Just for Me
Out There
Willow Belden
4.6 • 608 Ratings
🗓️ 11 July 2019
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
My mother always told me I shouldn’t take “no” for an answer. If you don’t get what you want, she said, try again. Keep asking. Stick to your guns.
Growing up, I took that advice to heart: whatever the task at hand, I pushed forward with dogged determination.
But in 2018, a traumatic accident left me suddenly powerless to complete even the simplest of tasks. In the aftermath of that experience, my outlook on what it means to back down was turned on its head, and I started standing up for myself in a new way.
On this episode, I share that story.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm Willow Belden and you're listening to Out There, the podcast that explores big questions through intimate stories outdoors. |
| 0:10.1 | Support for this episode comes from Costa sunglasses. |
| 0:14.4 | Costa's claim to fame is that their sunglasses are really good on the water. |
| 0:19.3 | Maybe you're going on a river trip, maybe you're heading out for |
| 0:22.1 | some sailing, or just hanging out of the beach. Regardless, costas have you covered. The company was |
| 0:29.6 | started by fishermen who wanted to be able to stay out on the water longer. To do that, they designed |
| 0:35.3 | lenses that let you see beneath the surface of the water and cut through the glare. |
| 0:39.9 | They also made hinges that stand up to salt water and frames that stay put on your face. |
| 0:46.1 | And I got to say, the sunglasses that Costa sent me to try are really nice. |
| 0:52.0 | Everything is crisp and clear and vivid, and the glasses fit beautifully and look |
| 0:57.2 | great. If you are spending some time around the water this season, or if you just want a new pair of |
| 1:03.1 | great sunglasses, head over to costasunglasses.com. That's c-o-s-t-a-sunglasses.com. Costa sunglasses. See what's out there. |
| 1:20.1 | And now on to our story for today. On this episode, we're going to talk about a compulsion that I think a lot of us feel. |
| 1:30.3 | It's the compulsion to keep pushing on until we reach our goals. |
| 1:35.3 | We argue our way into things, we bulldoze through obstacles, and we pride ourselves on being a person who gets stuff done. |
| 1:49.0 | But what happens if you suddenly lose that ability? |
| 1:51.7 | What happens when you can't get things done? |
| 1:56.1 | When something you've always taken for granted is taken away from you, |
| 1:57.8 | and you're forced to stop? |
| 2:04.0 | On this episode, I'm going to share a story about something that happened to me last summer, which completely changed my mindset about what it means to give in. So my mother always taught me that I should never take no for an answer. If you don't get what you want the first time around, you try again. Ask differently. Keep pushing. |
| 2:37.3 | Growing up, I took this advice to heart. In college, whenever I didn't get into a class I wanted, |
| 2:43.2 | I'd show up anyway, and I'd keep showing up until the professor finally let me in. As a journalist, |
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