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Marcus Lopés

LGTBQIA2S+ Author, Blogger, Runner

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Embrace the Suck

December 4, 2023 by Marcus Leave a Comment

embrace the suck

I am a morning person. For most of my adult life, I have not needed an alarm clock to wake up in the morning. When I was a flight attendant and had to be at the airport before the crack of dawn, I would set an alarm as a fail-safe. However, I would mentally remind myself what time I needed to get up before going to bed. And usually anywhere from fifteen to twenty minutes before the alarm was set to go off, I would wake up. In my current role working late nights, I am still naturally waking up early. Now I am learning to embrace the suck. [Read more…] about Embrace the Suck

Filed Under: Motivation, The Relentless Writer Series, Writing Life Tagged With: inspiration, motivation, never quit, relentless writer, stay focused

Readjusting Expectations

October 2, 2023 by Marcus Leave a Comment

readjusting expectations

When I signed up for the Toronto Waterfront Marathon back in June, I was excited. It had been three and a half years since I ran my last, and first, marathon. My goal was to set a personal best, and try to shave about five minutes off my last time. But after dealing with a foot injury that also sidelined me for a few weeks during my training, I’m now readjusting expectations. [Read more…] about Readjusting Expectations

Filed Under: Motivation, The Relentless Writer Series, Writing Life Tagged With: inspiration, motivation, never quit, relentess writer, running, stay focused

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