When our brains are unsupervised they go for the path of least resistance; the path that will keep us out of harm and in comfort.

I left my brain unsupervised today and with that was not ready to tackle the negative thought loop that showed up. My brain won the battle on the bike.

If there’s a new habit you want to create in your life or a refinement you want to make to be more committed, a Minimum Baseline is your answer.

We live on a spectrum. On one side is our past and on the other side is our future. The present moment and what we experience now is right in the middle.

My future story has yet to be written in the world, but it does exist in my mind. I’m doing the work to bring it to life and some days are easier than others. On February 14th, 2019, I wrote the letter below from my future self.

Think about what you think about on a regular basis. Those thoughts that seem automatic and just observations are actually choices. And what you choose to think will always impact your results.

Self Confidence comes from knowing you may fail and taking the massive action anyway. It means you know you may not get to the finish line of your first Ironman or may not KQ, but you show up ready to get the most out of yourself everyday anyway. You choose discomfort (physical and mental) over comfort.

To increase Self Confidence, you have to work against your humanness, your programming, and your beliefs/thinking. You have to train your brain to produce Self Confidence naturally!

Most of us experience the highs and lows of triathlon training. There are high highs and low lows. But that’s what keeps us coming back for more. We wouldn’t know the highs without the lows!