It's 10PM. But I don't care. LinkedIn doesn't care either. And really, neither should you.
The entrepreneurship journey is crazy. It's up one day. Down the next. It's up til 3AM nights. Groggy days. Eight coffees deep.
Why Marathon Training Made Me a Better Leader
How Adding a Marathon Changed Everything
For me, I added an extra layer of marathon training on top of it all. After my first marathon in Idaho, I got hooked with the distance. It pushed me into such a deep arena in my head.
When you intentionally put yourself into uncomfortable situations, you find yourself able to deal with the world in a more stoic way. And that's helpful for us entrepreneurs.
Hundreds of Hours of Discomfort Prime You for Anything
Being uncomfortable for hundreds of hours during training gets your body primed for that feeling. You can push through ugly feelings and process them quicker.
It also primes you to be a leader. When the team is uncomfortable, you have to be strong enough to say "we keep going." No one quits and no one is left behind. Period.
Sometimes You Need Someone to Say We Keep Going
And maybe that's just the thing I need in my business right now. For someone to say "we keep going." If you're looking for people who stopped waiting to be invited, find your team. Find the people who won't let you quit.
There's no other option. And there shouldn't be for you either.
There Is No Other Option But Forward
The entrepreneurship journey will test you. It will break you down and build you back up. But if you've trained your mind and body to sit with discomfort, you'll be ready. Relay races like Ragnar taught me that teammates who feel like sisters from a past life are the ones who get you through.
Being uncomfortable isn't the enemy. It's the training ground. And when you've spent hundreds of hours there, the hard days in business feel survivable.
Keep going.