WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:01.560 Good morning, good afternoon, and good evening, 00:00:01.580 --> 00:00:03.759 everybody, and welcome to today's episode of 00:00:03.759 --> 00:00:06.500 the Never Peak Project Podcast. I'm your host, 00:00:06.599 --> 00:00:09.140 Coach Ranger, and in today's episode, we are 00:00:09.140 --> 00:00:11.919 going to be talking about my walk across America. 00:00:12.439 --> 00:00:14.400 Now, we're going to be specifically talking about 00:00:14.400 --> 00:00:17.260 that walk through the lens of fundraising, and 00:00:17.260 --> 00:00:19.519 more specifically, we're going to put another 00:00:19.519 --> 00:00:22.960 lens over that of the regrets that I have from 00:00:22.960 --> 00:00:27.839 what I did. during my walk across the US. So 00:00:27.839 --> 00:00:30.179 sit back, relax, grab a beverage of your choice. 00:00:30.260 --> 00:00:33.020 I am drinking some coffee from Cold Budded Caffeine 00:00:33.020 --> 00:00:34.719 Company. Get yours down in the description below. 00:00:34.899 --> 00:00:37.259 But as always, thank you so much for listening 00:00:37.259 --> 00:00:40.840 and let's jump into today's episode. Now to quickly 00:00:40.840 --> 00:00:44.340 recap, last year, 2024, I walked across the United 00:00:44.340 --> 00:00:46.740 States all the way from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. 00:00:47.310 --> 00:00:50.210 back to Los Angeles in Southern California. Along 00:00:50.210 --> 00:00:53.469 the way, I ended up doing 2 ,642 miles, and I 00:00:53.469 --> 00:00:58.109 raised $8 ,500, three amazing charities, the 00:00:58.109 --> 00:01:00.369 Future Farmers of America on the national level, 00:01:00.509 --> 00:01:02.869 Bigger Than the Trail, which is a mental health 00:01:02.869 --> 00:01:05.390 support organization, and the Hospice Promise 00:01:05.390 --> 00:01:08.609 Foundation, which provides non -medical hospice 00:01:08.609 --> 00:01:10.790 -related expense relief. And I was able to make 00:01:10.790 --> 00:01:13.359 that happen from the help of Wander Project. 00:01:13.719 --> 00:01:17.400 Wander Project is a fantastic resource for a 00:01:17.400 --> 00:01:20.400 nonprofit that encourages endurance activism. 00:01:20.739 --> 00:01:23.200 So whether or not you're doing a walk across 00:01:23.200 --> 00:01:26.099 the United States, a half marathon, full marathon, 00:01:26.340 --> 00:01:28.400 ultra marathon, they have plenty of different 00:01:28.400 --> 00:01:31.019 resources and opportunities for you to fundraise 00:01:31.019 --> 00:01:33.099 and support the organizations that really matter 00:01:33.099 --> 00:01:35.819 to you. So in today's episode, for those three 00:01:35.819 --> 00:01:38.900 nonprofits that I raised money for, I have... 00:01:39.180 --> 00:01:42.920 roughly five major regrets or lessons that I 00:01:42.920 --> 00:01:46.180 learned from this fundraising endeavor. Really, 00:01:46.239 --> 00:01:48.340 my intention was sharing this with you as a way 00:01:48.340 --> 00:01:51.480 to, one, reinforce the learning for myself, but 00:01:51.480 --> 00:01:54.000 to give you some ideas of how you can better 00:01:54.000 --> 00:01:56.340 utilize the tools and support that are out there 00:01:56.340 --> 00:01:59.200 when you are doing your own form of endurance 00:01:59.200 --> 00:02:02.739 activism or just fundraising in general. So let's 00:02:02.739 --> 00:02:05.019 go ahead and dive right in. The very first one, 00:02:05.159 --> 00:02:06.739 this is one that I kind of struggle with on a 00:02:06.739 --> 00:02:09.659 personal basis. But I think that the first thing 00:02:09.659 --> 00:02:13.199 is I had too many causes, not enough clarity. 