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HUSTLE by @MURS

I’m the last man standing at our borrowed (read: free) office yet again and I just heard this song (which I love) while noticing this blog post about a company getting funded on a hustle-play (which I really love).***

To put it plainly, I’ve never been the fastest athlete on the field or the smartest guy in the room. I learned to hustle as a kid and it’s gotten me everywhere.

There’s a lot of chatter about hustle in the startup world, but only you know if you’re really working hard.

Be a hustler.

*** - I love it because it reminds me of the time I went running with Brad Feld at 6AM, AFTER a night of bar-tending, just to meet him or the time I took the train to JFK with Bryce Roberts, again, just to meet him… H-U-S-T-L-E, HUSTLER. DO IT. DO IT NOW.

P.S. - I’m also going to just write the name Ryan Graves here, because that dude hustles like hell, too.

my cofounder Dan made this a while ago. we all love it and i can’t wait to make a poster of it to hang in our (eventual) office.

today i left a comment on Fred Wilson’s blog that said “stop griping and JFDI.” that reminded me of this, so here it is.

it’s going to be a busy weekend…

The tank is deeper than the conscious thought allows. There is always something left to burn if the fire of one’s will is hot enough.

amazing discourse by Mark Twight of @GymJones. i love it. go read the full post right now.

posted 21 August, 2010
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Thank you, CrossFit.

Hero WOD - “Roy” 15 deadlifts, 20 box jumps, 25 pullups, for 5 rounds.

On the first day of a new season of selling @HomeField, this one’s going out to my buddy JoeYevoli.

Muhammad Ali Speech, 1974

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posted 02 August, 2010
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So go ahead, break stuff. Break yourself on the once-hard edges of yourself. And recycle the debris into the foundation of your future.

Gym Jones - Knowledge - Remake Remodel

Inspiring. Read the whole thing, then go out and break yourself. Everyday. I am…

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posted 28 July, 2010
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I love this. I do my own CrossFit-style workouts, but I need to get on the real thing. Maybe even head out to Gym Jones for a week sometime…

p.s. - these two are badass.

davehyndman:

I’ve been doing CrossFit 5 days/week for the past year and a half. I love it. At 44, I’m in the best shape of my life. And it’s the one exercise routine I’ve really stuck to.

Here’s a good CrossFit video. It’s an ad Adidas did for the CrossFit games.

CrossFit Games 2010 Adidas Commercial

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