Self improvement Archives - Bren on The Road

The Day I Became An Ironman

Journal entry: I have been training for this race since December, after I finished the marathon at Singapore. It has been a war. Along with keeping my TSW at bay, I had to include swimming into my regimen, which was not ideal. But like all things, we persevere. I didn’t want to just “get through” TSW. …

Self improvement

How To Buy Bitcoin In NZ: A Beginner’s Guide

Disclaimer: This article is not financial advice. Last updated August 2021. Don’t have time to read all this? This is a long article so here’s the TL;DR: The best place to buy Bitcoin in NZ is EasyCrypto. Lowest fees and prices, awesome service and a registered NZ financial services provider. Click here to open a free account. The safest way to …

Destinations, New Zealand, Self improvement

Running The Auckland Marathon

It was late August when I signed up for the race. Nine weeks out. Part of me didn’t really believe I could do it. But, part of me did. That was the only part that mattered. There’s a long backstory to why I signed up for this race. I was battling a skin condition called …

Self improvement, Musings

I Gave Up Alcohol For One Year

Alcohol is interesting. Just the fact I’ve drunk many hundreds of beers in my life, and I don’t even like beer. It says a lot. As a New Zealander, alcohol surrounded most of my adult life. When people celebrate, they drink. When they catch up with old friends, they drink. When they meet new friends, …

Self improvement

How I Broke My Shoulder And Then Fixed It

We each picked up another rock and stood laughing by the edge of the maize fields. The kids threw first, one after the other. We watched as the rocks sailed into the sky before falling somewhere in the distance among the stalks. Then they looked up at me, waiting for me to throw. I gave …

Self improvement, Popular

How To Do A 10 Day Juice Fast: A Monster Guide

When I posted about my juice fast on Instagram this week, your questions came pouring in. You all wanted to know how I did it, what juices I drank, whether I was at a retreat, etc etc. I’ve written up this huge post for you all, which will detail everything you want to know, and more. …

Self improvement, Languages, Travel Tips

What’s The Fastest Way To Learn A Language? 7 Day Plan

Hey. 你好. Qué pasa? Nzuri? Bon. Over the past few years I’ve seen the dividends of all my language study from my twenties. Often on the road I get the chance to chatter in a foreign language, which often leads to people asking me, “Bren you speak Spanish too? How many languages do you speak?” …

Self improvement, Minimalism

7 Things You Can Do This Year To Be More Awesome

I recently watched a TED talk by a French neuroscientist about brain cells. She discussed the idea that even as adults, we can continue to grow new brain cells and expand our minds, if only we stimulate our brains in the right way. It’s actually being discussed in a lot of podcasts and articles these …

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