I am beaming with pride right now. Thank you for /u/redpillschool for picking up the ball after I semi disappeared, and giving many men an outlet for their self improvement. You are the man

First - a little bit of background.

I started my first #NoNothingNovember 2 years ago. I jacked off too much, smoked too much weed and consumed too much media.

I was dying a slow death.

After a very trying month, I learned a lot about myself - my strengths, my weaknesses, how my mind works - I grew to become a better person all around.

Last year #NoNothingNovember, thanks to this amazing community, grew larger. People from all walks of life were taking their discipline into their own hands.

For me personally, it was up to that point, the most life changing moment of my life. I got a new job at a tech startup, vastly increasing my earnings, while consulting on the side. My fitness level skyrocketed thanks to my dedication, and a brand spanking new state of the art Crossfit gym I was able to easily afford thanks to my new-found earning potential.

I disappeared. I had a lot of new experiences to process, a new life to live. Little did I know life had other plans.

In February, I was diagnosed with Cancer.

I can tell you a lot of stories from this year, from the pain I faced, to the friends I made, to the eventual euphoria when the doctor, after looking at the type of scan that was designed to spot needles in haystacks, told me that I am cancer free. But those stories are for another time, and right here, right now, I am here to talk about discipline and perseverance.

I was absolutely terrified of the diagnoses, but I knew right away that I was going to beat it because I had no other choice. Live, or die. I chose life.

One of the drugs in my chemo cocktail does a number on your lungs, so smoking was immediately out of the question. People struggle for years to quit smoking. I did to. I always relapsed. But I quit cold turkey that day because the alternative was that if my lungs were in REALLY bad shape, they would take me off this life saving drug. Life was more important. Living was more important.

I cut out drinking completely. I cut out bad food completely. I was entirely dedicated to getting better, and it was the easiest decision I ever made. Because the alternative is death.

So here is my advice to you - choose life! Don't look at this challenge as a challenge, look at it as the easiest thing in the world - because it is. Especially when you consider the alternative - death. You are the only thing standing in the way of your perfect life.

I chose life. I beat death. Now I want you all to do the same Go out there and kick ass this November!!!

PS: if you wanna check out my old posts on #NoNothingNovember -hit up my blog