RFP Podcast Episode #262 – Ultra Dad Session #70: Unexpected Troubles

Relentless Forward Progress with Mike Ubaldini

RFP Podcast Episode #262 – Ultra Dad Session #70: Unexpected Troubles The pictures included with this episode were taken 4 days apart from one another on opposite ends of the coast. One in the Arizona desert the other on the Gulf Coast of Florida. When I looked after recently taken the last one, I thought about change, and how fast it can happen. How quickly we can be driven to pivot and how the unexpected can great situations that are not ideal. There is a great quote by Mark Twain that I read, almost each day, “I am an old man and have known a great many troubles, but most of them never happened.” Today’s episode discusses, at least from my perspective and what I am beginning to become acutely aware of, is it seems that when we don’t plan and circumstances that are not ideal come up, we tend to navigate them much smoother, calmer, and better. This, verses spending so much time thinking about, planning and yes, worrying about how to handle a situation that in all reality, never happens! The RFP Ultra Dad’s Podcast is sponsored by Time on the Trails – delivering you a customized experience out on the trails in Arizona and beyond. Please visit us at www.tottaz.com and on social media via IG, FB, TW & LI. Keep an eye on the Ultra Dad’s Instagram account @ #ultra_dads. You can view the live recording of today’s episode on our YouTube Channel Here! How’d we get here? The Ultra Dad’s Podcast came from an idea Cindy Shane created. Well, she planted the idea in our head after listening to the first time Bryan was on the RFP Podcast in May 2020. There have many times over the years when we speak on the phone or in person the “we should be recording this” line comes out. Well, here we are jumping in with both feet, like we tend to do, sharing with you our perspectives on life. Let’s be candid – we are not perfect, and we fail often. Our favorite term to use is “it’s not ideal” and there have been countless times we’ve uttered, “a plan is great until you are punched in the face;” – but we do laugh a lot, at ourselves and/or each other mostly 😊. All that said, there are those brief moments where things tend to fall into place and we, somehow, make it to that finish line – as ultrarunners yes, but most importantly has husbands, fathers, friends, and human beings. We wanted to share those imperfections and those incredible moments that we’ve been fortunate enough to experience together over the last 30+ years. So, sit back, grab a cold one, and hopefully this will be another time where things fall into place. Bryan & Mike