Dan Nitro Clark

Are you ready?  Every once in a while there's a crazy, killer, off-the-hook, event that lets you find out what you're made of.  It's a chance for every man and woman to stand up and be counted and see how they stack up against the 

I'm talking about the Warrior Dash!

It's a reason to train.  It's a goal.  It's an adventure. 

It's happening this weekend 4/10/10 in Orange County, California. 

Haven't signed up yet? Don't bother.  It's sold out. 

What is Warrior Dash?

It's the ultimate event for thrill-seeking athletes.  It's an obstacle course from hell. There's beer.  There's booze.  There's babes. There's mud.     

It sounds like the perfect event.  And, oh yeah. Everyone who enters gets a Viking helmet, a T-shirt, and a medal.   

I'll post pictures after the event.  But I don't know if you'll see me in the crowd. If you go, look me up.  I'll be running the 3:30 wave and hosting or judging the costume contest after.

Man, this so reminds me of college!  I'm pumped up!  I'm going to try and taste the glory of my youth, but will probably end up with a mouthful of mud.

Be Brilliant!

Dan "Nitro" Clark

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Raise you hand if you have a fear.

Now, raise your hand if you have tried to conquer that fear. 

If your hand isn't raised, it should be.  Now is the time to pick your biggest fear and kick it to the curb, beat it to a pulp, and slap into submission. 

Riding a bull was one of my greatest fears.  The very thought of scared the crap out me.  Not anymore.

I faced my fear and jumped on the back of 2000 pounds of bucking, twisting, fury. This act of bravery, stupidity, or whatever you want to call it… helped me become an author. 

How?

Because it was a building block. When you, pardon my French, kick the frigging ass of your biggest fear, everything else after becomes a cake-walk in comparison. 

You've have earned that certain "je ne sais quoi."  It's called confidence.   

Think about it: 

After you've swam with the sharks – is it really that hard to make a cold call? 

After you've jumped out of a plane – how tough is it to ask that cute girl or guy in the next cubicle out?   

After you've run a 100 mile marathon – is it really that rough to spend the weekend with the in-laws?

The fact is, these things all become easier because you are now an individual who's slain the dragon, stormed the castle, climbed your mountain that couldn't be climbed.

Writing a book was something that I never dreamed I could do. Either was riding a bull.  But once I rode that bull writing my book "Gladiator – A True Story of Roids, Rage and Redemption" didn't seem so impossible.  

And it sure as heck hurt a lot less!

This is your life, and it's ending one minute at a time.  

Don't get stuck standing still. Take action. Do something. Kick the crap out of one of your fears and see where it leads you. 

Be brilliant!

Dan Clark

Btw — love to hear stories of people conquering their fears and the person they became because of it. 

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