<p>Whether it's a home renovation project, a presentation for work, a piece of writing or an actual race you need to train for, the thought of the <a href="https://sketchplanations.com/finishing-lines" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">finishing line </a>can be the ultimate motivator to get you started.</p><br><p>We chat with charming and witty, American author, illustrator, film-maker and ultra-runner<a href="https://semi-rad.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Brendan Leonard</a> about how he motivates himself to get going on various projects. Through his stories of physical adventure and creative endeavours we explore the different ways in which a definitive end-point to something (and sometimes a fear of it) can serve as the biggest kick.</p><br><p>In this discussion we reference:</p><ul><li>Brendan's latest book;<a href="https://store.dftba.com/collections/semi-rad/products/ultra-something" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Ultra Something</a></li><li>Brendan's book on the journey of creative expression;<a href="https://semi-rad.com/make-it-book/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Make It - 50 Myths and Truths about Creating</a></li><li>Brendan's book on running;<a href="https://brendanleonard.co/books/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> I Hate Running and You Can Too</a></li><li>Brendan's film (and look out for the bit at the Finish Line that Brendan references in the podcast);<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iC7Lh4opLsc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> How to Run 100 miles</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p>Jono references his sketch on <a href="https://sketchplanations.com/forcing-function-for-productivity" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Forcing Function</a></p><br><p>We'd love to hear your stories of any experience with Finishing Lines. How much of a motivator are they for you? </p><p>Ping us an email to: [email protected] or<a href="https://podcast.sketchplanations.com/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> leave us a voice note</a> when you click the blue microphone button on the website.</p><br><p>All Music on this podcast series is provided by Franc Cinelli. Find many more tracks at<a href="https://www.franccinelli.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> franccinelli.com</a></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
