Fatherly Grit: Thriving Through 75 Hard

Welcome to the twenty-ninth episode of the 75 Hard Challenge: A Dad´s Transformation Story. Once again I rode the gravel bike in the deepest black night and it was incredibly fun. I even met people and scared them to death. With a lot of tailwinds, I even broke my speed record, not the smartest action in the conditions, but it is what it is. Today was again a lot of family time, but it was super d...

Welcome to the twenty-eighth episode of the 75 Hard Challenge: A Dad´s Transformation Story. It's still super windy, but totally mild, which gave us the opportunity to spend a little time on the beach. Since my mother-in-law was still there, I took the chance and completed both training sessions alone and my wife and I could again make the restaurant scene unsafe. Sylt is a very beautiful isla...

Welcome to the twenty-seventh episode of the 75 Hard Challenge: A Dad´s Transformation Story. I don't know when I last slept so little, and then I drove on the highway for three hours straight afterward. Today is the first day of our short vacation and so far it's going okay despite the lack of sleep. Sylt is really great for cycling and I'm really looking forward in the coming days to...

Welcome to the twenty-sixth episode of the 75 Hard Challenge: A Dad´s Transformation Story. What can I say, apparently I've spoiled my kids' culinary so much by now that they are not willing to eat the same lunch twice in a row. I'll put it this way: as a father, I seem to have done everything right! We go away tomorrow for a few days and unfortunately, my son got sick today, which mea...

Welcome to the twenty-fifth episode of the 75 Hard Challenge: A Dad´s Transformation Story. I finally finished Self-Discipline: How To Build Mental Toughness And Focus To Achieve Your Goals by John Winters, it was okay, yet the focus was too much on martial arts for me. Finally, pumpkin season is upon us again and I can get on my whole family's nerves with various pumpkin dishes. Despite the h...

Welcome to the twenty-fourth episode of the 75 Hard Challenge: A Dad´s Transformation Story. The latest workout so far in the whole 24 days, that's really super close. You can plan so much, but when life gets in the way, you just have to go through with it. Today I just have to see how I get the boys with friends, my grandmother, and the whole household under one hat without losing sight of my...

Welcome to the twenty-third episode of the 75 Hard Challenge: A Dad´s Transformation Story. I went out early today because my son had a field hockey tournament. The earlier you start with the family program, the harder it is to accommodate the 75 Hard Challenge tasks. You have to keep yourself disciplined and balance the family with the challenge itself. But if you think about it at the start of t...

Welcome to the twenty-second episode of the 75 Hard Challenge: A Dad´s Transformation Story. It's really wild when you have kids and so much on the docket besides the actual work, today we had a parent meeting coming up and then our older son's big school party. Lots of small talk, lots of new impressions, a bouncy castle, and then us as helicopter parents who have to see that we don't...

Welcome to the twentyfirst episode of the 75 Hard Challenge: A Dad´s transformation story. I am still sick and really have to force myself to do the various challenges. It's really hard when you really have to try everything not to just give up because your body is on strike. The kids are also on the ropes a bit, so we're really more or less not getting off the couch today. Tune in to hear...

Welcome to day twenty of the 75 Hard Challenge a Dad's Transformation Story. It's back to school today as there is a parent-teacher conference coming up at my son's school. I'm at a point right now where I just need to take a quick nap at noon because my sleep rhythm is getting me completely out of sync. I'm hoping that starting next week it will be a little more relaxed, but t...

Welcome to day nineteenth of the 75 Hard Challenge a Dad's Transformation Story. Today I rode my desk bike for the first time for 50 minutes and I have to say that it doesn't really feel like a workout. I'm moving and my heart rate is going up, but I think that this moving on the side helps me focus on my work, but it's kind of unsatisfying from a sports perspective, so I basically...

Welcome to day eighteenth of the 75 Hard Challenge a Dad's Transformation Story. Today was once again a very challenging day because there is so much to do this week that I have to work complete night shifts and lack the time to work due to appointments, but somehow it must go. I found it exciting how the perception changes when you meet with friends and still have to stick to your rules and h...

