EP 696: The Power of Action

Trail Runner Nation

Ultramarathon, Fitness, Running, Community, Health & Fitness, Trail, Endurance, Trails, Sports

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🗓️ 26 September 2024

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

“For us is the life of action….let us rather run the risk of wearing out than rusting out.” Theodore Roosevelt

This is the 2 episode of a 3-part series, we dive into Ryan Holiday's powerful book, The Obstacle is the Way: The Ancient Art of Turning Adversity to Advantage. Holiday, an expert on Stoicism, outlines three essential steps to overcoming challenges—Perception, Action, and Will. In this episode, we focus on Action, essential for overcoming adversity

We are joined in this series by frequent Nation guest, Coach Adam Kimble. We talk about the critical role of action in overcoming life’s challenges, emphasizing the idea that deliberate action, rather than passive reaction, is key to growth. The discussion highlights how failure is not something to be feared but rather an essential part of the learning process, helping to clarify the path forward. We draw parallels between ultra running and everyday life, showing how perseverance and resilience are cultivated through a process-oriented approach. We also discuss cultural perceptions of failure, the need to reframe obstacles as opportunities for growth, and stress the importance of community in supporting personal development.

Part 1: EP 693: Perception: Turning Obstacles into Opportunities

Learn more about Coach Adam Kimble HERE

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0:00.0	Our relationship with success is such that you see success and you're attracted to that,
0:07.1	but you don't discuss all the things, all the roadblocks that led to that success.
0:11.8	It's easy to just say, this is the glorious part.
0:15.2	Let's focus on that and not think about all of the roadblocks that made that really cultivated
0:21.0	that success.
0:22.0	And I think it's more important to look at those and to extract what it was that allowed
0:28.1	that person or that group or whoever to eventually have that success.
0:34.8	Welcome to the Trailhead of Trail Runner Nation.
0:45.9	We go on virtual runs with guests that are going to help us be better runners, healthier
0:51.2	human beings, and maybe just better human beings.
0:54.9	And today we're running with Adam Campbell.
0:57.1	This is part two of a three part series on Ryan Holiday's book.
1:01.8	The obstacle is away.
1:03.3	It's about action.
1:05.3	Hey, the fall collection is in.
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1:14.9	If you haven't been over to John G.com, you need to, they have everything that you need
1:20.2	to feel good, look good on the trail.
1:23.4	One of the things that I've really liked we had, I don't know whether we talked about
1:26.3	it too much, but there's a multi pass sling bag.
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