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Field Notes from The Proving

ONLY THE PROVEN

Field Notes from the Proving is a weekly 15-minute dispatch from those who refuse to stay small.Each episode explores discipline, expansion, friction, and the quiet decisions that redefine identity.This isn’t about performance.It’s about authorship.For high-achievers, builders, veterans, founders, perfectionists, athletes — and anyone who has ever had to fight something internally or externally.Only the Proven stands to overcome, prevail, and expand.Proof survives.

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46 episodes

  1. 46 - The Miami Marathon | The Race I Never Ran 10:03
  2. 45 - The End of Year Report Card | Becoming Who I Was Meant to Be 8:03
  3. 44 - The Fake Surge | You Can't Outwork Time 6:03
  4. 43 - The Marathon Recovery | Change and Finding Resilience 9:28
  5. 42 - The "Keep Going Anyway" Mentality | The Marine Corps Marathon 13:39
  6. 41 - The Collapse and Reconstruction | When Confidence Is Gone 5:56
  7. 40 - The Injury & Grit | When Your Mind Stops Trusting Your Body 5:50
  8. 39 - The Breaking Point | One Month From the Marathon and My Body Was Giving Out. 6:53
  9. 38 - The New Obsession | When Running Became Who I Was 6:47
  10. 37 - The Napa to Sonoma Half Marathon | When Personal Achievement & Connection Collided 9:26
  11. 36 - The Competitor Arrives | When Hard Work Becomes an Obsession 8:30
  12. 35 - The Loudoun County Race | The Race That Humbled Me 7:55
  13. 34 - The First Race | When Running Stopped Being Just Mine 8:50
  14. 33 - The Test | I Was Terrified to Run Again 11:01
  15. 32 - The Friendship & Running | When Running Stopped Being Just Mine & Fostered Deeper Relationships 7:05
  16. 31 - The Knee | The Injury That Changed Everything 5:54
  17. 30 - The Rookie Mistake | I Thought I Was Ready 3:47
  18. 29 - The Crash | What Happens After You Achieve Your Biggest Goal 3:31
  19. 28 - The Addiction | Why One Marathon Was Never Enough 4:07
  20. 27 - The Day After | Why Success Feels So Strange 2:42
  21. 26 - The Shamrock Marathon | 26.2 Miles Changed Me Forever 8:33
  22. 25 - The Night Before | My First Marathon Finally Became Real 4:24
  23. 24 - The Taper | The Hardest Part of Marathon Training Was Trusting Myself 3:42
  24. 23 -The Sacrifice | The Hidden Cost of Discipline, Running & Always Chasing More 3:58
  25. 22 - The Cruise | Running 20 Miles on a Cruise Ship Before My First Marathon 6:31
  26. 21 - The Training Takes Over | Marathon Training, Obsession & Sacrifice 3:40
  27. 20 - The January Discipline - Building Discipline in the Cold 7:21
  28. 19 - The Goal Year: I Decided to Change My Life in 2025 | Marathon Mindset, Discipline & Identity Shift 5:00
  29. 18 - The Dangerous Goals That Changed My Life | Why Success Still Didn’t Make Me Happy 9:18
  30. 17 - The Winter Low | The Quiet Days After the Race & Before the New Year 5:06
  31. 16 - The Annapolis Half Marathon | When Proof Still Isn’t Enough 7:54
  32. 15 - The Immediate Decision | Proving My Sub-2 Half Marathon Wasn’t Luck 4:30
  33. 14 - The Shift | When a Half Marathon Changes You 7:40
  34. 13 - The First Half Marathon | 13.1 miles, Finding Yourself, and Getting to The Finish Line 10:25
  35. 12 - The Night Before a Race | Doubt, Preparation & the Moments That Matter Most 8:21
  36. 11 - The Metrics Trap | When Progress Becomes Pressure 6:52
  37. 10 - The Loneliness of Discipline | Why Growth Feels Isolating 11:15
  38. 9 - The Integration | Quiet Discipline & Starting Converge 4:30
  39. 8 - The First Run | Beginning a Disciplined Mindset & Starting Something New 4:39
  40. 7 - The Day After the Declaration | How Change Actually Begins 7:07
  41. 6 - The Day I Declared War | When Why Becomes Clear and Your Motivation 6:54
  42. 5 - The Deficit | Why Success Still Feels Wrong Even When Life Work 11:27
  43. 4 - The Formula of Success | Discipline, Effort, and the Hidden Trade 9:31
  44. 3 - The Successful Child | Perfectionism, High Achievement & Identity 15:23
  45. 2 - The Quiet Scar | Perfectionism, Identity & Breaking the Formula 10:56
  46. 1 - The Bar in Mantoloking | Perfectionism, Discipline & Playing Not to Lose 13:04