00:02:13.740 --> 00:02:16.340 Now, again, I was raising money for three different 00:02:16.340 --> 00:02:20.039 nonprofits. Now, that's great and all, but I 00:02:20.039 --> 00:02:22.939 do think that by focusing on so many organizations, 00:02:23.139 --> 00:02:26.919 it really diluted the message of what I was trying 00:02:26.919 --> 00:02:29.139 to do here. I was talking a little bit about 00:02:29.139 --> 00:02:31.139 FFA, a little bit about Bigger Than the Trail, 00:02:31.259 --> 00:02:33.259 a little bit about the Hospice Promise. Now, 00:02:33.280 --> 00:02:35.919 all three of these organizations... do mean a 00:02:35.919 --> 00:02:38.219 lot to me. I was in the Future Farmers of America 00:02:38.219 --> 00:02:40.259 when I was growing up. I mean, if you notice 00:02:40.259 --> 00:02:43.479 the ring on my hand, my right ring finger, my 00:02:43.479 --> 00:02:45.580 left finger is still empty until I get married 00:02:45.580 --> 00:02:49.569 next year. But... I grew up in the FFA. I have 00:02:49.569 --> 00:02:52.330 some fantastic experiences. Bigger than the trail, 00:02:52.430 --> 00:02:54.409 I absolutely love that they are able to provide 00:02:54.409 --> 00:02:56.830 free therapy and mental health support to people 00:02:56.830 --> 00:03:00.069 all across the nation. And they do so by encouraging 00:03:00.069 --> 00:03:03.710 runners to raise that money and to talk about 00:03:03.710 --> 00:03:05.750 that message and promote the idea of mental and 00:03:05.750 --> 00:03:07.729 physical health. The Hospice Promise Foundation, 00:03:08.050 --> 00:03:11.710 they are a charity that supports the same hospice 00:03:11.710 --> 00:03:14.030 treatment program that my Papa Larry went through 00:03:14.030 --> 00:03:17.550 when he was in his final stages of Alzheimer's. 00:03:17.610 --> 00:03:19.569 All three of these organizations are fantastic 00:03:19.569 --> 00:03:23.069 and great on their own, but what I noticed is 00:03:23.069 --> 00:03:25.590 that it was a little bit confusing when I was 00:03:25.590 --> 00:03:28.650 trying to explain that I was raising money for 00:03:28.650 --> 00:03:31.719 all three of them on my walk. I had some people 00:03:31.719 --> 00:03:33.939 that were saying things like, what are you raising 00:03:33.939 --> 00:03:36.400 money for? What exactly is it? Or how can I donate 00:03:36.400 --> 00:03:39.539 to just one? How can I support just one of them? 00:03:39.659 --> 00:03:42.039 Or what do you mean all, if I donate a dollar, 00:03:42.099 --> 00:03:44.599 it gets cut up three ways. It was just super 00:03:44.599 --> 00:03:47.560 confusing. I think it was more difficult for 00:03:47.560 --> 00:03:51.259 people to latch on the core reason for my walk, 00:03:51.460 --> 00:03:53.860 which was, again, to highlight, learn from, and 00:03:53.860 --> 00:03:55.280 work with people in the U .S. that are making 00:03:55.280 --> 00:03:57.819 a real difference in their community. I think 00:03:57.819 --> 00:03:59.860 that if I just hooked onto one of those calls, 00:03:59.879 --> 00:04:02.360 causes or another cause, it would have really 00:04:02.360 --> 00:04:04.379 tied it all in together. And the other thing 00:04:04.379 --> 00:04:06.979 that was confusing was Wander Project is who 00:04:06.979 --> 00:04:09.259 I was raising the money through on my Facebook 00:04:09.259 --> 00:04:12.680 fundraiser. Now, again, super appreciate Wander 00:04:12.680 --> 00:04:14.439 Project. I'm an ambassador for them right now. 00:04:14.580 --> 00:04:16.319 Same thing with Bigger Than The Trail. When I 00:04:16.319 --> 00:04:18.980 would send them the link to donate, it would 00:04:18.980 --> 00:04:21.699 say making the donation to Wander Project. So 00:04:21.699 --> 00:04:23.759 it just made it more, it made it more confusing. 