The Quick ONE SENTENCE MIND HACK That Works Like a Charm!

If you’re anything like me, I know I can be my own worst enemy when it comes to being ‘in my head,’ not only when running, but really anytime. Does this happen to you, too? 

YOUR RUNNING (and LIFE) MINDSET

You may not realize this, but your mindset is actually a huge part of your running. There’s a much bigger mental component to running than many newer runners may realize. Now, you may already know that it’s really easy to want to compare ourselves to other people. I just did a video with tips to avoid comparing ourselves right here  so go check that out, if you’re interested. I have one very specific mantra that I like to use that helps me get out of my head. Keep in mind that this takes practice, so don’t just expect to be able do it one time and ‘magically’ get it completely out of your head! But the more you practice your ‘mindset muscle,’ the better you will get at this.

MY FAVORITE MANTRA RIGHT NOW

So my favorite mantra right now is:  “I am writing my own running story.” First of all, if you think about it, we’re all probably worried about what other people are thinking about us when we’re out running. But, in reality, guess what everybody else is thinking about?  They’re all thinking the exact same thing! So they really don’t care about you as much as you might think, because everybody else is too busy being worried about themselves! So there’s that. Why worry about it? Because, trust me, nobody else really freaking cares. And if they do, who cares?? Does this really affect you at all? I think not.

But truly, when I think about my own running story – and I’ve met thousands of runners since I’ve been doing this and everybody has their own story all coming from different backgrounds – anything could be happening to you on that very day that is not normal for you, either. So when you focus on the idea that ‘you are writing your own running story,’ you get to figure out what those chapters are. You get to figure out how you want to do. And you get to figure out how long you want to go or how fast you want to go.

Repeating that mantra for myself really does help me out, so I hope that it helps you out too.