2024's Top 4 Awards.

BREAKING NEWS: I’ve been told I say “LET’S GO” a lot, and now that it was mentioned, I can’t help but notice and think about the rapper Da Baby saying it…

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Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and congratulations on making the most of 2024. Thanks for checking out another drop of my newsletter! Crazy that it is the final few days before we get 2025 started.

I wanted to share with you my TOP 4 for 2024.

Top 4 Purchases Under $100.

1. Rubber Birkenstocks (Dress up for a nice dinner when it is super hot traveling Europe & dress down for around the house or headed to train jiu-jitsu)

2. Waoaw Eye Mask & 3m Tape (Game changer for my sleep, eye mask is top notch and 3m tape for taping my mouth. It’s affordable compared to those Instagram sponsored ads and makes me more efficient at nasal breathing)

3. Lululemon Cross-Body (I am notorious for losing my wallet and keys, but not anymore honestly, any cross-body bag will do)

4. Big Ass Cal (Planning experiences, making the most of the year, and becoming who I want to be)

5. BONUS Strava Premium Strava keeps me accountable, and I love the ability to track all of my running for the three marathons I did this year.

Top 4 Podcast Episodes.

1. Zach Pogrob on Running Effect Podcast Round 2 & Meat Mafia Podcast

2. Farnam Street Podcast Dr. Jim Loehr: Change The Stories You Tell Yourself

3. Jesse Itzler My First Million

4. George Heaton Diary of a CEO

Top 4 From The Bryant Ferate Podcast.

1. Eugene Marathon Recap With The Spa Squad

2. Episode 64 Ben Shabb (ROOMMATE)

3. Episode 57 Harvey Martin 

4. Episode 52 Tommy Musto

5. BONUS = Episode 78 Breaking 3 Hours In The Marathon 

Top 4 Experiences.

1. MARATHONS: Eugene Marathon with +10 of my friends, Original Marathon Authentica in Athens, Greece, & Running 2:59:23 At The Portland Marathon

2. TRAVEL: Glacier National Park, Croatia, Greece, & Japan

3. MOM & DAD: Visited Maui with my parents for mom’s retirement from teaching +30 years.

4. BACK TO BACK WCC CHAMPS: University of Portland Women’s Basketball

Top 4 Running Shoes.

1. On Eclipse

2. Brooks Hyperion Maxes GREEN

3. Nike VaporFly 2s

4. Nike Alphafly 3s

Podcasts Appearances I Made.

• The Couch GM #43 Bryant Ferate

• Momentasize Podcast: Master Your Time & Conquer Your Mind.

• Lifestyle Performance With Portland Basketball’s Bryant Ferate

• Post Game Podcast: Don’t Act Like The Job You Have, Act Like The Job You Want.

Top 4 Books I am interested in right now.

• Without Words Harvey Martin (Wrote an article about the book here.)

• Courage to Be Disliked

• Mountain is You by Brianna West

• Upcoming book by Sahil Bloom, The 5 Types of Wealth.

Excited for the future and looking forward to how this one connects with you! Text, email, whatever! Hit me up and let me know what you think! Even what one of your “2024 Top 4’s” was.

Keep stacking those daily deposits and making every day the best day of the year, until tomorrow…

Ferate