Can I share this secret with you as Ironman?
Plato said long ago - for a man to conquer himself is the first and noblest of all victories.
Hope you are doing well - as you probably know by now - I just ran the full Ironman race this weekend.
So let’s talk about what is an Ironman race. The Ironman race is regarded as one of the most challenging endurance races on earth. It includes - swimming in open water - for 2.4 miles, biking for 112 miles, and running for 26.2 miles after that. All within a day - and without taking rest.
Now I want you to think about someone who almost drowned in Lake Tahoe last year. Well, that’s my last year.
I did fight my fear of water - by teaching myself how to swim and conquering my fear by swimming from Alcatraz Island to San Francisco and ending my open water swim with that race.
Only to realize this year, 10 days into my layoff, that I want to run a full Ironman race. This means - I haven’t been in open water for around 14 months and the last Ironman race of this season in North America is in 10 days.
And within these 10 days, I have to continue interviewing with companies - to figure out my stay in America, I have to see if I can bike and run the distances and along with that fight my fear of deep water once again - jumping in the lake for the Ironman race in 10 days.
And above all - do all these things together in a day - to finish the Ironman race - without getting disqualified
Well - this might seem impossible - and complete chaos.
The only thing I knew - is whether it would be the death of the dreamer or the death of dreams. What would the dreamer do in this world without dreams?
And so I did go out to chase my dreams. Just to find the new truth - the truth and the secret that’s worth believing in
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Anything is possible, everything is possible.
Plato has this saying - For a man to conquer himself is the first and noblest of all victories.
I am beginning to believe that I have conquered myself.
Here’s my new introduction based on the conversation between Alexander the Great and Diogenes after Alexander’s victory:
Alexander:?Diogenes - why did you not show up? Make a wish so that I can fulfill your wish
Diogenes (Atal Agarwal)?- Stand out of my way of the sun - my way of light
Alexander?- If I were not Alexander - I would want to be Diogenes in this life
Diogenes (Atal Agarwal) -?Here’s my wish Alexander. I want to improve the health of humans and unite humanity - the East and West sides of the world. I want to focus on the physical, mental, spiritual, and financial aspects of human health together.
Let’s work together - let’s live our dreams. As we go to Mars, let’s fight the wars within. The war within our own mind.
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Originally published: https://atal.substack.com/p/can-i-share-this-secret-with-you
Director, Software Engineering @ Cisco
1 年It was nice to meet you in person Atal and thanks for connecting on LinkedIn. I subscribe to your channel as I believe in your mission of changed world. Sharing one of the most powerful video I have seen on similar topic https://www.dhirubhai.net/posts/joergstorm_inspiration-technology-automotive-activity-7025228065114836992-njFr?utm_source=li_share&utm_content=feedcontent&utm_medium=g_mb_web&utm_campaign=copy Or a better but bigger one https://youtu.be/TBuIGBCF9jc