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Hi, I'm Monica Packer from About Progress, and this is a hug and a kick, a series where I share a short excerpt from my extensive podcast archives, one carefully selected to give

you the validation and or motivation you need for the weekend. So you were mentioning just how

rewarding progress is, and I like how you were also saying,

this applies to many situations.

So for many people, maybe fitness isn't their way to work on themselves and progress, but

what we are talking about still applies to anybody who is listening and whatever ways

they are trying to work on themselves.

CrossFit happens to be your method of choice and it's something that you are really passionate

about. But I love that you are still talking about having this motivation that is heart

driven and soul driven and not like, oh, you need to be this size or be able to do this many

reps kind of thing.

So that's where the fine line comes into play.

How are you able to deal with that fine line a little bit when you're like, are hearing,

feeling the pressure on the outside?

And how do you know when it's something that is good or when it's something that you

should not listen to and instead maybe listen to you

or maybe even switch directions if perhaps you got a drift there yes absolutely i the very first

thing that comes to mind and people who probably who follow me know this stress and anxiety.

And so as soon as whatever you're shooting for, whatever goals you have,

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