00:04:23.959 --> 00:04:25.879 Thankfully, Wander Project, I'll get more into 00:04:25.879 --> 00:04:28.060 the Facebook. fundraising aspect later, but now 00:04:28.060 --> 00:04:30.079 they do have their own platform for fundraising. 00:04:30.399 --> 00:04:34.220 So as we learn more about that, I will share 00:04:34.220 --> 00:04:37.120 more details. And I do plan to have someone from 00:04:37.120 --> 00:04:39.199 the Wander Project on in the podcast in the future. 00:04:39.720 --> 00:04:44.040 But really, again, the focus here is to keep 00:04:44.040 --> 00:04:47.500 your message on one story and make it unforgettable. 00:04:48.399 --> 00:04:51.639 Focus in on one rather than try to promote a 00:04:51.639 --> 00:04:55.629 bunch. The other thing is for the first few states, 00:04:55.769 --> 00:04:59.769 I was struggling with an elevator pitch for what 00:04:59.769 --> 00:05:01.490 I was doing and what I was raising money for. 00:05:01.610 --> 00:05:04.250 I got better at it rather quickly, all things 00:05:04.250 --> 00:05:06.490 considered. I mean, it only took me about three 00:05:06.490 --> 00:05:10.310 or four weeks to get a pitch down about why I 00:05:10.310 --> 00:05:12.509 was walking, who I was raising money for, and 00:05:12.509 --> 00:05:14.709 the best way for people to support me. But I 00:05:14.709 --> 00:05:16.970 do think that if I had focused on that prior 00:05:16.970 --> 00:05:20.589 to starting, it would have really capitalized 00:05:20.589 --> 00:05:23.939 on that initial hype and excitement. Of me doing 00:05:23.939 --> 00:05:29.879 the walk. So. I mean just. Getting that down 00:05:29.879 --> 00:05:34.319 for. Side of the road chats. Or on the news. 00:05:34.480 --> 00:05:38.699 I think it would have helped a ton. I also wish 00:05:38.699 --> 00:05:42.279 that I had some kind of shirt that had all of 00:05:42.279 --> 00:05:45.180 the logos on it for those because I think that 00:05:45.180 --> 00:05:46.439 that would have been able to help like say, oh, 00:05:46.459 --> 00:05:48.100 you know, I'm raising money for FFA, Bigger Than 00:05:48.100 --> 00:05:50.360 The Trail, Hospice Promise, doing that through 00:05:50.360 --> 00:05:52.779 Wander Project. Like that might have been a little 00:05:52.779 --> 00:05:55.160 bit easier to have something very visual to show. 00:05:55.300 --> 00:05:57.779 Really the lesson there is to practice your pitch. 00:05:58.319 --> 00:06:01.519 Because your cause depends on it. That is what's 00:06:01.519 --> 00:06:03.459 going to get people excited. That's what's going 00:06:03.459 --> 00:06:06.199 to turn them from supporters to donors. And that 00:06:06.199 --> 00:06:08.680 is what's going to really make your vision a 00:06:08.680 --> 00:06:11.879 reality. Is being able to concisely explain what 00:06:11.879 --> 00:06:13.699 you're doing, why you're doing it, who you're 00:06:13.699 --> 00:06:20.040 doing it for. The other thing, gosh, that I had 00:06:20.040 --> 00:06:22.360 a hard time with was the Facebook fundraiser. 