The 86th Edition
When you have so much on your plate, it can feel like everything is urgent. And you may start sacrificing the most important thing for your own sanity…
Something to Think About
When life feels overwhelming, the thing that feels hardest to protect is often the thing keeping you sane.
Something to Ask Yourself
What actually helps me cope when everything feels like too much? and am I protecting that?
Personal Lesson
I feel pretty stretched right now. It’s all good things… I’ve got new 1-2-1 coaching launching, I’m constantly refining the Coaching Hub, juggling various pieces with new brand partnerships for the pod, recording solo and guest podcasts, editing or YouTube, staying on top of social media content, trying to respond to an influx of messages in the inbox and DMs, as well as everything else that comes with running a building a business. It’s all exciting, but it suddenly has felt like a lot. The list currently feels literally endless.
We’ve all been there. There’s always something that needs doing and someone that needs a reply.
In moments like this, training can start to feel like a luxury.
Something that would be “nice if I have time.”
The ironic part is that this is exactly when training matters most. Running, lifting, moving my body – it’s the one place where my mind has the opportunity to just be in the moment.
I find it’s where the noise drops and I come back to myself. Things become clearer and I start to feel more capable.
I’ve learned this the hard way. Every time I let training slip because I’m “too busy,” everything else becomes harder. I’m less patient, my sleep often suffers and my tolerance for things worsens.
But when I protect training – I handle life better.
Running – Life’s Metaphor
Running can teach us that when pressure increases, don’t just stop, but regulate. Slow down when needed, stay consistent, and keep moving forward.
Life works the same way.
Final Thoughts
Feeling overwhelmed doesn’t necessarily mean you’re doing anything wrong.
If you’re trying hard to build something, or you simply have a lot coming at you, it is an opportunity to rise to the occasion.
The mistake people make is letting training be the first thing that goes when life gets busy.
But training isn’t another needless stressor to manage – it is stress management itself. Most of the time, we don’t need to do less, we need to focus on the things that help us do more!
Running and lifting can be the anchor point, or the release you need.
It can be the thing that keeps you grounded when everything else is pulling at you.
This doesn’t mean every session needs to be perfect or hard.
It means showing up in some form and knowing the value it has for you.