78 Days to Ultraman Mexico
July 31, 2025 – 78 Days to Ultraman Mexico
The end of quarter two snuck up on me—or at least I thought it did. Turns out I’m way off. It isn’t the end of Q2 at all, it’s the end of the first month of quarter three. Somehow I’m already one-third of the way through the quarter without realizing it. If I went back through my writing, I’m sure I’d find moments where I was fully aware of this transition. But awareness fades, and here I am, surprised again.
One week from now I’ll be in Milwaukee with Renee. Everything is finally booked, and that small weight is off my shoulders. Now I can shift my focus back to the two big levers in my life right now—work and training. Tomorrow I’ll head to Korbin’s and log more hours. I’ve set myself a goal of 25 before Milwaukee, and I’m sitting at 12 right now. If I can get in six solid hours tomorrow before Zach arrives, I’ll be well on my way. Monday and Tuesday are still there as backup if I need them.
Zach will be here by four tomorrow, and Saturday we’re headed to the beach. I’m still not at full strength—yesterday was the worst of it, but I can feel myself improving. The silver lining of being under the weather is that I’ve been sleeping more, letting my body pull itself back together. Tonight I’m in bed by nine, writing this down. That’s unusual for me, and honestly, it feels good. After I finish this, I’ll read a bit more of Salem’s Lot and then turn in.
Once Milwaukee is behind me, it’s going to be all-out. I’ll have about 60 days left—60 days to save money, rack up training hours, and put myself in the best position to finish Ultraman Mexico. That’s the whole objective. And alongside that, I need to finally push my work out into the world. Publish something on my website. Make it real.
The real success won’t be in making sales—though that would help take the pressure off—it’ll be in actually doing it. Hitting “publish,” building consistency, putting work out there for others to read or see. Fear has been running interference for too long. Fear of judgment, fear of falling short, fear of not being enough. And fear always invites distractions: negativity, overthinking, endless analysis.
But analysis is the antithesis of action. Life is action. If my life becomes mostly thinking and imagining, then I’ll have let myself down. I’ll have let other people down too. I can’t let that be the pattern. I need to act.