Ian in Paris

An American moves to Paris, trains for an Ironman, eats every croissant in France, and chronicles his journey.

Tag: Paris

  • Goal, Progress, and Process

    Goal, Progress, and Process

    Goals, Progress, and Process A Goal sets the target. If we are a ship on the open sea, a Goal is our direction. It gives us our bearing, it is the star which sets our compasses due north. Progress measures how far we have come and how far we still have to go. Progress represents… Read more

  • Signing up for an Ironman.

    Signing up for an Ironman.

    I cannot decide if signing up for an Ironman was a marvelous choice or a horrible mistake. I had breakfast the other day with a professional in his early 40s. A nice man, and obviously extremely successful in life. The subject of Ironman came up, and he could not understand why anyone would do such… Read more