Get Physically & Mentally Sharp - Just Paddle Out!

You don’t get better by waiting. You get better by showing up & doing it.

A few weeks ago, I wrote about my 2025 Pursuit Playbook. My commitment to upgrading myself before figuring out what’s next.

Check here, if you haven’t read it => The Year of Becoming: Why 2025 Is About Leveling Up, Not Figuring It All Out

As you’ve seen, I’ve broken it down into six pillars. Over the course of the next weeks or months, I’ll share what’s working, what’s not, and what I’m learning along the way.

The first one I want to report back on is #1 getting physically and mentally sharp.

One part achieving this is to SURF MORE!

So, here’s the deal: I started surfing in my late late 20s - almost turning 30 ;-)

Grew up landlocked in Germany. No childhood grom days, no years of muscle memory. Just me trying to figure it out, wipeout after wipeout during the annual 2-week holiday surftrip to the Canary Islands (thanks Sigi and the Ineika team for hosting me all those years).

So I knew if I wanted to improve surfing, I had to get fitter and stronger and of course surf more ;-)

Okay - here we go:

✔ Found a small crew of guys my age doing weekly circuit training (thanks boys for welcoming me in your crew)

✔ Signed up for the local boardriders club

That last one? Not as simple as it sounds.

When I told the boys I was joining the boardriders, the first reaction was:

“Mate, those guys rip. Boardriders is for the good ones.”

Maybe. But it’s also a sports club, right? Or, do I have it wrong? Shouldn’t it be for everyone who wants to improve?

Screw the perception that you need to be good enough to start.

So I signed up. And tomorrow morning? First comp day.

No idea how it’ll go. Don’t care. Just showing up. I’ll report back. Stay tuned.

That’s the lesson. Do it your way. Ignore the noise. If you wait until you’re “ready,” you’ll never start.

Just paddle out!
Felix