Episode 142 | Alexi Pappas

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🗓️ 5 January 2021

⏱️ 56 minutes

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“If we don’t know what the most important thing to do in a day is, or in a moment, then we will become more like leaves, blowing with every breeze. And so I think there have been times in my life where if I wasn’t clear with myself on my own priorities or my goals then I was behaving more like a leaf and being blown around—and I don’t think we want to be like rocks, where we’re not affected by anything, but I think I’ve grown and try to be more like a tree where there’s some roots but you can still feel the breeze. I say this thing—that tomorrow starts tonight—and I really mean it when I say I just prepare as best I can for the next day or the next thing I’m doing so that I give myself the best chance at attacking what my north star is first.”Alexi Pappas is a professional athlete who holds the Greek national record in the 10,000-meters and competed for Greece at the 2016 Olympic Games. She’s also an award-winning writer and filmmaker whose work has appeared in The New York Times, Runner’s World, The Atlantic, Outside magazine, and other publications. Her first book, Bravey: Chasing Dreams, Befriending Pain, and Other Big Ideas comes out on January 12. In this conversation, we talked about her new book, how it came to be, and the process of writing it. We also discussed the power of imagination, personal responsibility, approaching our mental health the same way we do our physical health, and a lot more.This episode is brought to you by:— Tracksmith: As we start 2021, Tracksmith continues their tradition of encouraging No Days Off — their annual call for patience, persistence and participation in running. Tracksmith is shipping a free NDO Poster with every order to encourage commitment to consistency, while supplies lasts, so get your order in today at Tracksmith.com. Additionally, they are offering new customers $15 off your first purchase of $75+ when you use the code Mario15 at checkout.Complete show notes: https://themorningshakeout.com/podcast-episode-142-with-alexi-pappas/Sign up here to get the morning shakeout email newsletter delivered to your inbox every Tuesday morning: www.themorningshakeout.com/subscribe/Support the morning shakeout on Patreon: www.patreon.com/themorningshakeout

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0:00.0	If we don't know what the most important thing to do in a day is or in a moment,
0:11.0	then like we will become more like leaves blowing with every breeze.
0:15.6	And so I think there have been times in my life where if I wasn't clear with myself on my own
0:19.7	priorities or my goals, then I was behaving more like a leaf and being blown around.
0:25.0	And I don't think we want to be like rocks where we're not affected by anything,
0:29.0	but I think I've grown and tried to be more like a tree where there's some roots but you can still feel the breeze.
0:35.0	I say this thing tomorrow starts tonight and I really mean it when I say like I just prepare as best I can for the next day or the next thing I'm doing so that I give myself
0:47.2	the best chance at attacking what my North Star is first. You're going to do. Hey, what's up morning, Shakeout listeners. I'm your host, Mario Freoli.
1:19.1	I want to wish you all a happy new year and I hope your 2021 is off to a great start. My guest on the
1:25.4	podcast this week is Alexi Papis. Alexi who currently calls Los Angeles home is a
1:31.2	professional athlete who holds the Greek national record in the 10,000 meters and she
1:35.6	competed for Greece at the 2016 Olympics in Rio.
1:39.6	In addition to being an Olympic athlete, she's also an award-winning writer and filmmaker whose work has appeared in the
1:45.2	New York Times, Runner's World, The Atlantic, Outside Magazine, and other publications.
1:51.4	Her first book, it's called Bravy, Chasing Dreams, Befriending Pain, and
1:55.5	other big ideas, comes out on January 12th. In this conversation we talked about her new book,
2:01.6	how it came to be, and the process of writing it.
2:04.0	We also discussed the power of imagination, taking personal responsibility in our lives,
2:09.2	approaching our mental health the same way that we do our physical health, and a lot more.
2:14.0	A big thank you to Traxmith for their continued support of the
2:19.2	podcast into this new year as we start 2021, Track Smith continues their tradition of
2:24.9	encouraging no days off. It's their annual call for patience, persistence, and
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