00:06:22.399 --> 00:06:26.120 It really just flopped. Unless I missed a special 00:06:26.120 --> 00:06:28.569 button somewhere. Facebook only lets you do a 00:06:28.569 --> 00:06:30.910 fundraiser for up to three months at a time, 00:06:31.009 --> 00:06:33.610 which is great if you're doing a quick one or 00:06:33.610 --> 00:06:35.689 a birthday fundraiser. But when you're walking 00:06:35.689 --> 00:06:37.709 across the country for five and a half months, 00:06:37.829 --> 00:06:41.350 it makes it difficult. So the issue that I had 00:06:41.350 --> 00:06:43.829 with Facebook was I started my first fundraiser 00:06:43.829 --> 00:06:46.889 about a month before I even started. So the fundraiser 00:06:46.889 --> 00:06:49.269 had to be live for at least six and a half weeks 00:06:49.269 --> 00:06:52.550 or six and a half months. So the first three 00:06:52.550 --> 00:06:55.420 months. was great. And then it stopped. And then 00:06:55.420 --> 00:06:58.660 it just killed momentum. Because my initial goal 00:06:58.660 --> 00:07:03.000 was $100 ,000. And I was able to raise, I think, 00:07:03.019 --> 00:07:06.660 $4 ,500 in that first round. But as soon as that 00:07:06.660 --> 00:07:09.519 fundraiser ended, it got rid of that progress 00:07:09.519 --> 00:07:12.120 and started me back off at zero. So instead of 00:07:12.120 --> 00:07:16.449 being... 4 ,500 out of 100 ,000, it was zero 00:07:16.449 --> 00:07:20.649 out of 90 ,000. And same thing for that third 00:07:20.649 --> 00:07:23.129 round. So it was just confusing. There was a 00:07:23.129 --> 00:07:25.589 bunch of links going around for fundraiser number 00:07:25.589 --> 00:07:28.569 one, number two, number three. And since I had 00:07:28.569 --> 00:07:30.550 my website and the podcast, I had to go back 00:07:30.550 --> 00:07:33.189 every single time one of those ended and replace 00:07:33.189 --> 00:07:36.509 all the links. And no matter how detailed I tried 00:07:36.509 --> 00:07:39.129 to be with hitting those, I was always missing 00:07:39.129 --> 00:07:41.490 a link. And someone would message me and say, 00:07:41.550 --> 00:07:44.459 hey, this is the old one. This one isn't working. 00:07:45.160 --> 00:07:47.459 I'm like, again, thank you for letting me know. 00:07:47.540 --> 00:07:49.620 I will fix it. But who knows how many people 00:07:49.620 --> 00:07:52.600 went to that trying to donate and then it didn't 00:07:52.600 --> 00:07:57.209 even work. So I would stay away from. platforms 00:07:57.209 --> 00:07:59.189 like Facebook for the most part when it comes 00:07:59.189 --> 00:08:02.069 to these longer -term fundraising aspects. And 00:08:02.069 --> 00:08:04.769 again, Wander Project is working on their own 00:08:04.769 --> 00:08:08.209 Choose Your Own Adventure form of endurance activism 00:08:08.209 --> 00:08:11.250 and fundraising. So more on that as time goes 00:08:11.250 --> 00:08:13.649 on, but I'm so excited that they're working on 00:08:13.649 --> 00:08:17.490 a way to make that work better because that was 00:08:17.490 --> 00:08:19.889 such a huge bummer every few months seeing that 00:08:19.889 --> 00:08:22.810 number drop from thousands back down to zero, 00:08:22.870 --> 00:08:28.920 and it was just confusing. So staying with that 00:08:28.920 --> 00:08:33.440 idea of the $100 ,000 goal, regret number four 00:08:33.440 --> 00:08:39.279 is big goals can backfire. Now, my $100 ,000 00:08:39.279 --> 00:08:44.200 goal sounded inspiring. I think it felt overwhelming 00:08:44.200 --> 00:08:47.580 to potential donors and even myself at times. 