Iconic!

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Dear reader

A friend, Michael Harding (well, I’m not sure what the status is now – we’ve been disagreeing on the China Tom TOm part for years, so we haven’t spoken – curiously, we “stopped speaking” before even discussing it…) once made the following comment about a photo I put on the cover of 10 Commandments of Successful Sales.

The iconic picture you put, Rahul!

TRULY ICONIC THAT WAS!

And I’ve always felt that way.

That period of my life was pure, utter, sheer, unmitigated FLOW with NO THOUGHT INVOLVED!

Quite truly, I’d be making tons of money half sloshed.

I’d wake up in the morning, write emails for the company I Worked at, and goof off the rest of the day.

Of course, it didnt last, reasons mentioned in the book (none of them related to my performance – that just kept going UP – it was all “politics and jealousy and office crap” basically – and a prime reason why people LEAVE companies, even those they took from “Zero to HERO!” as my next employer put it!).

Anyway, Mike often made those comments about OTHER THINGS I’ve said as well.

And being he’s Tom Tomming on LinkedIn, which has now permanently banned me (fuck ’em) –

Hi Rahul,

Your account has violated the LinkedIn User Agreement and Professional Community Policies. Due to the number and/or gravity of these violations, this account has been permanently restricted.

Regards,

(like, there is a limit to how much I can put up with China pandering Bozos that ban you TWICE FOR THE – get this – SAME INFRACTION!

They were looking for an excuse.

And the minute I refused to send them my passport details (so they could hand it over to the CCP) – the minute they banned me.

Pathetic, and given I haven’t used FB since last year, and won’t ever use it most likely (truly a visionary in that regard too I am – call it Tom Tomming, but people are leaving Facebook in DROVES now – it’s only Twitter and Instagram that are going strong these days, and for a damn good reason.

It’s either or with both those platforms.

Twitter, pithy speech, hard hitting.

Insta, photos, hard hitting or not… (sure, you can type in a lonnnnnnnnnng note with the photo, but it’s hardly ever read).

Hence, yours truly is on both (well, I got back on Insta after a long time, but I’ve got some great photos to share, slowly I will) … anyway, since I ain’t used FB since last year, that leaves only the above two.

And of course, iconic comments and images aside – THIS what struck me this morning.

ICONIC! Were my thoughts.

ICONIC, Sir, Iconic!

There is no other photo I’ve got, at least as far as I know that screams out the following this to the reader –

(or onlooker)

OLD TIMERS!

Old time strongman – current Ironman

And REAL STRENGTH AND FITNESS TRAINEE!

The rest is all there. Have a look –

Think about it, friend.

What are YOUR first thoughts that come to mind?

For me, it’s those long climbs that were derided by many as being useless, and so forth …

But neither were the climbs useless, nor was the effort, nor were the pictures that a girl took for me (I’ll share some pictures of her later – but we “fell out” – she was the annoying sort, but she took some decent pictures) …

My mind BE flashing back now, I’m almost in that “time” as it were..

All by my lonesome, the tiger making its way up that damn hill…

Anyway, thats the spirit in which I bring you 16 Inspirational Fitness Recollections.

And, THAT is the spirit in which YOU should do Advanced Hill Training – and 0 Excuses Fitness system.

Pick up these great courses now, my friend, you will love them.

Oh, and one more thing.

Those two copies of the COllector’s Edition of Fast and Furious Fitness that I’ve PERSONALLY SIGNED FOR YOU, my friend?

There’s only two left.

No more reprints.

Do you want it?

Let me know – first come, truly first “serve”!

Best,