This was posted originally on my LinkedIn account, you can read it there as well if you want.
This post is not me bragging about having ran a marathon. OK, maybe a little 😅
But really, it’s about something unexpected I got from the process. Not from the race itself, but from the journey to it, in particular, the training.
People say the hardest part of a marathon is the training block. Not sure I agree 100% after the suffer fest I had after the 30km mark on Sunday! 😵
The training is hard though. It takes a lot of willpower and mental strength to get up super early in the morning and head out into another cold, dark, wet winter morning run.
But here’s what surprised me. I started noticing that same mental strength at work.✅ I started completing those less exciting tasks (ones I’d usually deprioritise) immediately.
✅ That gave me a motivation and confidence boost.
✅ My imposter syndrome slowly faded away and I started backing myself more.
I shifted into a new mindset: “If I can run and train like this, I can take on anything! 💪”
So, are you feeling a bit stuck, uninspired, or doubting yourself?➡ Try something different outside work.
➡ Something hard that pushes you out of your comfort zone.
➡ Something that reminds you what you’re capable of.
You might be surprised how much it changes the way you show up everywhere else, including at work.