Season 1 – MC03: Running w/ Change with Matt Frazier

What this episode covers

Matt Frazier is an Ultrarunner, vegan, blogger and author of No Meat Athlete: Run on Plants and Discover Your Fittest, Fastest, Happiest, Self. In Episode 3 of The Mindful Creator, Matt and I dive deeper into what it takes to create change in our life and our work in a way that serves us so that we can serve others, how to define healthy habits and rituals that are intuitively connected to our journey, and to begin the process of building the foundation for change. Link Love Being Okay (with Being Just Okay) – Matt Frazier On Turning Pro (anchor habits mentioned in show, though Matt refers to it here as a “meta habit”) – Matt Frazier Leaving the Church of Self Improvement – Danielle Laporte Running with the change monster – Brett Henley In this Episode * Matt talks about his journey from a goal to qualify for the Boston Marathon to starting a blog and how navigating change has impacted his life/work * Defining healthy change cycles and the habits and rituals that serve us so that we can serve others * Seeking alignment vs. achievement and why it’s an often overlooked benchmark for healthy change * The Self improvement treadmill – feeling stuck in the cycle of constant change for the sake of change, and how to deal with the anxiety that comes with the process. * Building the foundation for healthy change by assessing what changes you want to make and not just what you feel like you have to make. * Why it’s important to step back and reflect on the changes you’re making * Why a joyful habit can make you feel alive and be useful as a wedge for more positive change in a life filled with priorities. * Why should is definitely a dirty word in Brett’s house. * What are we willing to sacrifice in order to grow? * Establishing an anchor for change that helps you stay grounded, reset when needed and teaches you how to make healthy change across many areas of your life/work. * Why Brett is becoming more and more of a believer in mindfulness as a soulful pursuit vs. an intellectual pursuit. * Why change is not something to check off the accomplishment list Thanks for listening! If you can please take a moment to subscribe and leave an honest rating and review of the show on iTunes, it will help improve our ranking and discoverability so that we can reach more people. Subscribe on iTunes To subscribe/leave a review: Click the “View in iTunes” button and follow the prompts once the iTunes app opens.

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