Mindset Monday: Building mental Resilience!
I’ll be the first to admit it, just because I’m a coach doesn’t mean I’ve got it all figured out. I’ve had plenty of moments where I’ve questioned myself. Moments where I’ve asked, “Is this really worth it? Why am I even doing this?” Times where I’ve been so frustrated or overwhelmed that I’ve had a breakdown of my own. It's easy to think resilience means never cracking, never struggling, never doubting yourself. But that’s not real life. Resilience is, I think anyway, what you do after the cracks appear. The same way you train your body, you can train your mind. Just like strength doesn’t come from lifting a weight once, resilience doesn’t come from getting through one tough day. It comes from showing up repeatedly, practicing the small things that keep you steady when life, or training tries to knock you sideways. For me, it’s been learning to sit with those doubts instead of running from them. Learning that questioning yourself doesn’t make you weak, it makes you huma although it is difficult to not listen to those doubts sometimes. I’ve had to remind myself that breakdowns can be breakthroughs if you let them. That the struggle doesn’t mean stop… it just means there’s something to learn. Building your mental head is messy, but it’s powerful. It’s writing down your goals when your head is noisy with doubt. I’ve recently put a BIG goal on my white board, one I really want to achieve, and I’ve even asked Warren if it’s too big of a goal for me. There we go, doubt. But I want it. So I'm going to do what I need to do to get it. That’s what I want for all of you in this community. Not just physical fitness, but the kind of mental resilience that carries you through the hard runs, the heavy lifts, the races where everything hurts and your brain screams at you to stop. Because if you can train your head like you train your body, and you can do that consistently, with patience, with practice… then you’ll always have more in the tank than you think. I’ve questioned myself more times than I can count. But every single time I’ve pushed through, I have shown myself that I am capable.