A friend of mine and also a client, we will call her Sara.
Sara, when I met her, was 28, in an administrative position as an assistant. A very positive person, fun to be around and terribly underemployed. She struggled to keep positive, and told me she had the opinion of her job at the time "take it or leave it."
She began biking to and from work, not a long bike ride but enough to get her blood running in the morning and wake her up. From there she began taking jogs in the woods, having always been a hiker she thought maybe she could accomplish more by jogging the hiking trails.
I noticed that she was happier at work over the next six months to a year, then out of nowhere she signs up for one of the most difficult trail run marathons in the country! I pulled her aside and asked if I could use her as a case study at that time. This blog was still a thought; I hadn't even conceptualized the idea of financial freedom through physical achievements. Keep in mind I had this conversation before her completing the marathon.
In our interview, we covered her job, and how it had been positively affected by her physical activity, she agreed that she was happier at work, and had received significant performance raises since her physical activities. I asked her if she completed the marathon if she thought that she would be viewed differently at work. She wasn't sure; I guarantee it. We talked for nearly an hour covering all aspects of life, and how she found a new passion at work since she had accomplished biking and running events.
Our conversation came to, and end and I were confident she would be moving up in the establishment sooner than later! A few months later she smashed the marathon, and shortly afterward smashed a triathlon. We follow each other on Strava, and she continues to kick butt on the activities. Recently less than a year after completing her Marathon she received a major promotion!
Sara, when I met her, was 28, in an administrative position as an assistant. A very positive person, fun to be around and terribly underemployed. She struggled to keep positive, and told me she had the opinion of her job at the time "take it or leave it."
She began biking to and from work, not a long bike ride but enough to get her blood running in the morning and wake her up. From there she began taking jogs in the woods, having always been a hiker she thought maybe she could accomplish more by jogging the hiking trails.
I noticed that she was happier at work over the next six months to a year, then out of nowhere she signs up for one of the most difficult trail run marathons in the country! I pulled her aside and asked if I could use her as a case study at that time. This blog was still a thought; I hadn't even conceptualized the idea of financial freedom through physical achievements. Keep in mind I had this conversation before her completing the marathon.
In our interview, we covered her job, and how it had been positively affected by her physical activity, she agreed that she was happier at work, and had received significant performance raises since her physical activities. I asked her if she completed the marathon if she thought that she would be viewed differently at work. She wasn't sure; I guarantee it. We talked for nearly an hour covering all aspects of life, and how she found a new passion at work since she had accomplished biking and running events.
Our conversation came to, and end and I were confident she would be moving up in the establishment sooner than later! A few months later she smashed the marathon, and shortly afterward smashed a triathlon. We follow each other on Strava, and she continues to kick butt on the activities. Recently less than a year after completing her Marathon she received a major promotion!
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