Every time I complete a big running event, I learn more about myself and life. I wanted to share some of the life lessons mulling in my mind after my 50 mile race this past weekend. In this episode, I talk about my running journey and experiencing a shift in my thought processes. We all have stories we write in our minds, about ourselves, about the people in our lives, about everything we experience. The stories we tell ourselves come from the thoughts we continually think, those thoughts create the beliefs we hold. This episode is about examining those stories and questioning if they are true or not. For example, I had a story in my head that, because it had been almost two years since I last participated in an ultra event, that I no longer had the fitness required to complete it. But, as I made the decision to show up and do it anyway, my experience and my body showed me that the story I had in my head wasn’t true. Deciding to think something different creates belief, and that gives us motivation to take action to create the result to promote that belief. Examining your own mind and realizing it all comes down to choices is so empowering!
