The Company You Keep

After reading Amy Cole's blog about mindset, I reflected on my own mindset, and how I got
there. A quick rewind of Jesse in triathlon. A guy told me about this long,
hard, hot race in Kona. I thought, hhmm sounds like fun. I borrowed his bike
and raced a sprint tri. I thought, hey that was fun! a few years later I saw
Kona on TV and decided I need to try an Ironman. Sooo...I found a bike and rode
around a bit and raced an ironman. I finished! Goal met, you see then I was in
the company of friends and family that thought I was crazy for entering an
Ironman. My company thought I surpassed all the goals in the world.
Then:
I met some people who had actually raced in Kona! They did well in a domestic Ironman and
qualified! Mindset shift, this company thought getting to Kona was possible!
So.. they taught me how to train smarter, suffer more and RACE!! Made it to
Kona.
The next iteration:
What is after Kona? Do it again? Then I actually met a PRO triathlete. He agreed to go on a
run with me!! Big day. Woke up early, stretch, breakfast, freakout, run! Turns
out Pro's are normal people too! This was the seed; if Pro triathlete's are
normal people, and I am a normal person...could I go Pro? Mindset Shift...
Get a coach; train even smarter (thanks Elliot!) pick a race, BOOM! Pro Card!!
You get the picture... in my case the company I kept gave me the confidence to have a
Growth Mindset.Right now I am trying to train with other Pro's. Other Pro's that have won an Ironman. I hope this will help me maybe go top 5 in an Ironman some day. Then who knows, top 3? Ironman champ? Bottom line, I have to THINK I can win before I step on the starting line. Call it want you want. Grow your mindset to the Mindset of a champ, say to your competition, 'no matter what, you will always be a champion.' Have the mindset of a victor. Don't let your mind be a limiter, our body does a pretty good job of that!
The last Iteration:
Even if you cannot train with your idols, you can read about others that have accomplished
amazing things. So, train hard, think positive, and keep that Growth Mindset.