670: Getting to the Start Line Is Harder Than the Finish Line

Shameless Leadership

Sara Dean

Education, Management, How To, Business, Self-improvement

4.7 • 800 Ratings

🗓️ 25 July 2022

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

I’m training for my first triathlon in 18 years. It has definitely been a little daunting getting back into tri training. As I’ve been hopping in the water, onto my bike, and into my running shoes, I’ve been giving a lot of thought to the grit, fortitude, and tenacity it takes for us to get to any start lines in our lives. When we cross a finish line, there is often a decent amount of fanfare. People show their support, give you all the accolades, and boost your confidence with cheers. But no one congratulates you for getting to the start line. Getting to any start line typically involves quiet, vulnerable, and methodical decision-making. It takes overcoming self-doubt, shutting down negative self-talk, and deciding, “I am worthy, qualified, and capable to START.” It takes a lot of grit, fortitude, and tenacity that no one ever sees and no one ever gives you credit for. I would argue that it’s substantially harder to get to a start line than a finish line. In this episode, I talk through what it looks like to get yourself to the start line and how to own, honor and embrace what a character-building experience it can be. I SEE YOU approaching start lines in your life. I believe in you. I know you can do it. I am proud with you and so excited for you. Sponsor info and promo codes: Please find our sponsor information here: shamelessmom.com/sponsor/ Interested in becoming a sponsor of the Shameless Mom Academy? Email our sales team at [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is the Shameless Mom Academy episode 670.
0:04.2	Show notes for this episode, including any links mentioned in the episode, can be found by going to shamelessmom.com and clicking on episode 670.
0:16.5	Welcome to the Shameless Mom Academy. I'm your host, Sarah Dean.
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0:22.0	passionate, driven, unapologetic moms, tools, resources, and a little bit of humor to help you lead
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0:52.2	Hello, Shameless moms. Happy Monday. Ooh, I'm excited to dig into this episode. So if you follow me on
0:58.7	social media or on Instagram primarily, actually only in my Instagram stories is the only place
1:04.4	I've talked about this, I think. I am coming out of triathlon retirement. So a lifetime ago, like 18 years ago, I did triathlons all the
1:14.4	time. I was actually pretty good at them. And I've talked about that from time to time on the show.
1:18.7	It was a really, it was a really formative season of my life to do triathlons. I did my first triathlon,
1:25.1	like kicking and screaming, a bunch of my friends were going to do it.
1:27.7	And I was like, I don't want to do this, but I didn't want to miss out on it.
1:31.0	And at the time, I was only a runner.
1:32.7	So I had to kind of learn and train how to swim in open water, which is very different than swimming in a pool.
1:38.6	And then also how to like ride my bike for distances, having not really been on a bike since my childhood. And it was a really
1:46.5	huge learning curve. And then as I got into it and trained for my first one, I really actually
1:52.5	enjoyed the training. I really enjoyed my first race. And I kept going. And I did a lot of triathlons
1:58.3	over the course of a handful of years. And I did fairly well.
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