00:08:47.720 --> 00:08:50.200 I did have somebody on the side of the road say 00:08:50.200 --> 00:08:52.159 that they were, they're like, oh, I donate a 00:08:52.159 --> 00:08:54.580 few bucks, but that's a drop in the bucket for 00:08:54.580 --> 00:08:56.879 what you're trying to do. And that really kind 00:08:56.879 --> 00:08:59.080 of hit home. I think it was like halfway across 00:08:59.080 --> 00:09:02.019 the country and I realized, oh my gosh, like 00:09:02.019 --> 00:09:05.120 how many other people felt that way? Like seeing 00:09:05.120 --> 00:09:07.320 this huge arduous goal of a hundred thousand. 00:09:08.009 --> 00:09:11.129 and thinking, man, my $5 won't make a difference. 00:09:11.169 --> 00:09:14.610 My 10, 15, 20, that's nothing compared to what 00:09:14.610 --> 00:09:17.090 he's trying to do. I think it was just such an 00:09:17.090 --> 00:09:18.929 overwhelming number that it was hard for people 00:09:18.929 --> 00:09:22.769 to grasp and get behind. So what I really wish 00:09:22.769 --> 00:09:25.429 I had done is start the goal off at like $10 00:09:25.429 --> 00:09:29.549 ,000 and then really, really, really focus on 00:09:29.549 --> 00:09:32.490 making that happen. Because if I had started 00:09:32.490 --> 00:09:34.830 at $10 ,000, and like I said, in the first round, 00:09:34.970 --> 00:09:39.269 I raised $4 ,500. almost, yeah, over half of 00:09:39.269 --> 00:09:42.230 what I ended up with just in the first, the month 00:09:42.230 --> 00:09:44.370 leading up to the walk and the two months after 00:09:44.370 --> 00:09:47.649 it started. So I think that using that momentum 00:09:47.649 --> 00:09:49.669 of saying, hey, we're almost halfway to the fundraising 00:09:49.669 --> 00:09:53.950 goal. We're barely a month into the thing. Let's 00:09:53.950 --> 00:09:55.610 keep going. I think that that could have been 00:09:55.610 --> 00:09:58.370 a better way to get people bought in and enrolled 00:09:58.370 --> 00:10:02.090 into the idea of raising money. So I think that 00:10:02.090 --> 00:10:05.750 my big lesson there is to start smaller and then 00:10:05.750 --> 00:10:08.580 increase from there. Which I know sounds a little 00:10:08.580 --> 00:10:11.980 bit weird compared to a lot of things like, you 00:10:11.980 --> 00:10:14.659 know, shoot for the stars. Was it shoot for the 00:10:14.659 --> 00:10:17.159 moon? And at least you'll land amongst the stars. 00:10:17.259 --> 00:10:19.039 I think that that's kind of what I'm getting 00:10:19.039 --> 00:10:21.759 at. But it's also just knowing like being okay 00:10:21.759 --> 00:10:27.679 if you land in the stars. So to distill that 00:10:27.679 --> 00:10:31.139 down, start smaller, hit your goal, grow from 00:10:31.139 --> 00:10:33.419 there. And then number five, the last major one 00:10:33.419 --> 00:10:37.419 is. perfection just leads to paralysis. I had 00:10:37.419 --> 00:10:40.200 such a hard time posting content at the beginning 00:10:40.200 --> 00:10:42.220 of my walk. I thought that everything had to 00:10:42.220 --> 00:10:44.299 be perfect. I would go through things, I would 00:10:44.299 --> 00:10:46.419 post it, and then I would find a typo later on, 00:10:46.500 --> 00:10:48.919 and it was just so discouraging and frustrating 00:10:48.919 --> 00:10:52.940 that I was messing up so much. I didn't post 00:10:52.940 --> 00:10:55.799 as much. I didn't post my daily updates every 00:10:55.799 --> 00:11:00.720 single day. I didn't, um... post photos or captions 00:11:00.720 --> 00:11:02.740 or whatever