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A little success always went to Bowerman’s head, in the best way. Around this time he was also testing sports elixirs, magic potions and powders to give his runners more energy and stamina. When I was on his team he’d talked about the importance of replacing an athlete’s salt and electrolytes. He’d forced me and others to choke down a potion he’d invented, a vile goo of mushed bananas, lemonade, tea, honey, and several unnamed ingredients. Now, while tinkering with shoes, he was also monkeying with his sports drink recipe, making it taste worse and work better. It wasn’t until years later that I realized Bowerman was trying to invent Gatorade.
What this is really about is listening to your gut and understanding the consequences of not following your intuition. The path is different for everybody. The important thing is to figure out what works for you and what doesn’t. Then do more of the good stuff and less of what turns you off. How very hedonistic, you might say. To that, I’d respond that far too many people these days die with the regret of not having done what they wanted for a career, let alone having lived the life of their dreams. Don’t let this happen to you.
Creative Calling
Chase Jarvis
In the beginning, when there are zero pages, you have to cheer yourself into cranking stuff out, even if it later lands on the cutting room floor. Each page takes you somewhere you need to travel before you can land in the next spot. You zigzag, and in the low moments, you just have to keep plodding on—saying the next small thing about which you feel strongly, trying to nestle down into that single instant of clear memory you know without shadow of doubt is both true and important to who you’ve become.
The Art of Memoir
Mary Karr
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