I want to stay true to myself.

Hey, I don't have this big degree from wherever. In fact, I may not have been mentally stable, but I was stable enough to know that I needed to leave that situation and find another route that's not commonly accepted by the broad population. And I did. And my joy comes because I stayed true to who I am. Years later, I married the most incredible woman on the planet, and I understand that. She is everything good in a human being. She radiates positivity and has a knack for finding the good in every situation. The first time I met her was when I was teaching spin classes at the downtown YMCA. She would come every Thursday morning and would sit in the back corner and smile, she was full of light. The day I asked her out she said, "I would very much like to do that, but I'm about to go backpacking in Australia and New Zealand for the next three months. I will call you when I get back." I can tell you, that was the longest three months of my life. When she landed, she called me the next day, and we've never been apart since.

By following my own path, not the Interstate; but the windy, narrow path, I've realized some important things about myself, and these are the things that make me tick; family, exercise, community, creativity, travel, and fun. Success to me is being able to pursue a life that is closely aligned to those core values.

Carrying The Name

Consistency is King

See What You Can Pull Off

87 Ascents

David Johnson

The Other Side of Quitting