Welcome to episode seventeenth of the 75 Hard Challenge: A Dad's Transformation Story. I finally managed to get on my gravel bike this week and tear off a few miles. It was a lot of fun because the weather was still very nice, then it drove us to the field hockey field because there were some games scheduled. It was a super relaxed Sunday and finally a day where everyone could switch off and j...

Welcome to the sixteenth episode of the 75 Hard Challenge: A Dad's Transformation Story. Although we actually had no program today, the day was again unnecessarily stressful. We went out to the beach, but thanks to the massive traffic this took so much longer that we had to move our whole day's planning so far behind that I completely fell behind with my program, but at least we have once...

Welcome to the fifteenth episode of the 75 Hard Challenge: A Dad's Transformation Story. Today there is a barbecue party and accordingly, the day must be organized. Not only do several projects have to be completed, but the children also have daily points that have to be worked through. Besides, I give you an insight into my kitchen and tell you why I'm basically the only one who swings th...

Welcome to the fourteenth episode the 75 Hard Challenge: A Dad's Transformation Story. It's really like jinxed, for years I've been torturing myself with my inoperable ankle, and today it's really throwing a wrench in my plans. Skateboarding in my youth not only gave me one or another broken leg, no, now I can't even get up the stairs properly anymore, but that doesn't stop...

Welcome to the thirteenth episode of the 75 Hard Challenge: A Dad's Transformation Story. Today we're going through the list quickly because today is the first episode of Julius Book Club! I just got to the end of my first book, and it's The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson. It was a very good book and I've written out the ten points I took away: Choose Your F*cks Wis...

Join me, a 37-year-old husband and father of two, on my daily quest to transform my life through the 75 Hard Challenge. In each episode, I'll candidly share my triumphs, struggles, and the lessons I learn along the way as I strive to become the best version of myself. Tune in for daily motivation, relatable stories, and the unfiltered journey of a family man pursuing self-improvement—one day at a...

Welcome to the twelfth episode of the 75 Hard Challenge: A Dad's Transformation Story. I almost had to start the challenge again because I wasn't in control of my self-organization today. Besides the whole story and why it was so tricky, I'll give some insight into how and what I do for a living, because I'm not only a stay-at-home dad, but also an office manager, podcaster, podcas...

[Triggerwarning] This episode includes the topic of alcohol and its health consequences or dangers and the topic of addiction. Welcome to the eleventh episode of the 75 Hard Challenge: A Dad's Transformation Story. Today we tick off the list, although it was relatively hectic today and the challenge was not as easy as on some other days. Today, I'm dealing with my sobriety and why I decide...

Welcome to the tenth episode of the 75 Hard Challenge: A Dad's Transformation Story. I packed up my family at noon today and we went to Hamburg to participate in the Xletix Kids Event and we were successful! My oldest son and I did the big course and basically ran, crawled, dove, and swam the whole way. It was incredibly fun and showed me again how ambitious my son is when he sets his mind to...

Welcome to the ninth episode of the 75 Hard Challenge: A Dad's Transformation Story. Today is the first day of this season that I'm recording two episodes in one day, because I have an exciting day ahead of me tomorrow and I don't know if I can fit everything in. It's really unspeakably warm here at the time, so both workouts feel like they're being held in a sauna. In addition...

Welcome to the eighth episode of the 75 Hard Challenge: A Dad's Transformation Story. I sound like I'm falling asleep sitting up today, but I have to be quiet so I don't wake up my wife. Today was another very uncoordinated day, which ended up making the tasks very difficult, but this also helps to realize that you need to plan your days better or think about how to integrate your nece...

Welcome to the seventh episode of the 75 Hard Challenge: A Dad`Transformation Story. Today was another pretty packed day, I was at the office, able to work off many things on my list, and at the same time, I was able to spend some time with my son in the afternoon, which is always a nice balance. Today I will talk about why I decided to take on the 75 Hard Challenge and give an insight into my min...

Welcome to the sixth episode oth the 75 Hard Challenge: A Dad's Transformation Story. The second night in a row with less than five hours of sleep, I have to work on that, but better times are coming. Today I keep the core part short, so I can tell a little more about 75 Hard, soon I will also tell a little more about why I set myself this challenge. So if you want to hear more about 75 Hard a...