Running Towards Hard Things
from Building Better Humans Project Hosted by Glenn Azar
What if facing your fears was the secret to building confidence and resilience? This episode unpacks a powerful mindset shift. In this episode of The Building Better Humans podcast, host Glenn shares a story about taking a group of young girls on a challenging hike to illustrate the importance of running toward challenges instead of away from them. He explains how facing difficulties head-on builds confidence and resilience over time. 2:34 - The key is to face problems as "just problem solving" instead of catastrophizing. Take things one step at a time. 5:12 - Story of hiking trip where girls had to hike down the mountain in pouring rain and darkness. This scary experience taught them they were capable of more than they realized. 7:34 - Facing challenges builds resilience and confidence over time, while avoiding them makes problems seem bigger and scarier. 9:12 - We teach kids to run toward challenges because it changes their whole life trajectory. What challenge have you been avoiding that you need to run toward? Key Takeaways: - Face difficulties head-on as "problem solving" instead of avoiding or catastrophizing - Running toward challenges builds confidence and resilience over time - Teaching kids this principle early changes their whole life trajectory What challenge have you been avoiding? Listen now to get the motivation you need to run toward it instead! ADVENTURE WITH ME ONLINE MINDSET PROGRAMS 1-ON-1 MENTORING
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