throughout the day because I was 00:11:02.740 --> 00:11:05.539 so afraid of misspelling things. And overall, 00:11:05.700 --> 00:11:08.980 I think that just led to a lack of engagement 00:11:08.980 --> 00:11:11.179 and excitement about what I was doing. Especially 00:11:11.179 --> 00:11:14.480 with videos, I learned that people love a video 00:11:14.480 --> 00:11:16.779 and what I was trying to do is record the perfect 00:11:16.779 --> 00:11:20.220 one -take video or I would try to edit it or 00:11:20.220 --> 00:11:22.700 make it nice and polished. I started getting 00:11:22.700 --> 00:11:26.509 a lot more engagement and excitement. when I 00:11:26.509 --> 00:11:30.549 wasn't editing, when I would just take a selfie, 00:11:30.610 --> 00:11:32.649 throw up on the internet and say, hey, I crossed 00:11:32.649 --> 00:11:34.330 the state line today. Hey, I did this thing. 00:11:34.429 --> 00:11:37.169 I met this person. I had this thought. That was 00:11:37.169 --> 00:11:39.009 when people really resonated with what I was 00:11:39.009 --> 00:11:41.870 doing. I think in today's society, people are 00:11:41.870 --> 00:11:44.850 kind of tired of that corporate talk, perfect 00:11:44.850 --> 00:11:47.590 idea. I think they really do want real. They 00:11:47.590 --> 00:11:51.809 want messy. They want exciting. They want to 00:11:51.809 --> 00:11:56.519 feel like you are a person. So when you are training 00:11:56.519 --> 00:11:59.820 for your race or you're in the middle of it or 00:11:59.820 --> 00:12:02.100 you're doing whatever, what I would really suggest 00:12:02.100 --> 00:12:06.000 is just post. Just post the content. That's what 00:12:06.000 --> 00:12:08.399 I told the Live -In Project before they started 00:12:08.399 --> 00:12:10.879 their walk was just post on your story. Just 00:12:10.879 --> 00:12:12.980 post pictures. Just post videos. That's what 00:12:12.980 --> 00:12:15.299 people want to see. It's great to spend some 00:12:15.299 --> 00:12:17.179 time making the more polished material, that 00:12:17.179 --> 00:12:19.379 storyline, that, oh, I don't know if I'm going 00:12:19.379 --> 00:12:21.059 to make it through today. Like, let's see what 00:12:21.059 --> 00:12:25.500 happens or this thing came up or whatever. But 00:12:25.500 --> 00:12:29.720 overall, I think people do want real. They want 00:12:29.720 --> 00:12:34.000 messy. So be okay with being messy. Share what's 00:12:34.000 --> 00:12:36.419 really going on. The highs, the lows, the good, 00:12:36.440 --> 00:12:39.580 the bad. Because that's what adds to the story. 00:12:39.659 --> 00:12:42.000 And that's what really rounds it out and is exciting 00:12:42.000 --> 00:12:44.700 for people. So a few fire lessons I'm going to 00:12:44.700 --> 00:12:46.080 throw out really quick. I'm not going to talk 00:12:46.080 --> 00:12:48.179 too much about them. Post across all platforms. 00:12:48.399 --> 00:12:51.120 You can. Not just Facebook and Instagram. I wish 00:12:51.120 --> 00:12:53.799 that I had gotten onto YouTube, TikTok, Substack, 00:12:53.860 --> 00:12:56.500 more of my blog, etc. I think that posting in 00:12:56.500 --> 00:12:59.419 more places is better. Make short -form content 00:12:59.419 --> 00:13:02.440 with your cause or charity. I think that if I 00:13:02.440 --> 00:13:04.700 had made more content or shared more information 00:13:04.700 --> 00:13:06.960 about the reasons why I'm supporting those charities, 00:13:07.080 --> 00:13:08.919 I would have raised more money because people 00:13:08.919 --> 00:13:11.580 could have connected to it even more. But really, 00:13:11.639 --> 00:13:14.320 I think that that is the end of it. If I was 00:13:14.320 --> 00:13:17.120 going to wrap this up, I think that really it's 00:13:17.120 --> 00:13:19.360 just about giving yourself grace at the end of 00:13:19.360 --> 00:13:20.700 the day. Everything that I talked about right 00:13:20.700 --> 00:13:23.700 now is very hindsight. Hindsight is very 2020. 