Brian Keane

So my eyes looked like a zombie or a vampire from the redness in my eyes because they were bloodshot because I couldn't blink. So I went into the tent and there was this local indigenous Samir tribe and they had their reindeer soup and things while they were sitting there. And there was a medic and she was looking at me going, you're done. She was like, your Achilles is torn.

So my eyes looked like a zombie or a vampire from the redness in my eyes because they were bloodshot because I couldn't blink. So I went into the tent and there was this local indigenous Samir tribe and they had their reindeer soup and things while they were sitting there. And there was a medic and she was looking at me going, you're done. She was like, your Achilles is torn.

And I asked her, 97-year-old rule, I asked her, I was like, okay, well, what happens if I keep going? She goes, well, you'll be in a lot of pain and you might finish or you'll rupture it. They're your two options. I said, okay, back to my same exact scenario when I was a teacher. I was like, okay, if it ruptures, what happens? She goes, well, you have to be flown out of here in a helicopter.

And I asked her, 97-year-old rule, I asked her, I was like, okay, well, what happens if I keep going? She goes, well, you'll be in a lot of pain and you might finish or you'll rupture it. They're your two options. I said, okay, back to my same exact scenario when I was a teacher. I was like, okay, if it ruptures, what happens? She goes, well, you have to be flown out of here in a helicopter.

I'm like, but you can get me. She's like, yeah. I was like, all right, check my GPS. Just make sure it's working. And I said, strap it up. So they strapped up my leg. They gave me codeine as a painkiller. And for 86 kilometers, I just pulled my leg behind me and got over the finish line. And again, it sounds insane now, but several months before this, I'll never forget this moment.

I'm like, but you can get me. She's like, yeah. I was like, all right, check my GPS. Just make sure it's working. And I said, strap it up. So they strapped up my leg. They gave me codeine as a painkiller. And for 86 kilometers, I just pulled my leg behind me and got over the finish line. And again, it sounds insane now, but several months before this, I'll never forget this moment.

I did the Sahara in April 2018. I signed up to run a race in Barcelona, an ultramarathon. It was only 72 kilometers, so not long in comparatively speaking terms. But I thought I could do anything after the Sahara. I was confidence was sky high. Lots of business people and entrepreneurs are about to connect to this in a moment. That success drug where you're like, I can do anything.

I did the Sahara in April 2018. I signed up to run a race in Barcelona, an ultramarathon. It was only 72 kilometers, so not long in comparatively speaking terms. But I thought I could do anything after the Sahara. I was confidence was sky high. Lots of business people and entrepreneurs are about to connect to this in a moment. That success drug where you're like, I can do anything.

I'm bulletproof. So I landed out to Barcelona in what I thought was a 72 kilometer road race. It was a trail race with the start of it running up Mount Tibidabo, one of the biggest mountains in Spain. I did the 40 kilometers into it and I went the wrong direction and got lost and then doubled back and was about to time out. And I was like, this is crap. I'm done. I was like, this is horrible.

I'm bulletproof. So I landed out to Barcelona in what I thought was a 72 kilometer road race. It was a trail race with the start of it running up Mount Tibidabo, one of the biggest mountains in Spain. I did the 40 kilometers into it and I went the wrong direction and got lost and then doubled back and was about to time out. And I was like, this is crap. I'm done. I was like, this is horrible.

This is the wettest November on Barcelona record. I had the wrong gear and shoes. This is horrible. I hate this. I'm not doing this race anymore. I'm done. And it was only a training race for the Arctic. And then I did what happened to a lot of people who at any point in their life quit something that they regret. I was back in my hotel room. I was washed. I was fed.

This is the wettest November on Barcelona record. I had the wrong gear and shoes. This is horrible. I hate this. I'm not doing this race anymore. I'm done. And it was only a training race for the Arctic. And then I did what happened to a lot of people who at any point in their life quit something that they regret. I was back in my hotel room. I was washed. I was fed.

I was no longer sore, lying on my bed thinking, you should have finished that. You should have finished that. And I had that realization there and then that if I go to the Arctic in a few months from now with this preparation and mindset, I'm actually going to die in the Arctic. I really need to get my things together and get my head right.

I was no longer sore, lying on my bed thinking, you should have finished that. You should have finished that. And I had that realization there and then that if I go to the Arctic in a few months from now with this preparation and mindset, I'm actually going to die in the Arctic. I really need to get my things together and get my head right.

And it was the seeds of failure planting the tree for future success. And it comes back to what we talked about earlier with the business and the entrepreneurship.

And it was the seeds of failure planting the tree for future success. And it comes back to what we talked about earlier with the business and the entrepreneurship.

People see the finish line, Irish flag coming over the Arctic Circle line, but they don't see me in a bedroom in Barcelona questioning what I was doing and tapping out and quitting to something that I definitely could have finished if I had the right headset for it or mindset for it. And it's interesting because you don't always see the things below the surface.

People see the finish line, Irish flag coming over the Arctic Circle line, but they don't see me in a bedroom in Barcelona questioning what I was doing and tapping out and quitting to something that I definitely could have finished if I had the right headset for it or mindset for it. And it's interesting because you don't always see the things below the surface.

And a lot of that, when my Achilles tore, I thought back to Barcelona and I was like, I can't do this. I was like, I have to keep going. I can't have that feeling again. Like, I don't want to be able to turn. And I was using, you know, my daughter was a big motivation for me that I

And a lot of that, when my Achilles tore, I thought back to Barcelona and I was like, I can't do this. I was like, I have to keep going. I can't have that feeling again. Like, I don't want to be able to turn. And I was using, you know, my daughter was a big motivation for me that I