32. Inside The Marathon

Episode 32 of the The Universal Man podcast, hosted by Greg Layton, titled "32. Inside The Marathon" was published on May 23, 2019 and runs 25 minutes.

May 23, 2019 ·25m · The Universal Man

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Inside the Marathon
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Last year, we spoke all about smashing big goals and what it is structurally, what you've got to do to set the big goals and achieve them. But today, we want to talk about what it's actually like to be inside the marathon.

What's it like 'inside the marathon'?
Today we will look at the totality of the journey. So, it's not about setting the goals, et cetera, but what's going on within you during a massive challenge that you have set for yourself. The marathon is our metaphor and example.
Larger than normal challenges - the bucket list stuff
This topic is all about when you're taking on larger than normal challenges. It isn't some small day to day thing. We're talking about your big goals, that are at the bucket list of who you really want to be.
Using marathon as a metaphor and the context being the big goals - our bucket list is a beautiful way of describing it because it might be a fitness goal, like a big run or a swim or an iron man triathlon or something you've always wanted. Or it might be climbing a massive mountain. It could be a huge work project or starting your own business. It could be anything like that. It's a larger than normal challenge in your life that would take a lot more energy and commitment than you normally give.
What we're talking about is very different to the persons sitting at the bar saying, "One day, I'm going to," and they never do it. Or they go through life saying, "If only I had." That's not what we're about.
I have to take this leap
What you'll find is when you get to this point that you are musing over big challenges, "How the hell am I going to start my new business, or am I going to go and do my first marathon or something?" You'll find you'll be mulling over it for a period of time and then it will start to eat away at you. Then you're thinking, "Oh God, I really didn't want to do this." A kind of internal tug-of-war is going on. It will start to get inside your head and you think, "I've got to do this," until the point where you say, "I can't not do this." The voice inside you calling you to be your best YOU says, "I HAVE to take the leap."