EP40: The Pain You Choose vs The Pain Life Hands You - Building Tools for Life

This one’s a proper sit-down, no-filter chat.We start with Ali’s Spine Race update (268 miles, barely any sleep, and she still says it was everything she wanted it to be)… and that opens the door to something bigger:The pain we choose… versus the pain life hands us.Because not everyone’s “Spine” is a Spine.For Rhonda, it was her first Parkrun.For Phil, it was showing up three times in a week.For Sandra, it was making an alcohol-free choice on a cruise.And for Johnny, it’s fighting the resistance, the fear of failing, and the pressure of a ticking clock.We talk about ego, comparison, why confidence doesn’t come first… and why choosing challenge is often how we build the tools we’ll need when life gets hard without our permission.If you’ve been feeling stuck, unmotivated, or like you “should be doing more”… this episode will land.To sign up to our newsletter head over to WWW.AFRUNNERS.COM where you can get on the email list and get great content from Rich and I.