What thoughts are holding you back?

What thought patterns are holding you back?

Becoming a mum taught me a lot. It was actually in the second round of The Training Room Geelong Run Crew that I had a moment of clarity and realised that I had been telling myself a story that was no longer true.

When I first returned to exercise after having my son – just moving was an accomplishment.

The demands of a newborn and my legitimate exhaustion meant that I believed just doing something was better than nothing. But heres the thing, when the second round of run crew kicked off, more than a year after I had given birth, I had to accept the fact that the ‘new mum’ story was no longer mine to tell.

Here’s a reflection I had made at the time: “My little one turned one last month, I’m getting enough sleep and my body has fully recovered from his delivery. Some days, when I just can’t be bothered I hear myself saying ‘it’s ok to stop now, you are a new Mum, something is better than nothing’.

Except I’m not a new Mum anymore. I don’t need to make allowances for myself. My programming doesn’t require modifications. I just have to stop telling myself the same bullshit story and push myself to break through the plateau I’m currently cruising on. I smashed a sprint session this morning just to show myself that I could & because doing the bare ass minimum just doesn’t cut it for me and my goals at the moment.

I won’t let myself be held back anymore – I’m ready to see what I’m capable of when I get out of my own damn way” This week -bring awareness to your thought patterns and the same old stories you tell yourself. Could it be possible that the limitations you place on yourself are outdated?

What is the story you would have to tell yourself to make putting your shoes on and taking those first few steps of your run seem effortless and easy? I’m rewriting the story I’ve been telling myself about what I can achieve in my home gym. It’s time to stop giving in to distractions and cutting sessions short and just do the damn reps