127: Navigating the Messy Middle
Today I\u2019m going to give you my Bloomsday Race Report and share my weakness \u2013 The Messy Middle\u2026\nWhenever I set out out to accomplish something I start out 100% inspired, motivated, excited, strong, powerful, eager, peppy, spirited \u2013 and eagerly anticipating success.\nThen I get about 60 % toward my goal and I CRASH.\nThis is where things get uncomfortable, uncertain, not-so-strong, less powerful, way less motivating, uncertain and ugly. I often feel self doubt, fear, and negative self talk.\nWelcome to the Messy Middle. Have you ever been???\nOnce I push through the Messy Middle I once again feel optimism, motivation, excitement - all those initial feelings come flooding back. I feel powerful as I approach my finish line or deadline.\nWhen you\u2019re in that Messy Middle, you want to BAIL. Maybe you actually do bail sometimes. I know I have.\nListen in to hear the strategies I use to take control of my Messy Middle and reach my goals (including my Messy Middle at Bloomsday last weekend). These are simple things that will take you far.\nThe Messy Middle is where you will make something of your goals and dreams OR where you will lay them down to die. The choice is yours. Understand the power of that decision.\nYou can do anything \u2013 but that doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s easy to do anything. It\u2019s never easy. It\u2019s rarely pretty. But it\u2019s always worth it.\nLastly, SHOUT OUT to the Bethany and Katie, the mamas in the photo for this episode. They were the best Bloomsday running buddies!\nLinks Mentioned:\nSponsor:\xa0Aaptiv.com\xa0(use code\xa0SMA30\xa0for a free 30 day trial)\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices