fellow assassins, I look forward to an excellent challenge with y'all! -jj

Contortion 11/09/2013 Apparently I need to work on my attitude, I'm letting my brain take over too much. I have to trust the process! Also, went to dance physio on Monday and I noticed some definite improvements where she had done her work. Warmup Leg swings, front, side, back Stretch Butterfly Diamond Pike Straddle (twisting to the side) Pancake - Improvement, cheek to floor Front split sequence: Lunge Reverse lunge (pointed foot) Deep lunge - Right leg improvement, lots of thigh on floor Reverse lunge (flexed foot calf stretch) Lunge bend knee Reverse lunge (hands as far forward as possible) Front splits Frog stretch Middle splits - Improvement in form and strength Oversplits (front splits, middle splits) Assisted shoulder stretches (above head both sides, cross behind back, elbows towards each other, hands interlaced on head) Cobra holds Cobra (arm varying distance) Bridge (pushing stomach to ceiling, straight legs, hands as close to feet as possible, elbow bridge, bridge to camel) Skills Bridge walk Twisting in and out of bridge - Why am I still struggling with this?! Stand to bridge to elbow bridge to roll - New fun skill! Forearm stands - Need to practice kicking up Tic-tocs (onto thick mat) - Not much toc still, maybe one-legged bridges will help? Bridge flip over side walks - Got them half-way at least... Back lifts

Hi all This is my first challenge. Fitness was never a pleasure for me when doing it for it's own sake.I am naturally lazy. Dance was my first love! A few years ago I discovered pole dance and aerial silks/hoop/trapeze.I found myself wanting to do pushups/V ups/leg raises and running so that I could get better at my sport! My body type is not naturally agile, however I gain both muscle and fat easily. I wish my starting race was an elf..but I'm more like a cross between a dwarf and an orc?I am naturally quite flexible and if I was a superhero I would be Elastigirl!I used to say I had the weakest arms ever, but noticed improvements in strength after all my circus work! This year I've had a number of injuries/barriers to training this year-disc injury to back,broken nose and recently bereavement in that order. MAIN QUEST My aim is to get back on the horse!!Have enough stamina/strength etc to last 3 hour class again. SMALL GOALS FOR MAIN QUEST 1.Do one core workout per week/one cardio and one strength 2.Take stairs at work every day (5 flights) 3.Up iron intake!(I am vegetarian,don't like eggs and avoid dairy-except for cheese!I forget to take my supplements and end up being anaemic.This does not help with training) LIFE QUEST I'm skipping the life quest since I have a tendency to burn the candle at both ends. Can you do an anti-quest?If so it would be to relax more and slow down! Once I've completed this quest I would probably like to join the assassins guild. Although I'm a druid by nature (even in WOW),my training is more assassin focused. Wish me luck!! Angelyn

Mad Hatter's Quest of Madness To go from this... to this... ...before I'm 30. Can't believe that I'm sharing this with the world, but one of my crazy epic quests is to get on stage and perform a burlesque/aerial routine. Simply because I have an awesome idea and apparently the only person that can make it happen is me. (I actually tried to delegate to more talented people but they wouldn't have it.) You see, there's one caveat, I'm a software developing desk drone with no performance or acrobatics skills, no strength and, to make it even worse, I'm really uncomfortable being the centre of attention. But what better way to get rid of my fears than to tackle them head on? Challenge #1: Tackling poor body image - and get hot in the process. Goals 1. Get diet under control. I have issues with binging and emotional eating, but I'm slowly starting to understand my patterns. To keep the goal simple I will track my food daily and will only eat food that I wouldn't hide from others. 2. Move for an hour every day. Walking, dancing, stretching, handstand practice, strength training, anything goes as long as I move. 3. Strength train 3x/week. I love the feeling of being strong and able to use my body, but I never get strong because I never train consistently. Especially my upper-body strength is sorely lacking. It'd be awesome if I can do real push ups by the end of the challenge. Life Quest: Get a life I just moved from halfway across the world to Australia and need to get out there and meet people. Attend social events or activities 3x/week. Motivation For as long as I remember I have been drifting aimlessly through life, not setting any goals but letting the opportunities come to me. It's lead me to good things, but now I'm at a stage in life where if I don't take control nothing amazing is going to happen. And I'm not ready to settle with mediocrity. I need to prove to myself and to my friends that I'm not just a head full of random ideas but that I'm strong and capable of accomplishing everything I want to. I don't want an average life, I want it to be epic! Also this