Dare to lead. Image finishing the dream and quest of your life with 13 others sharing your dream. We did so while running in Pyongyang maraton april 6 2025 and sharing a dinner afterwards.

Dare to lead. Even when it is personal.

On 6 April 2025, I ran the Pyongyang Marathon.

Not for sport alone—but to close a journey.

On this trip, 14 of us completed the goal of visiting every country in the world.

Fourteen people, on the same journey, finishing the same ambition together.

That is still record-breaking.

To put it into perspective:

• ~400 people worldwide have visited every country

• ~700 have been to space

• ~7,500 have climbed Mount Everest

This is not about numbers. It is about discipline, endurance, and commitment over decades.

The dinner we shared afterward—around one table—will stay with me.

No explanations needed. No posturing. Just a shared understanding of what it takes to see something through to the very end.

That feeling is rare.

Especially at home.

We had carried a dream for years. We finished it—together.

I entered the country on 3 April.

Stayed 24 hours on 4 April.

That is the date I count as completion, fully aligned with the rules of the Danish Travellers’ Club and NomadMania.

Leadership is often discussed in abstract terms.

But real leadership—personal leadership—is about setting long horizons, accepting discomfort, and finishing what you start, even when no one is watching.

I understand why so many rushed to sign up for this year’s marathon. The door has since closed again.

Another group will one day have the same privilege.

Until then, this stands as a reminder:

Big goals are not achieved by chance.

They are achieved by people willing to commit—fully.

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