00:13:23.940 --> 00:13:26.100 It's very easy to see the mistakes that you made 00:13:26.100 --> 00:13:28.720 in the past. But I think it's also about remembering, 00:13:28.840 --> 00:13:31.679 hey, like I was in fight or flight. I was in 00:13:31.679 --> 00:13:34.200 survival mode for five and a half months. I couldn't 00:13:34.200 --> 00:13:37.629 make the perfect decisions all the time. I was 00:13:37.629 --> 00:13:40.009 doing whatever I could to get to the next day, 00:13:40.090 --> 00:13:42.049 get through whatever challenge was in front of 00:13:42.049 --> 00:13:44.750 me. And I really don't want to sit here and beat 00:13:44.750 --> 00:13:47.409 myself up about it. But I do hope that some of 00:13:47.409 --> 00:13:49.269 these lessons will help you in your endurance 00:13:49.269 --> 00:13:52.750 activism and really help you make a change in 00:13:52.750 --> 00:13:54.750 the lives of the people that you're raising money 00:13:54.750 --> 00:13:59.120 for. $8 ,500 is still a huge win. That is a fantastic 00:13:59.120 --> 00:14:02.440 amount of money. It's just shy of $3 ,000 per 00:14:02.440 --> 00:14:04.860 charity. I think it's going to really go a long 00:14:04.860 --> 00:14:08.779 way with helping FFA students start their projects, 00:14:08.860 --> 00:14:10.759 helping Bigger Than the Trail provide months 00:14:10.759 --> 00:14:14.039 of free therapy, and of course, help the Hospice 00:14:14.039 --> 00:14:16.679 Promise Foundation make an impact with those 00:14:16.679 --> 00:14:19.519 that are affected by Alzheimer's or are in hospice 00:14:19.519 --> 00:14:24.179 treatment. So any amount matters. No matter how 00:14:24.179 --> 00:14:29.779 small or how big, your impact matters. I don't 00:14:29.779 --> 00:14:31.620 know how else to say that in a very cutesy way. 00:14:33.279 --> 00:14:35.539 Anyway, as always, thank you so much for listening 00:14:35.539 --> 00:14:38.220 today. Your time and attention mean the most 00:14:38.220 --> 00:14:39.860 to me, and I really appreciate that you were 00:14:39.860 --> 00:14:41.879 able to spend a little bit of that here with 00:14:41.879 --> 00:14:45.299 me. Remember that my free ebook, Walking Towards 00:14:45.299 --> 00:14:47.879 Success, a 50 -page guide of the nine lessons 00:14:47.879 --> 00:14:49.940 that I learned on my walk across America are 00:14:49.940 --> 00:14:52.360 down in the show notes. Just hit that link, put 00:14:52.360 --> 00:14:53.759 in your email, and you'll get it sent straight 00:14:53.759 --> 00:14:56.320 to you. I hope that it is as useful for you as 00:14:56.320 --> 00:14:58.559 it was for me. You can learn more about the Wander 00:14:58.559 --> 00:15:01.840 Project down below at wanderproject .org. Thank 00:15:01.840 --> 00:15:04.039 you so much for listening. And remember, the 00:15:04.039 --> 00:15:06.399 best is yet to come as long as you are willing 00:15:06.399 --> 00:15:09.600 to make the decision to never settle, never quit, 00:15:09.700 --> 00:15:12.440 and never peak. I'll see you guys in the next 00:15:12.440 --> 00:15:12.620 one.